286 THE CURRANT. 



White Dutch. 



New White Dutch. Reeve's White. 



White Crystal. Morgan's White. 



White Leghorn, 



This is precisely similar to Ked Dutch in habit, but the fruit 

 is larger, with rather shorter bunches, of a fine yellowish white 

 colour, with a very transparent skin. It is considerably less acid 

 than the red currants, and is therefore much preferred for the 

 table. It is also a few days earlier. Very productive. 



//. Black Currants, [H. nigrum.) 



Common Black. Thomp. 



Black EngUsh. 

 Casis, {of the French.) 



The common Black English Currant is well known. The 

 berries are quite black, less than half an inch in diameter, and 

 borne in clusters of four or five berries. It is much inferior to 

 the following. 



Black Naples. Thomp. P. Mag. Lind. 



The Black Naples is a beautiful fruit, the finest and largest 

 of all black currants, its berries often measuring nearly three 

 fourths of an inch in diameter. Its leaves and blossoms appear 

 earlier than those of the Common Black, but the fruit is later, 

 and the clusters, as well as the berries, are larger and more nu- 

 merous. 



Ornamental Varieties. There are several very ornamental 

 species of currant, among which we may here allude to the Mis- 

 souri Currant, (Ribes Aiireum), brought by Lewis and Clark 

 from the Rocky Mountains, which is now very common in our 

 gardens, and generally admired for its very fragrant yellow 

 blossoms. Its oval blue berries, which are produced in great 

 abundance, are relished by some persons. But there is a Large 

 Fruited Missouri Currant, a variety of this, which bears berries 

 of the size of tlie Black Naples, and of more agreeable flavour. 



The Red Flowering Currant {R. Sangmneuiri), is a very 

 beautiful shrub from the western coast of America, with foliage 

 somewhat like that of the Common Black, but which bears very 

 charming clusters of large light crimson blossoms, in April. 



There are several other varieties as R. sanguineura, fl. pi., R. 

 sanguineum atropurpurea, and R. Gordoni. They are not quite 

 hardy enough to stand our winters without protection, but at the 

 South, will make a valuable addition to their shrubbery. 



