FRUIT DEPARTMENT -CURRANTS 
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stances it may be necessary to repeat this process, but the trouble and expense of exterminating 
the worms is trifling if the powder is applied as soon as the worms appear. 
Black Champion. 
Very productive; 
large bunch and ber- 
ry; excelient quality; 
strong grower. The 
leading, well- tested 
black sort. 
Black Naples. Very 
large; black; rich; ten- 
der, aed excellent for 
jellies and wine. Very 
productive. 
Cherry. Large; deep 
red; rather acid; 
bunches short; plants 
erect, stout, vigorous 
and productive. 
Fay’s Prolific. Origi. 
nated in Chautauqua 
county, N. Y. A cross 
between Cherry and 
Victoria; of large size 
fine flavor and ex- 
tremely productive. 
La Versaillaise. Very 
large; red, bunch 
long; of great beauty; 
good quality. One of 
the finest and best. 
Should be in every 
collection. Pr o d u c- 
tive. 
Currant bushes, cut back ready 
for shipment. Our plants are 
all heavily rooted, and will fre- 
quently bear some fruit the 
first year, but will with proper 
care always produce the second 
year. 
Lee’s Prolific Black. A new English variety. 
The fruit is large and of superior quality; the 
bush is a vigorous grower an I enormously pro- 
ductive. 
North Star. The strongest grower among the 
red varieties; should be g'ven plenty of room and 
ground kept well enriched; bunches average 4 
inches in length and are freely produced. Com- 
bines extreme hardiness, vigorous growth, extra 
quality and great productiveness. 
Perfection. New. This grand fruit was orig- 
inated by Charles G. Hooker, of Rochester, by 
crossing the Fay’s Prolific with the White Grape 
Currant, with the view of combining the large 
size and color of the Fay with the good quality 
and productiveness of the White Grape. From 
quite a number of plants of th s cross the Per- 
fection was selected as the best, and after a thor- 
ough trial by the originator, proved so satisfac- 
tory and superior in many respects, combining, 
as it does, the good qualities of both parents that 
it was decided to enter it for the $50 Barry Gold 
medal of the Western New York Horticultural 
Society. The Perfection Currant was the fruit 
first to receive the Barry Medal. It also received 
the highest award given to any fruit at the Pan- 
American Exposition. Plants were also sent to 
the New York State Agricultural Experiment 
Station, at Geneva, N. Y.,for testing there, in 
competition with about 60 varieties in their trial 
block, including all the best varieties in cultiva- 
tion. The result of the trial for four years at the 
station has been exceedingly satisfactory. Per- 
fection coming out at the head of all introduced 
varieties on its general merits. The color is a 
beautiful bright red; size as large or larger than 
the Fay, the clusters averaging longer. The size 
of the berry is well maintained to the end of the 
bunch. The Perfection has a long stem, from 
point of attachment to the bush to the first ber- 
ry, making it easy to pick without crushing the 
fruit. The Perfection is a great bearer, resem- 
bling its parent, the White Grape, in this respect, 
superior to the Fay, or any other large sort with 
which we are acquainted. On account of this 
great productiveness the plants should be kept 
well cultivated and fertilized, as should all heavy 
bearers. Under these conditions they will reg- 
ularly produce heavy crops of large fruit of the 
very best quality. The season of ripening is 
about the same as that of the Cherry or Fay. 
Rich, mild, subacid, plenty of pulp with few 
seeds. Less acid and of better quality than any 
other large currant in cultivation. The White 
Grape has always been considered one of the best 
varieties for table use, and the effect of this 
strain is very plainly seen in the very fine quality 
of Perfection. In habit of growth it is intermedi- 
ate between its parents Fay and White Grape, 
with remarkably large, healthy foliage. For com- 
plete discription, see our eight-page colored cir- 
cular. Each bush will bear a Perfection label as 
a guarantee of genuineness. 
Pomona. While not the largest, is of good size. 
It is a beautiful, clear bright, almost transparent 
red; has but a few small seeds; easily picked; 
hangs a long time after ripe, and is one of the 
best to hold up in shipping or on the market. A 
vigorous grower, healthy and hardy; the most 
productive, one of the sweetest and bestin quality; 
continues longest in profitable bearing; retains its 
foliage; hangs on bush in good condition the long- 
est; comes into bearing early; is easily and 
cheaply picked. Holds an unparalleled record for 
actual acreage yield in ordinary field culture. 
Victoria. A splendid variety, ripening two or 
three weeks later than the others. Bunches ex- 
tremely long; berries of medium size, brilliant 
red. 
White Grape. Very large; yellowish white, 
sweet, or very mild acid; excellent quality and 
valuable for the table. The finest of the white 
sorts. Very distinct from White Dutch, having 
a low, spreading habit and dark green foliage. 
Very productive. 
