THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 3OI 



further description is unnecessary. The variety was listed in the American Pomological 

 Society's fruit catalog from 1862 to 1S71. 



White Versailles, i. Card. Man. 25:47. 1883. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bid. 95:428. 1895. 

 3. Bunyard Cat. 23. 191 5-16. 

 Originated nearly half a century ago by M. Bertin, Versailles, France. Plants vigor- 

 ous, upright; bunches long; berries large, slightly darker than White Grape, juicy; good. 



White Wine. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 162. 1920. 



Introduced by H. W. Buckbee, Rocld'ord, Illinois. Plants hardy, vigorous, produc- 

 tive; clusters longer and fruit larger than White Grape, sweet and rich. 



Wilder, i. A^ Y. Sia. Bui. 95:424. 1895. 2. Ohio Sta. Bui. 371:351, 380. 1923. 



President Wilder. 3. Rural N. Y. 56:487. 1897. 



Probably Wilder is now the leading commercial currant in the Hudson River Valley 

 and the Lake Erie grape belt where currants are most coinmonly grown for commercial 

 purposes in New York. It is a seedling of Versailles which it greatly surpasses in vigor 

 and productiveness and in the size and beauty of its fruits. The plants are very free from 

 insects and diseases and are most satisfactory in all characters. The fruits sometimes lack 

 uniformity in size of both berry and cluster, to offset which fault they have long stems, mak- 

 ing picking easy, and hang longer after ripening than those of most other commercial 

 varieties. Wilder is a seedling of Versailles and was originated by E. Y. Teas, Irvington, 

 Indiana, about 1877. It was named President Wilder in honor of Marshall P. Wilder, 

 noted horticulturist and former President of the American Pomological Society. This 

 Society added this currant to its list of recommended fruits in 1897. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright to slightly spreading, dense, usually free from antlirac- 

 nose, productive to very productive; young shoots very numerous; leaf-buds very small, 

 short, pointed, glabrous, free, lightly tinged with brown; leaves large, dark green, with light 

 bluish tinge, thick, cordate at the base, with obtuse lobes, the notches between the lobes 

 frequently right-angled, with coarsely toothed or slightly crenate margins; petiole medium 

 in length and thickness, dark green, holding the leaves horizontally. Flowers early, in 

 long, loose, drooping, many-flowered clusters; calyx-tube greenish, with traces of red, deep 

 saucer-shaped, glabrous; calyx-lobes broadly obtuse, sharply reflexed at the apex giving a 

 pentagonal effect, light green; petals entire or notched; stamens with a broad connective 

 between the anther-cells; ring present, distinct, faintly colored at first becoming uncolored; 

 ovary glabrous. Fruit late midseason to late, hangs a long time after ripening; clusters 

 long, compact, the tips filled poorly; cluster-stems long, thick; berry-stems medium in 

 length and thickness; berries variable in size averaging medium to large, roundish oblate, 

 handsome, glossy, dark red; skin smooth, thin, tender, translucent; flesh firm, juicy, pleas- 

 antly subacid; quality good. 



Wilmot Large White, i. Card. Citron. N. S. 5:528. 1876. 



Wilmot's New White. 2. Mcintosh Bk. Card. 2:569. 1855. 



Plants upright, productive, with large, flat, deeply cut leaves; bunches medium in size; 

 berries large, white. 



