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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. 



§ I. RED CURRANT. 



1. Common Red. — Fruit medium size, clusters rather small, 

 good flavored, and tolerable bearer. 



2. Red Dutch. — Synonymes: Large Red Dutch, New Red 

 Dutch, Large Red, Large-branched Red, Long-branched 

 Red, Morgan's Red, and Red Grape. — Clusters long, ber- 

 ries large, growth of the plant strong and upright; exceed- 

 ingly productive, and one of the very best sorts. 



3. Knighfs Sweet Red. — Said to be a very fine kind. 



4. Knight'' s Early Red. — Rather early; clusters and berries 

 medium size; color deep red; flavor rich and good. We 

 fruited this variety the present year. 



5. Knight^s large late red. — With very large berries, of a 

 deep red color; a su[)erior kind. 



6. Champagne. — Berries of a very pale red; clusters medium 

 size; this fruit is rather acid, but makes a very good variety 

 for the table, from its delicate color and the transparent ap- 

 pearance of the berries. 



§ II. WHITE CURRANT. 



7. Common White. — The old kind of our gardens; clusters 

 and berries medium size. 



8. JVhite Dutch. — Synonymes: New White Dutch, Jeeves's 

 White, Morgan's White, White Chrystal; White Leghorn; 

 Pearl White. — This is the finest of the white currants: the 

 clusters are very long, and the berries very large. The 

 wood grows upright and strong; exceedingly productive and 

 fine. 



§ III. BLACK CURRANT. 



9. Black JSTaples. — Also called the New Black: the fruit 

 is very large, often two inches in circumference; clusters 

 large, and abundantly produced; flavor good. This is the 

 best of the black fruited ones. Leaves smooth. 



10. Common Black English. — This is a very good variety, 

 with large berries; it makes a fine jelly, which is highly es- 

 teemed for its medicinal qualities. 



11. Jlmerican Black. — Similar to the last, but is not quite so 

 productive. 



Besides these we have seen two kinds offered for sale, which 

 are represented to be very fine: one is called the Victoria, and 

 the other the new Cherry currant. 



