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Long grown very commonly in New York, Diploma is now becoming a favorite in 

 other currant regions as well. The berries are as large as those of the Cherry, considered 

 to bear the largest fruits of any currant, globular, bright rich crimson, and so transparent 

 that the seeds show plainly. The flesh is tender, abundantly juicy, slightly subacid; the 

 quality is good to ver>' good. The variety may be distinguished by its transparent skin 

 and flesh. The fruits are so juicy that they are especially desirable for jellies; for the 

 same reason the crop must be picked and handled with care. The plants are satisfactory 

 in every character. Diploma was originated by Jacob Moore, Attica, New York, in 1885, 

 as a seedling of Cherry crossed with White Grape. Charles A. Green, Rochester, New 

 York, sectired control of the stock and introduced it in igo6. 



Plants medium to large, vigorous, upright later becoming quite spreading, not very 

 dense, productive, healthy; young shoots numerous, stocky, rather brittle, reddish brown, 

 somewhat glossy; leaf -buds large, pointed, plump, pubescent, free; leaves subcordate to 

 truncate at the base, with obtuse lobes, medium in thickness, size, and color, dull, rugose, 

 glabrous, with crenate margins; petiole medium in length and thickness, greenish, pubescent. 

 Flowers midseason, in rather dense, drooping, few- to medium-flowered racemes; calyx- 

 tube greenish, saucer-shaped, glabrous; calyx-lobes obtuse, separated, glabrous, pale green 

 tinged brown beneath; petals much contracted at the base; ring well developed, fleshy; 

 ovary glabrous. Fruit midseason, period of ripening short; clusters medium in length, 

 filled poorly at the tips, loose, with rather few berries to the cluster; cluster-stems average 

 long and slender but variable; berry-stems medium to long; berries large, round, bright but 

 light red which changes but slowly after picking; skin smooth, thin, tender, very trans- 

 parent, the segments, veins and seeds unusually distinct; flesh semi-transparent, tender, 

 very juicy, sprightly subacid becoming mild; quality good to very good. 



Dr. Brete. i. Am. Agric. 28:458, fig. 1869. 



Originated in France many years ago and imported to America about 1865 by a 

 William S. Carpenter. Plants very productive; bimches long, bearing fruit of largest 

 size and excellent quality. 



Early Scarlet, i. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bui. 56:11. 1907. 



Originated by William Saunders, Ottawa, Canada. Plants moderately vigorous, 

 not very productive; bunches medium in length; berries mediiom in size, red, mild, but 

 pleasantly acid ; good ; early. 



Eclipse. 1. A^ Y. Sta. Bui. 95:419, PI. i, fig. 2. 1895. 



This variety was received for testing at this Station from H. S. Anderson, Union 

 Springs, New York, in 1892. The plants proved to be vigorous, upright, productive; 

 bunches large; berries variable, small to large; skin thick, red; flesh tender, subacid; good; 

 ripens unevenly. 



Empire, i. Rural N. Y. 57:123. 1898. 



Origin unknown. Plants not hardy, productive ; bunches small, with few fruits ; berries 

 large, dark red ; good. 



