SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, bULbs AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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Graqdall 'J-pee (7iirrar*t. 
(IMPROVED.) 
Wo were the first to call general attention to this most 
excellent fruit, and for the last four years it has had with us 
a tremendous sale, and as far as we have heard has in every 
instance proved greatly satisfactory. It is a strong and rapid 
grower, attaining a height of seven to nine feet and branch¬ 
ing freely into a fine symmetrical tree form ; single shoots 
often grow four or five feet in one season. It bears every 
year a tremendous crop of large black fruit nearly the size of 
a grape, the quality of which is entirely unlike that of any 
other Black Currant, as it lms none of the odor or disagree¬ 
able flavor common to black sorts. Its quality is very fine, 
indeed, and is not excelled for cooking in any form, either 
for pies, jelly, jam or sauce. Its flavor is that of the sweet 
Currant, combined with the acid of the Cherry Currant. It i* 
almost sure to commence bearing the first yen rand certainly 
will yield a big crop the second year. The fruit begins i!» 
ripen the middle of July and continues to the middle of 
August, the large berries being borne in clusters of four to 
twelve and cling to the tree a long time after they are rijs- 
before dropping. The currant worm does not infest this 
sort and it is, in fact, entirely exempt from all insect rav¬ 
ages. either on foliage or fruit. It is of iron-clad hardiness 
and will stand the most severe climate without a particle of 
injury in any respect. 
The Department of Agriculture at Washington has taken 
a great interest in this new Currant and the Agricultural 
Report of 1889 contains a' fine colored plate of it, and among 
other t hings the report says: “if is an enormous bearer, the 
fruit being large, fully one-half inch in diameter. In qual¬ 
ity, raw, it is superior to any of the European Blackcur¬ 
rants, having no strong odor or unpleasant taste, it is well 
adapted for sauces, pies, jellies, etc. If is never attacked by 
currant worms or other insects, and is perfectly hardy.’* 
This is a strong endorsement and is as t rue as gospel. The 
Crandall Tree Currant should certainly have a position in 
every garden. 
Price of strong, healthy plants, 25c. each : 5 for $1.00. 
