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most abundant bearer and ripening early. The bundles are long and the berries large, full, 
and juicy, of a bright red colour. The plant is of a dwarf and somewhat slender habit of 
growth, never attaining a large size. The leaves broad and flat, deep green, having a sort 
of metallic glaucous hue, which renders it in appearance quite distinct. The synonyms here 
given are all referable to this variety, which is the one generally grown and known in this 
country as the Red Dutch. 
2. Knight’s Large Red: syn,, Knight’s Sweet Red, Goliath, Fielder’s Red, Palmer’s Late 
Red, Pitmaston Red, Pitmaston Prolific, Large Sweet Red, Bertin No. 1, Dancer’s Selected. 
—This variety is not quite so early as the Red Dutch. It is a most abundant bearer. The 
bunches are long, and produced in immense clusters. Berries of medium size, of a bright 
red colour. The plant is of strong and vigorous growth, the shoots growing mostly erect. 
Leaves pale green, rather small, somewhat deeply cut and crumpled in appearance. This 
variety is the one in most general cultivation in the market gardens around London, having 
probably been selected for its fine vigorous constitution. Messrs. Krelage, of Haarlem, sent 
fruiting branches of this variety as the true Red Dutch Currant as grown in Holland. 
3. Old Red: syn.. Rouge Commune.—This greatly resembles the preceding. The plant is 
of most robust growth, but a poor cropper, and with small berries. It is most probably the 
original stock from which Knight’s Large Red the present common variety, has been selected. 
4. Red Cherry : syn., La Versaillaise.—The berries of this variety are very large and 
handsome, almost like small Cherries, but they are produced very sparingly, the bunches 
frequently consisting of only one berry, and from twenty to thirty berries on a plant. The 
plant is of a gross spreading habit of growth. The shoots pale, very gross. Leaves very 
large, broad, deep green. It is unsuited for cultivation in the open ground, as the shoot.s, 
from their gross nature, break off easily, and so no plant is formed. The buds do not 
break freely after pruning. Grown against a wall it is more satisfactory. 
5. Houghton Seedling : syn., Houghton Castle, Orangefield.—This is a late variety, 
the berries of medium size, deep red, and rather acid. Bunches long, produced in very 
thick clusters. A most abundant cropper. The plant is of a very robust, close-growing, 
sturdy, stubby habit, very rarely producing long shoots. The leaves are small, deep dark 
green, somewhat deeply cut and crumpled in appearance. Very distinct. This variety, 
from its close compact habit of growth and stui’dy constitution, is very suitable for gi'owing 
in exposed situations and for training as an espalier or pyramid. 
G. Gondoutn : syn., Raby Castle, May’s Victoria, Imp^riale Rouge, D’Hollande a grappes 
longues.—This is a remarkably strong-growing late variety. The bunches are very long. 
Berries largo or above medium size, of a bright red colour with a sharp acidity. As a bearer 
it is only medium. The plant is of a most robust growth, soon forming large bushes. Shoots 
strong, reddish. Leaves large, dark green, with reddish veinings, flat, deeply cut, veiy showy, 
and very distinct. The flowers have also a reddish tinge. This is one of the latest Currants 
to ripen, and hangs well on the plants afterwards. The plant, from its strong vigoi’ous growth, 
is very suitable for growing as a standard or large bush. 
7. Verrieres Rouge. —This appears to be a compact dwarf-growing form of the 
Gondouiu. 
8. Mallow-leaved : syn., New Sweet Red.—This is a strong-growing late variety. 
Bunches long. Berries small, of a pale red colour. Late in ripening, and a somewhat poor 
cropper. The plant is of very distinct appearance, strong, tall-growing, Avith pale shoots. 
Leaves large, flat, soft, downy like a Mallowq of a pale green colour, sometimes like the 
Black Currant. 
9. Lace-leaved : syn., Largo Sweet Red, Large Red, D’Hollande a feuille bordde.—A 
fine, compact-growing, bushy variety'. Bunches of a medium size. Berries medium, of a 
pale rod colour. A most abundant bearer. Shoots dark, spreading. Leaves dark green 
with a glaucous hue, and the greater portion, more especially those in the shade, having a 
narrow silver lacing or border, giving the plants a slightly variegated appearance. A very 
excellent good-habited variety. 
10. Cut-leaved : syn., Feuille laciniee, Eyatt Nova.—Plant of somewhat slender 
spreading growth. Bunches of medium size. Berries small, of a pale red. A very poor 
cropper. Leaves small, deeply cut, or laciniated and pointed, rendering it very distinct in 
appearance. 
11. Variegated; syn., Feuille panach^e.—This is a variegated-leaved form of the 
conimon Red. A poor cropper. The leaves are prettily variegated on their appearance in 
spring, but soon become dull and dingy. 
12. Striped-fruited. —This in appearance resembles the common Red. Berries small, 
pale in colour, with one or two darker stripes, rather pretty. A very poor cropper. The 
Gloire des Sablons is stated to bo a White variety, prettily striped with red. At Chiswick it 
proved the same as Gondouin. 
