VIII 



DESCRIPTION OF CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 



CURRANTS and gooseberries have not often 

 been the subjects of careful and formal de- 

 scriptions in this country. Even in Card's 

 " Bush Fruits" no special form of description 

 seems to have been followed. It would be 

 easy, however, to arrange a description blank 

 after the general pattern of those in use for 

 other fruits, and shown in the engravings 

 in preceding chapters. An outline for a 

 blank for the description of currants (Fig. 28) 

 is suggested herewith. 



The cluster is first described, its form and 

 size being given. In form the clusters may 

 be long or short, much branched or sparsely 

 branched. In size they may be large, medium, 

 or small, or in many cases it will be best to 

 compare the size of clusters according to the 

 number of individual fruits. Some varieties 

 have very few berries in a cluster, others have 

 many. The main stem of the cluster should 

 be described with respect to its length, and 



