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does not become exceedingly popular witli amateurs, if 

 not with sfrowers for the market. 



CUKKANTS. 



A few new varieties haye been introduced the past 

 year, but their merits have not as yet been ascertained. 

 The older sorts are in great demand, probably more so 

 than in any year previous. 



At no one time in our twenty years' experience have 

 w^e know^n such a demand for currant bushes as in the 

 past autumn. A few years since the best of plants could 

 be had in any quantities, and at low prices ; but the de- 

 mand has gone ahead of the supply at present, which 

 shows conclusively that the currant is being more highly 

 appreciated than formerly. Cherry, White Grape, Im- 

 perial White (or Yellow, as it is known by both names), 

 Red and White Dutch, Victoria, and Versailles appear to 

 be varieties chiefly planted for market. 



The question as to w hether the Cherry and Versailles, 

 as known in this country, are both the same, is yet unde- 

 cided. W^e have not only watched the plants, but the 

 reports of the various societies throughout the country, for 

 more than ten j^ears, and still we are not positive either 

 way. 



Ten years ago w^e imported five hundred Versailles, 

 from one of the most reliable firms in France, but they 

 were not as large a currant as the one w^e now grow^ for 

 that variety. There is one thing quite certain, and that is, 

 the great reputation of the Versailles commenced on this 

 side of the Atlantic, and it is barely possible tliat the 



