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A strong grower and heavy bearer, with a small quantity of 

 spines on the wood. The sweetest Baspberry in the collection. 



7. Improved Falstaff. — Five leaflets on each leaf stalk, 

 sharply pointed. Fruit small in cluster and berry, round, deep 

 red, and of fair flavour. A moderate grower and bearer. 



8. Northumberland Fillbasket. — Five rather small leaflets on 

 each leaf stalk. Fruit produced in large clusters ; berries nearly 

 round, deep scarlet, and of good flavour. A heavy bearer and 

 good grower, with few spines on the wood. 



9. Perpetuelle de Billard. — Five broad leaflets on each leaf 

 stalk. Fruit produced in large clusters ; berries round, very dark 

 crimson, of great size and good flavour. A heavy cropper and good 

 grower, often bearing a crop of fruit in the autumn in addition 

 to the July crop. 



10. Norwich Wonder. — Five very large leaflets on each leaf 

 stalk. Fruit produced in moderate clusters ; berries large, deep 

 red, bluntly pointed, and of very good flavour. An excellent 

 bearer and robust grower, with few spines on the wood. 



11. Semper Fidelis. — Five small leaflets on each leaf stalk. 

 Fruit produced in very large clusters ; berries bluntly pointed, 

 medium in size, deep scarlet, acid in flavour. A heavy bearer, 

 making strong wood covered with sharp spines. 



12. Superlative. F.C.C. 1888. — Five large leaflets on each 

 leaf stalk. Fruit produced in great clusters ; berries bluntly 

 pointed, very large, deep crimson, and very good flavour. A 

 splendid bearer and strong, vigorous grower, with scarcely any 

 spines on the wood. 



13. White Antwerp. — Five moderate leaflets on each leaf 

 stalk. Fruit produced in small clusters ; berries round, yellow, 

 and of rather sweet flavour. A light bearer and moderate in 

 growth, bristling with sharp spines. 



14. White Magnum Bonum. — A sweeter and improved form 

 of No. 13. 



EEPORT ON BLACK CURRANTS, CHISWICK, 1898. 



Owing to the large bushes of Black Currants being very 

 severely infested with the Black Currant mite (Phytoptus ribis), 

 and it being almost hopeless to eradicate the pest by hand picking, 

 owing to the great quantity of buds infested, every tree of every 



