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years, it ranked fifth in yield as compared witli varieties tliat were 

 set at the same time; in 1894, it ranked third and in 1895, second. 



Saunders No. 2. — From Smith <& Kernan^ St. Catharines, On- 

 tario, 1888. This, like the Saunders, was originated by Prof. 

 William Saunders. Since 1893 it has ranked seventh in yield each 

 year and it does not appear to have sufficient merit to make it 

 worth cultivating. Bush vigorous. Fruit varies from small to 

 large, averaging medium. It is milder in flavor than Common 

 Black and nearly sweet. 



From the following table a comparison may be made of the fruit- 

 fulness of these varieties as grown here. It contains a statement of 

 their average yield in pounds per bush during the last three years. 



Average yield per 

 Name. plant ia pounds. 



Baldwin 3.87 



Black Grape * 



Cbampion ♦ 



Common Black 4.58 



Lee 4-30 



Naples 3.37 



Prince of Wales 5.45 



Saunders 4 . 13 



Saunders No. 2 3.04 



It will be noticed that as a rule the average yield of black cur- 

 rants per bush is less than the average yield per bush of standard 

 varieties of red or white currants. The highest average yield per 

 bush for the last three years is 8.86 pounds for the reds, 6.19 

 pounds for the whites, and but 5.45 pounds for the blacks. The 

 general average for the reds and whites combined, omitting Gloire 

 des Sablons, which is cultivated only because of the color of its fruit, 

 is 5.9Y pounds per bush ; see tables page 286 and page 288. For the 

 black varieties grown in the same field and given similar treatment 

 the general average for the same period is but 4.11 pounds per 

 bush, or 1.86 pounds per bush less than the general average of reds 

 and whites. This may be taken as a fair indication of the general 

 difference in productiveness of the two classes of fruit, but it should 

 be remembered that varieties in the two classes vary greatly as to 

 productiveness, as has already been shown. With plants set four 



* The record of the yield in 1894 is incomplete for Black Grape and Champion. The aver- 

 age yield per plant for 1893 and 1895 combined is 2.15 pounds for Black Grape and for Cham- 

 pion is 4.28 pounds. 



