May's Yictor'ia Currant. 



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large as cherries, and possessing a flavor much sweeter and 



richer than any we now possess. 

 The White and Red Dutch 

 currants have been cuUivated for 

 a great length of time, and have 

 not, until now, been displaced by 

 any new varieties. Mr. Knight's 

 seedlings, though good, did not 

 supersede these old sorts. We 

 have, however, in the variety 

 under notice, one which bids fair 

 to take a place at the head of all. 

 This is May's Victoria. Though 

 recently raised from seed, and as 

 yet confined to a hmited number 

 of collections, its merits are so 

 great that it will soon find its 

 way into every garden. The 

 berries are of very large size, of 

 a rich deep color, often meas- 

 uring five eighths of an inch in 

 diameter, and the bunches are 

 from five to six inches long. The 

 flavor is also excellent, and, — 

 what is of great importance, — the 

 fruit will hang in perfection for 

 a much longer time than the 

 White or Red Dutch. 



This variety was raised by 

 Mr. Wm. May, nurseryman, of 

 Yorkshire, Eng., and the fruit 

 was exhibited at one of the shows 

 of the London Horticultural So- 

 ciety, and was awarded the prize 

 both for its size and excellence. 

 It has been but little disseminated, 

 owing to the high price of the plants ; bat, as they are easily 

 multiplied, we may soon hope to see it introduced into every 

 garden where the production of fine fruit is an object. 



Fisc- 32. Victoria Currant. 



