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production of good fruit. The Burgundy Raspberry is sent to 
London to syrup manufactories in small casks or hogsheads. 
My friend Mr. Weber, head gardener at the Dijon Botanical 
Gardens, estimates the total value of the Raspberries produced 
at Dijon and in the neighbouring "communes" — Plombieres- 
les-Dijon, Talant, Fontaine, and Daix, situated to the north-west 
of the town — to be 600,000 francs. 
The, Lorraine Baspberries. — The growing success of the fruit 
distillery at Luneville has encouraged the cultivation of Rasp- 
berries on vast tracts of land in Lorraine. At the present time 
the Hornet variety, with its bright-coloured juice, is cultivated 
on many hectares of the fertile valley between Thionville and 
Metz. 
The juice of Raspberries is very largely used in making 
syrups and sweets, and also enters into the composition of many 
wines and liqueurs. 
Currants (Ribes). 
Currants are a fruit suitable for commercial cultivation. 
They will grow in any soil, can be readily increased by cuttings, 
and there is no difficulty wiiatever in the pruning. They grow 
well in fields or orchards, in lines, borders, or groups. In the 
North of France they are planted in orchards by the side of Plum 
and Cherry trees, which protect them from the white frosts. 
Bed and White Currants {Bibes rubrum). — There is always 
a sure demand for Red and White Currants in the market, 
for direct consumption, and for the jam, liqueur, and syrup 
manufactories. A large trade is done in Currants at Saint- 
Denis, Bannois, Montmorency, and in the country round. The 
Bougc variety is preferred, and is used for making jam and syrup. 
About 1 kilos, are produced by each bush. Near Bceaux the 
early white dessert Currant Blanche hdtivc is most grown. 
This variety produces about 2 kilos, per bush, value 40 
centimes. The Blanche hdtive dc Versailles variety, with larger 
fruit and amber-coloured stalk, is cultivated at Chatenay- 
Aulnay. Fontenay, Verrieres, Bagnolet, and Montreuil are all 
equally successful in the cultivation of Currants. The early 
ripening varieties, with an equal yield, bring in 50 per cent, 
more than the others. 
The first consignments of Red and White Currants at 
