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soups much in the same way as Turnips, and not the leaf-stalks as 
in other Celeries, and requires* no blanching. It is not much culti- 
vated in this country. 
XXXYIII. Report on Bed and White Currants fruited at Chiswick, 
1875. By A. F. Baeeon. 
Theee is, perhaps, no class of fruits in ordinary cultivation in this 
country in which so much confusion exists in regard to their 
nomenclature or their distinctive merits as in that of Currants. 
JSFames exist in plentiful variety, but the fruits of all the kinds are 
very similar, so that it has been impossible to distinguish them. 
The varieties may vary to some extent as to the size of the bunches, 
berries, their colour, cropping qualities, &c. ; but as these are con- 
siderably affected by cultivation, situation, &c., their comparative 
and distinctive merits can only be ascertained when all the varieties 
are grown together under the same conditions, as in the present 
instance. 
The collection, consisting of forty-five reputed distinct varieties? 
was got together from various quarters, and represents the most of 
the names to be met with in English nurseries and a few of the 
French. Altogether there exist about sixty distinct names as ap- 
plied to the Bed Currants and about fifteen to the White, so that 
the remainder have to be collected and described. 
The classification is based chiefly on the appearance of the plants, 
their foliage, habit of growth, &c. This is very decided, distinct, 
and easily to be recognised. The typical names adopted may not 
in every instance be correct, but the varieties given as synonyms 
are all identical the one with the other as they have been received 
by the Society. There is no means of distinguishing any of the 
varieties by their fruit alone. 
Beds. 
1. Red Butch. 
Synonyms. — Fertile ; Fertile d'Angleterre ; Fertile de Palluau ; 
Fertile de Bertin ; La Hative ; Hative de Bertin ; Bertin TTo. 9 ; Belle 
de St. Gilles ; Chenonceaux j Grosse Bouge de Boulogne ; Queen 
Victoria ; Bed Grape. 
