Report on thk Pomology Exhibit. 



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Prince Albert. — ■ Pruit largo, siiiiilai' in 

 color to Victoria, late in ripening, pro- 

 ductive and valuable. 



Red Dutch. — Fruit large, dfep red, 

 very productive. One of tlio best. 



Gloire des Sablons. — Unproductive, 

 but remarkable for its striped fruit. 



Victoria, Ruby Castle, Red Grape, 

 Houghton Castle. — Fruit as large as Red 

 Du(;ch, bright red, late and productive. 

 Valuable. 



White Butch. — Not so acid as the red 

 varieties and, therefore, valued for table 

 use. Productive, early and valuable. 



White Grape. — Bunches moderately 

 long, berries very large, whitish yellow, 

 sweet and good. Very productive. 

 Branches not so upright as Wliite Dutch. 



Fay, Fay's Prolific. — Fruit of largest 

 size and berries remarkably uniform 

 throughout the bunch. Productive ajad 

 much valued for market. 



Eclip.se. — New. 



Champion. — New. Supposed to be an 

 improvement on the old White Dutch. 



Long Red, Short Bunched Red. — A 

 strong upright grower. A good sort, 

 grown for market around London. 



A choice collection of new seedling currants was exhibited by Jacob 

 Moore, of Attica, who, in his -description of them, says: "They were 

 raised in 1885 from seed cross-fertilized tlie year before. There were 

 several hundred seedlings in the collection, more than two-thirds of 

 which were from seed of the Cherry currant fertilized by the White 

 Grape. The plants were graded and transplanted, given good cultiva- 

 tion, and in 188Y three seedlings bore fruit about the size of fine shot. 

 The next year the same trio and a small proportion of the others bore 

 fruit of normal size. The variety selected as best ia quality that year 

 is designated No. 10 in the following description. In 1889 all of the 

 seedlings produced fruit. Of the trio mentioned but one was retained, 

 No. 10. It was expected that white varieties would be produced from 

 the seed of the "White Grape currant, but not until 1889 did a white 

 variety appear, and it remained the only white one among them. 

 There was one flesh-colored variety ; there was also a difference in the 

 shade of color of the varieties from seed of both parents, some being 

 light red, some dark red and of intermediate shade. The white variety, 

 though excellent in quality, was dwarf in habit of growth and was not 

 introduced. 



The following are descriptions of some of the best varieties from 

 seed fertilized of the White Grape by the Cherry currant : 



No. 10. — Berries not quite so large as 

 Cherry currant, but sweeter and better 

 flavored. Clusters short and often hug 

 the branch so closely as to make pick- 

 ing difficult. The bush is a stocky grower 

 and heavy cropper. 



No. 70. — Berries slightly larger than 

 the seed parent, thickly borne on long 

 stems ; flavor, mild and pleasant. A vig- 

 orous grower and profuse bearer. 



No. 170. — Berries of the largest size, 

 deep red, acid. Clusters rather short. 

 The plant is a larger, stronger grower 

 than the Cherry and more productive. 



No. 300. — Berries large, thickly borne 

 in clusters of medium length, but tart 



and rich. The bush is a strong, vigorous 

 grower and profuse bearer. 



No. 360. — Clusters long, berries large, 

 deep red at maturity, flavor slightly tart, 

 less acid than Cherry. The bush is a 

 sturdy, upright grower and holds its bui-- 

 den of fruit clear from the ground ; the 

 stalks stiff holding up the heaviest load 

 of fruit. Blooms late and ripens late. 

 Moderately vigorous and productive at 

 first, but increases both in vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness with age and ultimately yields 

 large crops. Valuable late variety. 



No. 400.' — The fruit stems are long, 

 well filled out with large berries of light 

 red color and pleasant flavor ; a vigorous 

 grower and great bearer. 



The following varieties are from the seed of the Cherry, fertilized 

 by the White Grape : 



