ton s Latest; Progress; Givons Late Prolific, the result of a cross 

 between Waterloo and Latest of all; Waterloo. 



CURRANTS. Red varieties: Raby Castle, especially on poor 

 soils. Red Dutch; Scotch; West Country Currant or American Wonder , 

 a recently introduced variety. 



White: Versailles, White Dutch, White currants are chiefly cul- 

 tivated in gardens. 



BLACK CURRANTS. -- Baldwins, cultivated in the south of Eng- 

 land, Carte* 's Champion much resembling the preceding. Lees Pro- 

 lific a vigorous variety producing large fruit suitable for the table. 



GOOSEBERRIES. Whtnham's Industry; Howard's Lancer; Crown 

 Bob; Lancashire Lad; Rifleman; Whitesmith; commercial varieties 

 suitable for cultivation on a large scale; Lancashire Prize suitable 

 for gardens. 



RASPBERRIES. Carter's Prolific semper Fidelis, excellent va- 

 riety for preserves; Norwich Wonder; Superlative, perhaps the very 

 best raspberry. 



Selling of fruit in Great Britain. Hull is a good distribu- 

 ting centre: present conditions. Monthly Consular and Trade 

 Reports. Washington, 1909 November, pag. 95. 



" U. S. Consul Walter C. Hamm, at Hull, writes that during 

 August delegations of growers and exporters of truit from France 

 and Belgium visited that English port to inquire into the market 

 for fruit and the facilities for handling it. The consul mentions 

 the following points for the benefit of American fruit growers: 



Two delegations came from France and one from Belgium. 

 The fruit crop in both countries this year is reported to be very 

 large, and producers and dealers are seeking foreign markets for 

 their surplus. They have come to Hull because it is considered the 

 best importing center for fruit in Great Britain, outside of London. 

 Hull has special facilities for receiving fruit from abroad and di- 

 stributing it over the central and northern half of England. For 

 example, on August 16, one vessel arrived with 12000 barrels of 

 pears, 6 ooo sieves of plums, 6 ooo packages of bilberries, cher- 

 ries, etc., 14 ooo of gages, plums, and pears from the Continent. 

 It is stated that the railroads in southern France are assisting in 



