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C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, New York. 
SELECT CURRANTS. 
The C'unaiit combines hardiness, ease 
pleasant Havor, and early ripening, making 
valion and pruning will more 
than triple the size of the fruit 
Old bushes should have the old 
and stunted wood cut out, and 
thrifty shoots left at regular dis- 
tances. Old manure should be 
spaded-in about the roots, and 
the soil kept clean, cultivated, 
and mellow As the Currant 
starts and expands its leaves 
very early, this work should be 
performed as soon as the frost 
leaves the soil. Currants thrive 
best when they are somewhat 
shaded, consequently an excel- 
lent position for them is in the 
rows of young orchard trees. 
They can be successfully planted 
spring or fall. 
Set 4 to 5 feet apart eacl way. 
Cherry. Red. Ripe early July 
here. Fruit very large, nearly 
tW'ice the size of the connuon Red 
Dutch; often 's of an inch in 
diameter; round; (|uite acid. 
Clusters moderately short. 
Growth of plant is tall, large and 
luxuriant. 
Fay's Prolific. Red. Ripe 
about July 10 to 15 here. A 
variety of great value on account 
of its tine quality and the extra- 
ordinary size of its bunches. The 
bunches arc really enormous, being .some- 
times over 7 inches in length. 
Lee's Prolific. Black. The fruit is of 
enormous size, wonderfully productive, and 
of agreeable flavor. I-ong stems of large 
berries. \'ery desirable for canning, and 
of culture, great and uniform productiveness, 
one of the most valuable fruits. Good culti- 
Whlte Grape Currant. 
while a taste for this fruit often has to be 
acijuired, it is always highly esteemed by 
those who are accustomed to use it. Plants 
are very hardy, and it is well suited to 
cold country sections. 
Moore's Ruby. Light red. Ripe early 
July here. A new sweet red Currant, recently 
introduced by Mr. Jacob Moore, the origi- 
nator of the Moore's Diamond (Irape. Prof. 
L. H. F}aile\',of Conn-II I 'niversity, says of it : 
KvL-rytliinK I have sei.M» of the Moore's Ruby 
Currant pleases me, so far as its value for home 
use and dessert is concerned. It is a Currant 
of most excellent quality. 
Newark. Red. Ripe early July here. We 
have for several ye.ars becMi growing and 
testing this new Currant, which has, after 
careful and painstaU ing examination, entirely 
satisfied nswith its many desirable and supe- 
lior qualities, h'irst, it is a great producer ; 
secondly, it is of excellent quality, and will 
hang long on the bush ; and, lastly, it is a 
strong and vigorous grower, and produces a 
great crop the second year after transplant- 
ing. We have the entire and only slock. 
The fruit of this Cm'rant is red ; si/.c above 
medium ; subacid ; bunch of good length. 
The fruit is borne in masses on the liush. 
White Crape. White. Ripe early July 
here. \'ery large. Mild flavor. IC.vcellent 
qualitj' ; gooti foi' table use. Very valuable. 
Wilder. Red. Ripe middle July here. 
Fruit large, line flavor. Very profitable for 
UKirket, being a great yielder. 
