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Chinese Long White. This is a late and somewhat tender kind, with 

 pale green foliage. The fruit is white, eight or nine inches in length 

 and about two and a-half in diameter, more 1 or less curved. 



Large Purple (American Large Purp/r, Round Purple}. This 

 variety has remarkably large fruit from seven to eight inches long, 

 and six or seven in diameter. Colour, deep purple, with occasional 

 stripes of yellowish. green. The plant is hardy, compact in habit, and 

 fruits rather early in the season. 



Long Purple. A hardy and prolific kind, with fruit from six to 

 eight inches in length, slightly curved. Colour, light purple, usually 

 marked or blotched with yellowish-green. Plant moderately hardy. 



Scarlet Fruited. A handsome variety, with brilliant scarlet fruit, 

 which in shape and si/e is similar to a hen's egg. This variety is 

 chiefly cultivated as an ornamental plant, and seldom for culinary 

 purposes. It is somewhat tender in habit, and ripens late. 



White Fruited.- This is the common variety from which the name 

 is derived. The fruit is milk white, similar in shape to a hen's egg, 

 and ranges from three to five inches in length, and from two to three 

 in diameter. This is one of the earliest, hardiest, and most productive 

 varieties. 



ELDER. 



HISTORY AND USF:S. 



The European Elderberry is known botanically as Sambucus nicjra 

 and it belongs to the natural order Caprifoliaceae, or the Honeysuckle 

 family. The generic name is said to be derived from Sombttca, a 

 musical instrument, some of the earliest of these being made from 

 the wood of the Elder. The specific name rn'gr<i is derived from the 

 dark colour of the fruit. Several species of the family yield berries 

 that are sometimes used for making wine and medicinal purposes, 

 but only to a small extent as compared with the common Elder 

 (Sctmbucus nigra). This species is indigenous to the United Kingdom 

 and many other parts of Europe, being a common plant in the forests 

 and hedgerows. It is a very hardy plant, and will nourish in the 

 most bleak situations, and at the same time its growth is very 

 rapid, though, as a rule, it does not attain a large size, seldom 

 exceeding twenty feet, but, exceptionally, larger trees hai-e been 

 known. 



In England and some of the northern countries of Europe it is a 

 common practise to make wine from the deep purple or black berries, 

 which are produced in great abundance. Elderberry wine is a 

 popular beverage with many during the winter season, being 

 generally considered to be a comforting draught when warmed and 

 spiced and taken before going to bed. It is also considered to be an 

 excellent remedy for colds. From the wine an excellent spirit can 

 be obtained by distillation. Both the flowers and the berries have a 

 faint, sickly smell that is unpleasant and hurtful to some people, and 



