RED DUTCH 



WHITE DUTCH 



badly. Red Cross originated with Jacob 

 Moore, Attica, New York, in 1894. 



Plants large, vigorous, spreading, dense, fairly pro- 

 ductive. Leaves large, milky-green, held nearly flat. 

 Flowers midseason ; type of R. vulgare. Fruit mid- 

 season ; cluster of medium length, tips filled poorly ; 

 berries large, round, bright red ; flesh red, juicy, flavor 

 mild subacid ; quality good ; seeds large, numerous. 



RED DUTCH. Fig. 264. Red Dutch is 

 one of the oldest and best known red currants, 

 now generally discarded in east- 

 ern commercial plantations, but 

 still largely grown in the Middle 

 West. It has many synonyms, 

 but in the present confused state 

 of currant nomenclature it is 

 impossible to name these with 

 certainty. The type is well 

 established, however, and there 

 should be little difficulty in 

 identifying the true Red Dutch. 

 The variety is passing from cul- 

 tivation by reason of the small 

 berries, which, however, are ex- 

 cellent in quality. This is an old 

 European sort, the history of 

 which is lost. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright, very 

 productive ; canes and shoots slender. 

 Leaves rather large, dull green, soft, 

 hairy beneath. Flowers midseason, of 

 R. rubrum type. Fruit early ; cluster 

 long, slender, 10-18 berries, cling well, 

 small, round, bright red ; flesh red, 

 juicy, firm, sprightly ; quality of the 

 best ; seeds medium in size and num- 

 ber. 



264. 



Red 



Dutch. 



RUBY. Moore's Ruby. Although intro- 

 duced but a few years ago, two currants are 

 now sold under this name, one an early and 

 the other a late sort. Plants on the grounds 

 of the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Geneva, New York, secured from the 

 originator, Jacob Moore, Attica, New York, 

 show the early sort to be the true Ruby. 

 Neither fruit nor plant recommends the va- 

 riety very highly. It was introduced about 

 1895. 



Plants dwarfish, upright, medium in vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness. Leaves rather large ; upper surface yellow- 

 green ; lower surface milky-green, pubescent. Fruits 

 early; clusters short, tips well filled, 10-12 berries ; 

 berries of medium size, uniform, round, dark red ; flesh 

 firm, medium juicy, rich, sprightly ; quality very good ; 

 seeds numerous, medium in size. 



VERSAILLES. Long a standard, Ver- 

 sailles is now giving way to newer and better 

 currants. Lack of productiveness is the chief 

 reason for its passing out and, also, there are 

 other large-fruited sorts, of which this is a form, 

 with larger and more uniform clusters and 

 berries of better quality. There is much con- 

 fusion in the group of currants to which Ver- 

 sailles belongs, and it is almost impossible 

 to distinguish Versailles from Cherry, another 

 representative of the group. As grown at 

 the Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New 

 York, Versailles has a long bunch, darker fruit, 



and less tendency to "go blind," that is, to 

 lack the terminal bud. Versailles is also con- 

 fused with several other varieties and has 

 many synonyms. It is an old European sort 

 brought to America more than a half-century 

 ago. 



Plants large, vigorous, upright, not very productive ; 

 shoots stout, easily broken, many "blind." Leaves 

 large, milky-green, held nearly flat. Flowers early, 

 R. vulgare type. Fruit midseason ; clusters of medium 

 length, 8-12 berries, well filled to tip ; berries medium 

 to large, round, dark red ; flesh firm, juicy, red, mild 

 subacid ; quality good ; seeds rather numerous, large. 



VICTORIA. Fig. 265. 

 Raby Castle. This variety, 

 rather widely grown in Can- 

 ada and the United States, is, 

 without doubt, Raby Castle, 

 an old English currant not 

 known under that name on 

 this side of the Atlantic. Its 

 small berries condemn it for 

 commercial plantations. The 

 plants are very vigorous and 

 productive; the fruit is of 

 excellent quality, and keeps 

 longer on the bushes than 

 that of any other variety. It 

 is said to be rather more 

 resistant to currant borers 

 than other varieties. 



Plants very large, upright, vigor- 

 ous, healthy and productive. Leaves 

 large, yellowish-green, thick, soft, 

 under surface very pubescent. Flow- 

 ers' midseason, sepals tinged with 

 red, R. rubrum type. Fruit late 

 midseason ; clusters short to medium, 

 filled to the tip, 10-20 berries ; stem 

 yellow, downy ; berries cling well, 

 held on stem to one side, small to 

 medium, round-oblate, bright red ; 

 flesh red, firm, juicy, rather too sour 

 for dessert ; quality fair ; seeds large, 

 rather numerous. 



WHITE DUTCH. Fig. 266. This is a 

 very old sort grown under at least a dozen 

 names and badly confused 

 with other white currants. 

 The fruits are about the 

 earliest and sweetest white 

 currants, characters which 

 help to distinguish the vari- 

 ety; they are a little darker 

 in color than those of White 

 Grape, with which White 

 Dutch is often confused. Un- 

 fortunately, the berries are not 

 very large and are not uni- 

 form, to offset which fault 

 they are most excellent in 

 quality. White Dutch is an 

 old European currant, the 

 history of which is not known. 



Plants vigorous, upright-spread- 

 ing, very productive ; suckers num- 

 erous. Leaves cordate, taper-pointed, 

 266. White rugose, pubescent, with margins 

 iSntpri nearly serrate; petiole 2% inches 



TV, V/ V l n ! flowers midseason. Fruit 



( X 73 ) early ; clusters short, medium com- 



265. 

 Victoria. 



