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Defiance. — See Red Cherry ; also Gondouin Rouge. 

 De Caucase. — See Red Cherry. 



Fay's Prolific (new American variety). — See Red Cherry. 



Fertile d' Angers. — See Red Cherry. 



Fertile de Palluau. — See Red Cherry. 



A Feuilles bordces. — See Chiswick Red. 



A Feuilles lacinices. — See Cut-leaved. 



A Feuilles dorees. — See Yellow -leaved. 



A Feuilles panachees. — See Variegated. 



Frauendorff. — See La Versaillaise. 



4. Gloire de Sablons (syn. Striped). — Plant of strong, 

 robust growth, resembling the Red Dutch ; leaves bright green ; 

 bunches long ; berries small, red or striped white. A poor 

 cropper, but distinct and pretty. 



5. Gondouin Rouge. — Plant of strong, robust, compact 

 growth ; shoots reddish ; leaves pale green ; bunches and berries 

 of medium size, bright red, very acid. Late. .A shy cropper. 



Hdtive de Bertin. — See Red Cherry. 



6. Houghton Castle (syn. Houghton Seedling). — Plant of 

 very compact, sturdy growth; leaves rather small, of a dark 

 green colour ; bunches of medium size, borne in dense clusters ; 

 berries of medium size, dark red, briskly acid. The vigorous, 

 free growth of this variety, with its free-cropping qualities, 

 render it one of the best Currants for exposed situations, &c. 



Knight's Large Bed. — See Red Dutch. 

 Large Sweet Bed. — See Chiswick Red. 



7. La Versaillaise (syns. Belle de Fontenay, Frauendorff). — 

 Plant of a somewhat strong growth, the young shoots being very 

 gross, and very liable to break off at the axis, so that many 

 plants are entirely spoiled ; in other cases the buds do not 

 break, and so the plants are reduced to a few shoots from the 

 base, and little or no fruit is borne. This is a very serious 

 defect, rendering the variety scarcely worthy of cultivation. 

 Leaves large, broad, flat, deep green, with frequently a deep 

 bronzy metallic shade, in this respect resembling the Red 

 Cherry ; bunches of medium size, irregular ; berries very large 

 and extremely handsome, of a deep red colour and fine acid 

 flavour. A very poor cropper. 



8. Mallow-leaved (syns. May's Victoria, Baby Castle). — 

 Plant of very strong, vigorous growth, attaining a large size, tho 



