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Palluau. (Fertile Currant of Paluau.) Large, dark red. Pro- 

 ductive, nearly the size of the Cherry Currant. French. Fig. 

 527. Resembles Red Dutch. 



Prince Albert.* Bunch short, berries medium to large, light red, 

 ripens quite late. Growth strong, productive. Popular for can- 

 ning. 



Red Cross. Large, red berry, long cluster, and stem long between 

 fruit and stem ; flavor mild, sub-acid, excellent. Mid-season. 

 Growth vigorous, productive. A valuable variety. Fig. 528. 

 New York. 



Red Dutch.* (Fertile, Fertile d'Angleterre, Fertile de Bertin, 

 La Hative, Hative de Bertin, Bertin No. 9, Belle de St. Gilles, 

 Chenonceaux, Grosse Rouge de Boulogne, Queen Victoria, 

 Red Grape.) Bush generally dwarf, somewhat slender habit. 

 Prolific bearer, ripens at mid-season. A little larger than the 

 common old red currant, and clusters much longer and a little 

 less acid. One of the oldest varieties in cultivation and still a 

 prime favorite. Europe. Fig. 529. 



Transparent. Large, yellowish white, very productive. Said to 

 be a seedl'ng of White Grape, and resembles that variety. 



Versaillaise.* (La Versaillaise, Red Cherry.) Large, closely 

 resembles Cherry, but slightly less acid ; deep red, bunches long 

 but regularly tilled, bush rank grown ; the young shoots break 

 off very easily. Productive, valuable. A seedling of Cherry, 

 and often confounded with that variety. One of the best market 

 varieties. French. La Fertile and La Hative scarcely differ 

 from Versaillaise. 



Victoria.* Bush a strong grower, upright, productive ; cluster 

 medium; berries large, bright red, mild acid, good. Mid-season 

 to late. Partially exempt from the attacks of the twig borer, 

 hence a leading variety in some places. Distinct from Red Dutch. 

 England. 



White Dutch.* Full medium in size, yellowish white, bunches 

 rather long ; less acid than Red Dutch and other red currants, 

 quality best. Dana's White is nearly identical. Fig. 530. 



White Grape.* Large (rather larger than White Dutch) ; bunches 

 rather short, quality excellent. Growth spreading and moder- 

 ately vigorous. Fig. 498. Europe. 



Wilder.* Bush a vigorous, upright grower ; berries very large, 

 fine color, lighter than Fay, remaining fresh on the bushes 

 longer; flavor mild, good. A seedling of Versaillaise which 

 promises to become a standard. Indiana. 



CLASS II. Black Currants. 



Black Naples. Large (sometimes five-eighths of an inch in diam- 

 eter) , black ; bunches small, with a strong musky flavor. A 

 coarse grower. Fig. 532. One of the best-known English sorts. 



