CURRANTS. 419 



THIRD DIVISION.— SMALL FRUITS. 



CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, STRAW- 

 BERRIES, BARBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, MUL- 

 BERRIES, GRAPES, AND FIGS. 



Section 8.— Select Currants. 



The Currant is a most useful fruit, indeed indispensable 

 to every garden, large or small; it tills a space of a couple 

 of weeks after the strawberries, raspberries, and cherries, 

 and before the apricots, early ai)ples, and pears; and be- 

 sides this, it possesses a remarkable combination of sweet 

 and acid, that fits it for an almost endless variety of use- 

 ful and agreeable preparations, both in the green and 

 ripe state. 



The white varieties are mildest flavored, and therefore 

 better for using in a raw state when ripe. The red are 

 preferable for jellies, etc., on account of their beautiful 

 color. 



Black IVaples, — One of the largest and best black cur- 

 rants; bears profusely. Valuable for jam and jellies. 



Cherry. — Very large, exceeding an inch in circumfer- 

 ence, bunches short, color dark red, ripens at the same 

 time as Red Dutch; shoots stout, short-jointed, and erect, 

 foliage thick, dark green, slightly folded, and bluntly 

 and coarsely serrated. Mr. Lewelling, of California, has 

 40 acres planted Avith this variety; we saw the plantation 

 in full fruit in 1870. It is stated that the crop of 1871 

 was 150,000 lbs., sold at from 8 cents to 15 cents per 

 pound. 



Fay.'s Prolific. — Origin Chatauqua Co., N. Y. Said 

 to be a cross between Cherry and Victoria. Color rich 

 red; described as being as large as the Cherry, but more 

 prolific and les§ acid. 



