Ti'iE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



Black Currants, Ribcs Nigrum. — Ranks in the same natural and artificial 

 orders with the last. Is a native of the nortli of Europe, abounds in the woods in 

 tlie north of Russia and sub-alpine regions of Siberia, where both the branches and 

 fruit are large. It is probably an original native of this country; at all ever.': it is 

 found in situations more remote from the dwellings of man than either i... :?d 

 currant or gooseberry. In Russia they make a palatable wine from the juice of .:. i 

 fruit sweetened with honey, and they also put them into brandy, as we do cherr^^:. 

 The leaves of the plant are a better substitute for green tea than any of the noxious 

 ingredients usually used to adulterate that article. 



The varieties of this fiuit are not numerous, neither do we suppose that they are 

 likely to be so. In the catalogue of the Horticultural Society are enumerated five 

 varieties, probably some of them may be the same. They are, the 



Wild Rlack Currant. — Cassis of the French 



lUack Grape. — Ogden's Black Grape 



Black Naples 



Common Black, and 



Russian Green. 

 The common black is the only one generally cultivated. 



The kinds cultivated in France apjitar to be the ?ame as those above, the French 

 names being merely traii-latioiis of those used in this country 



RASPBERRIES. 



Ri ni?s, Iditus, Linnaus, — belongs to the class and order Icosandria Polygamia, 

 and ranks in the natural order of Itosacecr, 



Is a native of Britain, and often found in woods rather moist, and almost always 

 congregated or growing in masses together. Raspberries are recommended for 

 gouty or rheumatic complaints. The fruit is wholesome, and the syrup dissolves 

 the tartar of the teeth, and does not undergo acetous fennentation in the stomach. 



The varieties are more numerous than has hithcn.0 been suppo ed. They have 

 not been generally distinguished by gardeners, who, it would appear, have paid less 

 attention to ihcm than to most other fruits. As is the case with the black currants, 

 the French sorts appear to be nearly the sanjc as ours, but they do not possess so 

 many varieties. 



Our lists of this fruit have not, till lately, excelled 10 or 12 varieties ; in the 

 Catalogue of the Horticultural Society they enumerate 23, some of which possess 

 excellent properties: of these the .\nt\verps, Canes, and a few others arc the most 

 generally cultivated. 



Antwerps. Ca.nes. 

 Double-bearing Yellow. Comnion Red, Old Red, Wild Red. 



Late Bearing, KucvctCs Antwerp. Rough. 

 Red, or Barley. Smooth. 

 Yellow, or White Antwerp. Red. 



Brentford. 



Douhle -hearing, 



Twice, or Double-bearing, Red Double -bearing, Siberian, or Perpetual Bearing 

 Williams' Double-bearing Red, or Vitiuaston. 



