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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. 

 Willard, 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. Per- 

 haps 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 a strong, upright variety, with leaves more or less 

 silvered at the edge. Fruit large, yellowish white. Not so pro- 

 ductive as White Grape, though one of the most vigorous white 

 varieties grown. 



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

 Versailles, France. At the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station it 

 is vigorous, upright, easily picked. Bunches long ; berries large, 

 slightly darker than White Grape. 



Wilder. A seedling of the Versaillaise which originated about 

 twenty years ago with E. Y. Teas, of Irvington, Ind., who named 

 and disseminated it to a limited extent. Later the stock was sold 

 to S. D. Willard, of Geneva, N. Y., who catalogued it as "Presi- 

 dent Wilder." Said by him to be the most productive currant 

 which he has tried. Described as vigorous, upright. Fruit large, 

 but not so uniform as Fay, of fine color, lighter than Fay, remain- 

 ing bright and attractive until very late in the season. Flavor 

 mild, quality good. Very promising, giving evidence of coming 

 to be a standard (Fig. 68). 



Many of the varieties mentioned in this list doubt- 

 Jess should be placed as synonyms. Others may have 

 only received mention or have been little known in 

 the United States. No attempt has been made to in- 

 clude European varieties unless they are known to 

 have received attention here. The following were 

 mentioned as English varieties in Tilton's Journal 

 of Horticulture, Vol. 9, p. 220: Bang Down, Lander's 

 New Red, Great Eastern, and Garibaldi. 



