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and covered with soil, permitting the top to grow upward. For 

 home use, the suckers which spring up about the base of the 

 old plants may be transplanted. 



In case of nursery plants, open the bundles on arrival and 

 heel in, in a cool, sheltered place, until ready for planting. If 

 the plants and roots are dry, soak thoroughly for several hours 

 Defore heeling in, and wet the soil thoroughly after the opera- 

 tion is complete. 



Dark Red Varieties of Currants Are in Greatest Derriand. 

 For market purposes select varieties that produce vigorous 

 bushes of an erect habit of growth, easy to cultivate and pick. 

 Take into account productiveness, size and firmness of fruit, 

 and compactness of clusters. Since the entire cluster of fruit 

 3 removed, instead of stripping the individual berries, it is 

 esirable that sufficient space for the fingers exist between the 

 irst fruit on the stem and the parent branch so that the 

 fingers may grasp the stem without grasping the fruit. Acid 

 varieties are best for jelly making, but since the fruit is best 

 picked green for this purpose, nearly any variety picked at the 

 proper stage will make good jelly. White currants possess 

 limited market value, but are esteemed for dessert use. The 

 black currant, so popular in England, has but few devotees 

 here, owing perhaps to its strong and peculiar flavor. 



Wilder, Perfection, and Red Lake are probably the best 

 commercial varieties grown at present in the Northeastern 

 states. The Cherry currant is often a misnomer used for all 

 sorts of red currants for want of a better name. The genuine 

 Cherry currant, though widely grown, is not so desirable com- 

 mercially as some other varieties. 



To this list may be added London Market for the Midwest 

 and Pacific Coast. All are hardy, with the exception of Wilder, 

 even in the coldest sections of the United States. 



White Grape and White Imperial are the leading white 

 varieties. Boskoop Giant, Champion, and Naples are black 

 varieties. 



Practically all commercial varieties of currants and goose- 



