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Probably the best known and finest white currant grown. De- 

 scribed as moderately vigorous, rather slender, somewhat spreading, 

 productive. Bunches long, berries quite uniformly large, translucent, 

 whitish, attractive, mild in flavor and of fine quality. E. P. Powell 

 says 1 that it was long before he secured the genuine White Grape. 

 This he considers to be absolutely the finest white currant grown. 

 The fruit is large, handsome, clear in color, entirely unlike the 

 creamy color of the more common so-called white currants. 



White Imperial. A variety strongly recommended by S. D. Wil- 

 lard, of Geneva, N. Y. Said to be by far the sweetest currant known, 

 the difference in that respect being like that of the sweet and sour 

 cherry. Clusters and berries of good size. 



White Pearl. Mentioned and described, in Hovey's Magazine, 

 Vol. 17, p. 217, as raised by Remi Wilquet near Brussels. Perhaps 

 not introduced in America. Fuller gives this name as a synonym 

 of White Dutch. 



White Provence. Mentioned by Downing, Prince, and Fuller. 

 Said to be strong, upright, with leaves more or less silvered at the 

 edge. Fruit large, yellowish white. 



White Versaillaise. Said to have been raised by M. Bertin, of 

 Versailles, France. Vigorous, upright, easily picked. Bunches long; 

 berries large, slightly darker than White Grape. 



Wilder. A seedling of the Versaillaise which originated in the 

 seventies with E. Y. Teas, of Irvington, Ind., who named and dis- 

 seminated it to a limited extent. Later the stock was sold to S. D. 

 Willard, of Geneva, N. Y., who catalogued it as "President Wilder." 

 Said by him to be the most productive currant which he had tried. 

 Described as vigorous, upright. Fruit large, but not so uniform as 

 Fay, of fine color, lighter than Fay, remaining bright and attractive 

 until very late in the season. Flavor mild, quality good. Demands 

 heavy pruning. A reliable variety. 



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