304 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



BLACK NAPLES. Color, black ; quality, 1. 



Eemarks. — The largest fruited, and most productive of 

 the black currants. Hardy in all sections of the United 

 States, but in the South not productive. Eequires shade, 

 and a rich soil. Burns up in a very sunny exposure. 



Black English. Color, black ; quality. 3. 

 Eemarks. — !N"ot productive here — bunches too short. 



BLACK GEAPB. Color, black ; quality, 2. 

 Eemarks. — Better than the above. Makes excellent 

 wine, and good for medicinal purposes. 



Champagne. Color, pale red ; quality, 3. Very acid. 



CHBEEY. Color, red. 



Eemarks. — Yery large. Xot very productive. 



Gondouin. Color, red; quality, 1. 



Eemarks. — From France. Strong growth, large, ma- 

 tures late ; should be further tested, but not largely 

 planted. The Middle States do not seem to suit the newer 

 kinds of currants — the Old Eed, and White Dutch appear- 

 ing to do best, and bearing immense crops, properly cul- 

 tivated, with a very deep soil, rich, rather shaded, and 

 guDwn in the bush form, which is the most natural and 

 successful — not the tree style. They should be well and 

 properly pruned. 



COMMON EED, AND WHJTE. Quality, 1. 

 Eemarks. — Supposed, by some, to be the same as the 

 Old Eed Dutch. Very valuable. 



Knight's Sweet Eed. Color, light red ; quality,!. 

 Remarks. — Varying from Red Dutch, only in the fruit 



