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Fay. — Bush vigorous but not quite as strong a grower as Cherry 

 Its canes are somewhat spreading and not always strong enough to 

 remain upright when weighted with fruit. The chisters vary from 

 two and a half to four inches long. The cluster stems are long, 

 leaving: enough room between the wood and the fruit to make it 

 easy to gather. (See plate V, figure 4.) The berries vary from 

 medium to very large, averaging large. They are quite uniform in 

 size, of a good color, darker than Red Dutch. Pulp less acid than 

 that of Cherry. It has not been so productive at this Station as 

 have Cherry, Victoria, London Eed or Prince Albert. Its average 

 yield for the last three seasons has been four and seven-tenths pounds 

 per bush. 



This variety is said to be a seedling of Cherry or Victoria tliat 

 originated in 18()8 with Lincoln Fay, Portland, Chautauqua Co., 

 N. Y. It was introduced about twelve years ago and is now quite 

 generally known. Its clusters are long and attractive, filled with 

 large fruit, making it desirable for market where there is a demand 

 for currants for dessert use. It is liked at canning factories for 

 making jelly or jam on account of its large size, thin skin and rich, 

 juicy pulp, but it is more profitable to grow other more prolific 

 sorts, such as Prince Albert, for this purpose. 



Gloire de Sablons. — Bush upright, vigorous, but only moderately 

 productive. Bunches short. Fruit small. Remarkable only for 

 the color of the fruit which is white, striped or splashed with red. 



London Red. — Short Bunched Med. Bush vigorous, upright and 

 very productive. Clusters short with a very short stem. (See plate 

 VI, figure 6.) Fruit medium to large, nearly the same color as Red 

 Dutch and similar to it in quality. During the last three 3'ears it 

 has ranked second in average yield per bush among the varieties in 

 full bearing at this Station. 



Mills No. 20. From C. Mills, Fair Mount, JS'. r.,1891. Bush 

 vigorous, somewhat spreading. Bunches medium len gth, two to three 

 inches long. (See plate V, figure 3.) Fruit medium to large, more 

 uniform in size than Cherry. Color fine, lighter than Cherry and 

 darker than Prince Albert. Pulp not quite so acid as that of Red 

 Dutch. It ranked second in productiveness this year but it has not 

 been tested here long enough to justify a general report as to its 

 productiveness. Mr. Mills reports that it is a seedling of Versail- 

 laise crossed bv Red Dutch. 



