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fruit, and its fruit is more easily picked than Cherry, but it does not 

 make as satisfactory a bush nor give as satisfactory a yield. Both 

 these N'arieties need to be marketed comparatively early. They will 

 not remain on the bushes in ^ood condition for shipping as late as 

 will Victoria, Prince Albert or Wilder. As to the comparative value 

 of different varieties for jam and jelly, Curtice Brothers Co., Roch- 

 ester, N. Y., who operate a very extensive establishment for pre- 

 serving and canning fruits, write us that Cherry currant is preferred 

 for jam because it is thin skinned and juicy ; but not so for jelly 

 making, for the reason that it is necessary to evaporate away more 

 of its juice to produce jelly than it is with some other varieties. 

 The currant that is preferable, they say, is the largest one that has a 

 thin skin and is filled with rich juice or pulp, and they believe this 

 is true of Fay and Prince Albert above other varieties. 



London Red, also called Short Bunched Red, is objectionable, on 

 account of its short clusters and fruit close to the wood, but has the 

 merit of being one of the most productive of the red kinds that have 

 been tested here. It ripens about with Red Dutch. The Red Dutch 

 was not included in the above list because the bushes under test 

 were unsatisfactory. It is one of the best of the mid-season, 

 medium-sized red currants. 



Prince Albert and Victoria are both valued as productive late 

 currants. The former when well grown will pass for a large cur- 

 rant. The fruit is paler and less attractive than Cherry. Victoria 

 is a good late currant, but it ranks only medium in size. 



Several of the apparently desirable newer varieties under test 

 here have not been fruited sufficiently long to justify a report as to 

 their yield. 



WHITE CURRANT. 

 Ribes rubrum, L. 



The commonly cultivated white currants belong to the same 

 species as do the red varieties. They are grown chiefly for home 

 use as the market demand for them is quite limited. The follow- 

 ing is a list of the white currants in full beai-ing at this Station dur- 

 ing the last three years, together with a statement of the average 

 number of pounds per bush yielded during that time. There were 

 five bushes each of Champion, White Grape and White Dutch and 

 but one bush of Cay wood Seedling : 



