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EVERYBODY 



HOLLAND 



261. 

 Diploma. 



The variety is easily distinguished by its light 

 red fruits, which are more transparent than 

 those of any other currant, the seeds and 

 segments showing distinctly 

 through the thin skin. The 

 fruits are juicier than those 

 of most other currants, there- 

 fore especially desirable for 

 jellies; for the same reason 

 the crop must be picked and 

 handled with care. The fla- 

 vor is mild almost sweet. 

 Diploma originated with 

 Jacob Moore, Brighton, New 

 York, in 1885. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright- 

 spreading, dense, hardy, produc- 

 tive, healthy ; canes numerous, 

 stocky, long, somewhat angular, 

 reddish-brown ; blooms in mid- 

 season. Fruit midseason, period 

 of ripening short ; pedicels of 

 average length and thickness ; ber- 

 ries large, round, adhere tenaci- 

 ously to the pedicels, bright, light 

 red which changes but slowly after 

 picking ; skin very thin, very 

 transparent, the segments, veins 

 and seeds unusually distinct ; flesh 

 semi-transparent, tinged with red, 

 tender, very juicy, sprightly sub- 

 acid becoming mild ; quality good 

 to very good ; seeds numerous, 

 large. 



EVERYBODY. This is one of the newest 

 red currants, and is recommended as succeed- 

 ing "everywhere and on all soils." On the 

 .grounds of the Experiment Station, Geneva, 

 New York, it is not more remarkable than the 

 average variety, although the medium-sized, 

 dark-red currants of high quality recommend it. 

 The foliage hangs late in the fall, and the cur- 

 rants remain on the bush long after ripening. 

 It is very similar to Filler, an older variety. 



Everybody was 

 introduced by J. T. 

 Lovett, Little Sil- 

 ver, New Jersey, in 

 1914. 



Plants of medium 

 size, sprawling habit, 

 not very productive, 

 healthy. Leaves of 

 medium size, base very 

 deeply notched, lower 

 surface a peculiar 

 olive - green. Flowers 

 midseason, green with 

 a tinge of brown. Fruit 

 midseason; clusters 

 compact, 12-15 berries; 

 berries round, cling 

 well, medium to large, 

 dark red ; flesh firm, 

 Tather dry, subacid ; 

 quality good ; seeds 

 medium in size and 

 number. 



FAY. Fig. 262. 

 Fay's Prolific. All 

 agree that Fay is 

 one of the best of 

 the large -fruited 

 262. Fay. (X%) red currants. Clus- 



ters and berries are large and very uniform in 

 size, making a most attractive product. The 

 cluster-stems are long, therefore harvesting is 

 easy. The berries are dark-red, sprightly, juicy, 

 and thin-skinned, qualities that make the fruit 

 one of the best for canning and jellies. The 

 bushes are not large, and the yield is not so 

 heavy as with some other varieties, unproduc- 

 tiveness being the chief defect. Fay originated 

 in 1868 with Lincoln Fay, Portland, New York. 



Plants of medium size and productiveness, healthy, 

 sprawling in habit. Leaves large, very rugose, pointing 

 downward, olive-green. Flowers early, green tinged 

 with red. Fruit early midseason ; clusters large, 12-15 

 berries, loose, with long stem, uniform ; berries cling 

 well, large, round, rather dark red ; flesh reddish, firm, 

 juicy, subacid ; quality very good ; seeds small, rather 

 numerous. 



FILLER. Scarff. Although long past the 

 probationary period, Filler is little grown ex- 

 cept in the Hudson River Valley in New York, 

 where at one time it was a favorite but is 

 less grown now. The plant is not above 

 mediocre in productiveness, nor the fruit in 

 appearance and quality. The bushes sprawl 

 on the ground to the great detriment of the 

 currants, and to the vexation of the cultivator. 

 Filler originated at Marlboro, New York, 

 about 1890, in the garden of George Filler. 



Plants rather dwarf, sprawling, not very productive. 

 Leaves on bearing branches very small, base deeply 

 notched, milky-green. Flowers open in midseason. 

 Fruit midseason; clusters compact, 12-15 berries; ber- 

 ries round, somewhat oblate, medium to large, dark 

 red, variable in size ; flesh firm, not very juicy, subacid ; 

 quality good ; seeds large, numerous. 



FRANCO-GERMAN. On the grounds of 

 the Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 

 Franco-German apears to be identical with 

 Prince Albert. It is listed by several nursery- 

 men as distinct, but the differences do not ap- 

 pear in any of the descriptions. The variety 

 is said to be particularly desirable for dry, 

 hot climates. The origin of the name is not 

 known. 



GIANT RED. This is a new currant with 

 a reputation yet to make in commercial plan- 

 tations. On the grounds of the Experiment 

 Station, Geneva, New York, it is surpassed by 

 several older varieties of its type, that of 

 Versailles, of which it is a seedling. Giant 

 Red was grown by E. P. Powell, Clinton, New 

 York, from seed planted in 1895, the variety 

 being introduced in 1912. 



Plants very tall, upright, productive, healthy ; canes 

 stout. Leaves large, milky-green, thick, held nearly 

 flat. Flowers midseason, slightly tinged with red. 

 Fruit midseason ; clusters of medium length, compact, 

 well filled to the end ; stems long, making picking 

 easy ; berries medium to large, bright red ; flesh firm, 

 medium juicy, sour, too acid for pleasant eating ; seeds 

 large, numerous. 



HOLLAND. Long-bunched Holland. This 

 variety seems to be grown rather commonly in 

 the Middle West and somewhat in the Pacific 

 states. As grown at the New York Experi- 

 ment Station, Geneva, New York, it is similar 



