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small-sized fruit; Perfection as being an improve- 
ment on Fay, with the flavor of the White Grape, 
while Wilder is a very strong grower, and very pro- 
ductive, rivaling the Fay in size. All of these that 
I have tried are either inferior to White Grape and 
Versailles, or nearly identical with them. I am in- 
clined to think that Perfection, at least, will be an 
improvement. It was originated by C. C. Hooker, 
of Rochester, N. Y., and is a cross of Fay with 
White Grape. Of black currants the Champion 
has been generally planted, but Black Victoria is 
an improvement in productiveness, flavor, and size 
of the berry. 
Currant seedlings are easily started, and, if seed 
is selected from the choicest varieties, we are sure 
to get interesting results. Some day we are to 
have a currant as large as a gooseberry or cherry, 
but I do not think we shall ever improve the flavor 
of the White Grape. Among my own seedlings I 
have a bush that stands seven feet high, with di- 
ameter of five to six feet, perfect branching, and 
bearing enormous loads of fruit equal in size to 
Fay. 
The gooseberry should be grown almost all ways 
precisely like the currant. The rows should run, 
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