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England, the variety was brought to America. In 1897 the Amjrican Pomological Society 

 added Champion to its list of recommended fruits. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright-spreading, very dense, productive, healthy; young 

 shoots numerous; leaf -buds pale greenish brown, with trace of red, very large, very long, 

 obtuse, very plump, free; leaves large, long, deeply cordate at the base, with moderately 

 long-pointed lobes, thin, semi-glossy, slightly rugose, glabrous, with coarsely serrate margins ; 

 petiole greenish, pubescent. Flowers late, large, partly closed, dull greenish red with a 

 grayish cast before opening, in short, loose, drooping, few-flowered clusters; calyx-tube 

 greenish, sometimes tinged with red, campanulate, pubescent, resinous; calyx-lobes oblong, 

 acuminate, thickly pubescent, tinged dull red ; petals large ; ovary resinous, nearly glabrous. 

 Fruit late ; clusters short, loose, tips well filled, 4-8 berries ; cluster-stems medium in length 

 and thickness; berry-stems long, slender, heavily pubescent; berries variable in size, small 

 to large, averaging above medium, round, dull black; skin glandular, medium in thickness 

 and toughness, opaque; flesh yellowish, tinged red at the skin, not very juicy, firm, sprightly 

 becoming nearly sweet, aromatic ; quality good to very good. 



Charmer, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 400. 1895. 



Originated by William Saimders, Ottawa, Canada. Plants weak, unproductive; 

 bunches short; berries small, of fair quality; midseason. 

 Climax, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 399. 1895. 



Originated by William Saimders, London, Ontario, about 18S7, from a seedling of 

 Naples. Plants vigorous, productive ; bunches large ; berries large, with thick skin, briskly 

 subacid; good; midseason. 

 Clipper. I. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bui. 56:1s. 1907. 



Another variety raised by William Saunders from a seedling of Naples about 1887. 

 Plants vigorous, productive; blanches large; berries large, with moderately thick skins, 

 tender, briskly subacid ; good ; midseason to late. 



Collins Prolific, i. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bui. 56:17. 1907. 



A variety of Canadian origin which is considered of value commercially. Plants 

 vigorous, productive; bunches large; berries large, with thick skin, acid; fair; late. 



Common Black. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 94. 1862. 2. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 95:430, PL 

 V, fig. 20. 1895. 



Black English. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 292. 1832. 



Cassis Commun. 4. Soc. Nat. Hart. France Pmn. 226, fig. 1904. 



English. 5. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bui. 56:17. 1907. 



An ancient English variety once commonly grown. On the grotmds of this Station the 

 plants are spreading, vigorous and productive ; fruit variable, averaging medium in size, 

 acid and strongly flavored; ripens imevenly. 



Crandall. i. Card. Mon. 29:305. 1887. 2. Am. Card. 10:309, fig. 1889. 3. U. S 

 D. A. Rpt. 441, PI. III. 1889. 4. Bailey Ev. Nat. Fruits 401, fig. 103. 1898. 



Crandall is the only representative of Ribes odoratum grown commonly in the United 

 States. The variety is widely distributed throughout all parts of the country where cur- 

 rants can be grown as an ornamental of dooryards and parks. The tough skin and 



