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free; leaves subcordate to cordate at the base, with obtuse lobes, dark green, at first tinged 

 with brown, dull, rugose, heavily pubescent beneath, with crenate margins; petiole medium 

 in thickness and length, green, tinged with red. Flowers midseason, very small, very 

 light green, in rather short, dense, drooping racemes; calyx-tube greenish, saucer-shaped, 

 glabrous; calyx-lobes obtuse, very widely separated, broad, medium in length and thick- 

 ness, glabrous; petals much contracted; ring greenish, fleshy; ovary glabrous. Fruit mid- 

 season; clusters long, the tips poorly filled, loose, S-i6 berries; cluster-stems short; berry- 

 stems slender, long; berries variable in size averaging large, round-ovate, clear translucent 

 yellowish white, less creamy than is White Dutch; skin smooth, thin, tender; flesh firm, 

 juicy, pleasantly subacid; quality good. 



White Imperial, i. Rural A'. Y. 56:487. 1897. 2. Card Bush-Fr. 311. 1917. 3. 

 Ohio Sta. Bid. 37i :33S. 382. 1923. 



This variety may usually be told from other white currants by its darker color caused 

 from the large dark colored seeds showing through flesh and skin. Its currants are usually 

 rated as best in quality of all the white sorts. The rich, sweet flavor makes it a choice 

 dessert fruit, although the currants are not quite as attractive in appearance as those of some 

 other kinds. It is often confused with White Grape with which it has many characteristics 

 in common. The origin of this variety is unknown but it has long been known in America 

 and has repeatedly been confused with White Grape which it closely resembles except that 

 the berries are much sweeter. Its rather wide dissemination was due to the high recom- 

 mendation given it 30 years ago by the late S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York. 



Plants above medium in size and vigor, broad, spreading, open, productive; young 

 shoots numerous, slender; leaf -buds large, long, plump, pointed, pubescent, free; leaves large, 

 thin, rugose, dark green, lightly bronzed at first, with coarsely crenate to serrate margins; 

 petiole rather slender, green, lightly tinged with red. Flowers midseason, in short, dense, 

 drooping racemes; calyx-tube greenish, saucer-shaped, glabrous; calyx-lobes broadly obtuse, 

 separated but slightly, glabrous; ring greenish, fleshy; ovary glabrous. Fruit midseason; 

 clusters medium to long, the tips poorly filled, rather loose, 8-16 berries; cluster-stems 

 rather long, medium in thickness; berry-stems slender, medium long; berries somewhat 

 variable in size averaging medium to large, roundish, sometimes slightly ovate, creamy 

 white, a shade darker than White Grape; skin smooth, thin, tender; flesh firm, juicy, 

 pleasantly subacid to sweet; quality very good to best. 

 White Pearl, i. Mag. Hort. 17:217. 1851. 



This variety was raised by Remi Wilquet, near Brussels, Belgium, more than half a 

 century ago. Plants moderately vigorous, upright-spreading, unproductive; bunches 

 large, well filled; berries large, pale yellow, briskly subacid; good; midseason. 



White Provence, i. Rural N. Y. 10:255. i8S9- 



Plants very vigorous, productive; leaves large, thick, considerably edged with white; 

 bunches short; berries very large, yellowish white; good; not unlike White Grape except in 

 foliage. 

 White Transparent, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 94. 1862. 2. Horticulturist 21:273. 1866. 



This is an old French sort said to be a seedling of White Grape with which it is always 

 confused. It resembles that variety so closely that the two readily pass for one and a 



