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strongest growing of all Currants. Shoots pale ; leaves pale 

 glaucous green, soft, something resembling the leaf of a Mallow ; 

 bunches very long ; berries of medium size, pale red, very acid. 

 Late in ripening. A moderate cropper. Excellent for standards 

 or walls. 



May's Victoria. — See Mallow-leaved. 

 Old Dutch.— See Old Red. 



9. Old Red (syn. Old Dutch). — A small-fruited and inferior 

 variety of the Red Dutch. 



Pitmaston Bed.— See Red Dutch. 

 Baby Castle. — See Mallow-leaved. 

 Bed Champagne. — See Champagne. 



10. Red Cheery (syns. Chcnonceaux, Fay's Prolific, De 

 Gaucasc, Defiance, Fertile cV Angers, Fertile de Palluau, Hdtive 

 de Berlin, La Hdtive, Bouge de Boulogne). — Plant of dwarf, 

 bushy habit ; shoots rather gross, breaking off somewhat in the 

 same manner as La Versaillaise. but not to so great an extent ; 

 leaves large, flat, deep green, with a bronzy metallic hue, like 

 La Versaillaise ; bunches of medium size ; berries very large, 

 full, juicy, deep shining red, extremely pretty, of a brisk acid 

 flavour. A very free cropper, and one of the best for garden 

 culture. 



11. Red Dutch (syns. Knight's Large Bed, Pitmaston Bed, 

 BeclFoxley, Wilmot's Large Bed, Bouge de Hollande). — Plant of 

 strong, vigorous, erect growth, forming compact bushes ; leaves 

 rather small, bright green ; bunches of medium size, borne in 

 dense clusters ; berries of medium size, bright red, briskly acid. 

 A free and abundant cropper, and having a fine constitution. 

 This is the variety most commonly in cultivation. 



Bed Foxley. — See Red Dutch. 



12. Red Geape (syn. Beine Victoria). — Plant of free, spread- 

 ing growth ; shoots somewhat slender and reddish ; leaves large, 

 deeply lobed, pale green with reddish venations ; bunches very 

 long and loose ; berries of medium size, pale red and rather 

 acid. Late. A fine free-cropping variety . 



Beine Victoria. — See Red Grape. 

 Bouge de Boulogne. — See Red Cherry. 

 Striped. — See Gloire de Sablons. 

 Ombree. — See Red Champagne. 



