FRUIT DEPARTMENT-CURRANTS 
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CURRANTS, Continued. 
Black Champion. Very productive; large 
bunch and berry; excellent quality; strong 
grower; the leading, well-tested black sort. 
Black Naples. Large; black; rich; tender 
and excellent for jelly and wine. Pro- 
ductive. 
Cherry. Large; deep red; rather acid; 
bunches short; plants erect, stout, vigor- 
ous and productive. 
Fay’s Prolific Black. A cross between 
Cherry and Victoria; of large fine flavor 
and extremely productive. 
La Versaillaise. Large; red, bunch long; 
of great beauty; good quality. One of the 
finest and best. Should be in every collec- 
tion. Productive. 
Lee’s Prolific Black. The fruit is large 
and of superior quality; the bush is a 
vigorous grower and productive. 
North Star. The strongest grower among 
the red varieties; should be given plenty 
of room and ground kept well enriched; 
bunches average four inches in length and 
freely produced. Combines extreme hardi- 
ness, vigorous growth, extra quality and 
great productiveness. 
Perfection. A cross between Fay’s Pro- 
lific and White Grape. The color is a 
beautiful bright red; size as large or larger 
than the Fay, the clusters average 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 berry, making it 
easy to pick without crushing the fruit. 
Is a great bearer, resembling its parent, 
the White Grape in this respect, superior 
to the Fay, or any other large sort with 
which we are acquainted. On accouut of 
this great productiveness the plants should 
be kept well cultivated and fertilized, as 
should all heavy bearers. 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 currant in 
cultivation. In habit of growth it is inter- 
mediate between its parents Fay and 
White Grape, with remarkably large, 
healthy foliage. 
Pomona. Of good size. 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 best in quality; continues 
longest in profitable bearing; retains its 
foliage; hangs on bush in good condition the 
longest; comes into bearing early; is easily 
and cheaply picked. Holds an unpar- 
alleled record for actual acreage yield in 
ordinary field culture. 
Victoria. A splendid variety, ripening 
two or three weeks later than the others. 
Bunches extremely long; berries of med- 
ium size, brillant red. 
White Grape. Large; yellowish white, 
sweet, or very mild acid; excellent quality 
and valuable for the table. The finest of 
the white sorts. Distinct from the White 
Dutch, having a low, spreading habit and 
dark green foliage. Productive. 
Currant bushes, cut back ready for shipment. Our 
plants are all heavily rooted, and will frequently bear 
some fruit the first year, but will with proper care 
always produce the second year. 
A certificate of inspection, 
testifying to the freedom of 
our stock from insect pests 
or disease, accompanies every 
shipment of trees sent out 
to our customers. 
