A. B. Hood 6 Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
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North Star Currants. 
Small Fruits 
The small fruits, such as Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Gooseberries, 
Currants, etc., ripening from the first of June till fall, are everywhere capable of suc- 
cessful cultivation, and yield large returns at comparatively small e.xpense. They 
should have a place in every garden. Since the introduction of self-sealing jars and 
cans, they can be had throughout the year almost as fresh as when gathered. 
SELECT CURRANTS 
Black Naples. \'ery large ; black ; val- 
uable for jams and jellies ; has a strong, 
musky odor. 
Cherry. \'ery large ; red ; strong 
grower and moderately productive ; line 
for preserving, and a valuable market 
variety. 
Fay’s Prolilic. This Currant has now 
been before the public a number of years, 
and we believe has pretty well sustained 
the claims of its disseminator, who says 
of it: “Color rich red; as compared 
with the Cherry Currant, Fay’s Prolific is 
equal in size, better in flavor, containing 
less acid, and five times as prolific, and 
from its long, peculiar stem, less expen- 
sive to pick.” 
La Versaillaise. One of the largest and 
best Currants ; an enormous bearer ; red ; 
flavor good ; very similar to Cherry. 
Lee’s Prolilic. A black variety of recent 
introduction, and perhaps the best of its 
class ; earlier than Black Naples, with the 
peculiar musky flavor of that variety ; 
fruit large ; very prolific. 
North Star. This new Currant is of re- 
markably vigorous growth and wonder- 
fully prolific ; the stems of fruit thickly 
set average 4 inches in length. The fruit 
is very sweet anti rich, a fine dessert fruit 
and linequaled for jelly. It is extremely 
hardy ; bears early. 
Pomona. Is a strong grower ; hardy and 
very productive. Colored aud verv sweet ; 
few and very small seeds. A very valu- 
able sort. 
Red Dutch. Larger than the common 
red aud clusters much larger, and less 
acid ; one of the best red Currants. 
Victoria. A late variety, of rather large 
size ; red ; long bunch ; productive. 
White Grape. The best white Currant ; 
bunch motlerately long ; berries large ; 
very productive ; less acid than the red 
Currants ; fine for table. 
White Dutch. Rather large; white; good. 
