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La Versaillaise (Fertile J? Angers, Imperial Red).A.n excellent 

 variety, of French origin, and one of the best Red Currants. Bunches 

 long and heavy. Berries of the largest size, and well flavoured. Plant 

 very prolific, vigorous in habit, with large foliage. 



Long-bunched Red (Wilmot's Red). This is very hardy, robust, ?nid 

 productive variety, bearing bunches that are often six inches in length. 

 Berries large, deep red, well flavoured, and mature rather late. 



Red Dutch (Morgan's JRed, Red Grape). An old and well-known 

 variety, producing medium.sized bunches. Berries deep red, large, with 

 a pleasant, subdued acid flavour. Plant hardy, upright in habit, and 

 very productive. 



Victoria (Goliath, Houghton Castle, Raby Castle). This is an excellent 

 and useful late variety, with very long bunches. Berries large, bright 

 red, and somewhat more acid in flavour than the Red Dutch and most 

 other kinds. An abundant bearer, and the fruit will hang longer after it 

 is ripe than most other sorts. Plant hardy, and spreading in habit. 



WHITE CURRANTS. 



White Dutch ( White Gyrstal, White Grape. White Leghorn}. This is 

 decidedly one of the best of the white varieties. In habit, productivenes, 

 and size of bunches it is similar to the Red Dutch, but the fruit is somewhat 

 sweeter and ripens a little earlier. The berries are large yellowish white, 

 transparent, and pleasantly flavoured. 



White Imperial. A new variety, of high character, which has proved 

 a useful acquisition. Bunches long and regularly set. Berries large, 

 very transparent, and well flavoured. Plant hardy, upright in habit, and 

 very productive. 



CUSTARD APPLE. 



This name is applied to the fruit of various species of Anona, a genus 

 that is the type of the order Anonaceae, or the Custard Apple family. 

 They are evergreen shrubs or small trees, and most of them are natives 

 of the West Indies. The name Custard Apple is most generally applied 

 to Anona reticulata which attains a height of twelve to fifteen feet, and 

 bears large rough-skinned fruit which has a consistance and flavour some- 

 what similar to a custard, hence the name. Anona sguamosa yields a 

 fruit somewhat similar in appearance to the globe Artichoke, which is 

 known as the Sweet Sop. It has a scaly rind and a rich luscious pulp 

 that has been compared to clotted cream and sugar, with a flavour of 

 cinnamon. Anona muricata, a small tree, is known as the Sour Sop. It 

 has a large oval heart-shaped fruit with a greenish yellow skin and a 

 whitish pulp, which in flavour is pleasantly compounded of sweetness and 

 acidity. The whole plant has a flavour somewhat similar to that of the 

 Black Currant. These species are extensively grown in India, the West 

 Indies, and other tropical countries, their fruit being considered very whole- 

 some and refreshing. Anona palustris, a medium-sized shrub, is the 



