THB QuRRANT". 
^i^MERICA has originated but three Red Currants. We are indebted to Europe for all the other 
varieties in general cultivation. FHE NORTH STAR is distinctly an American pioduction. 
It is propagated in the extreme cold climate of Minnesota, where it has been carefully tested in every 
conceivable manner, and is now offered as a candidate for [)ublic favor in full confidence that it has 
many excellent qualities not possessed by any other Red Currant. 
The fruit is very uniform in size, bright red, larger than the Red Dutch or Victoria, and rivalling 
tlie Cherry Currant, while each bush will yield double the quantity of fruit. It is less acid, much 
sweeter, and very agreeable to eat out of hand or for table use. The bunches are from four 
to six inches long, and densely packed with fruit, involving only half the labor in harvesting the 
crop. The berries cling to the branches long after the fruit is ripe and do not shell or drop off. This 
habit lengthens the season of this currant from four to six weeks. It is an early and prolific bearer, 
producing twenty-five per cent, more fruit than the common sorts. It is never affected by borers or 
other insect enemies. 
THE NORTH STAR has a bright, healthy foliage, not too dense, which it retains very late in 
the fall, thus aiding to develop the strongest possible fruit buds. Its strong, rapid growth makes it 
particularly adapted for cultivation in the TREE Form, as it requires but little pruning. It is the 
most desirable variety known for propagation as a TREE CURRAN'i'. 
The points that commend THE NORTH STAR particularly to the Nurseryman are : 
1st. Its extreme vigor and hardiness. It will grow in ANY climate. 
2nd. Its rapid growth, insuring a large proportion of heavy plants at an early age. 
3rd. It propagates equally well from layers or cuttings, as it “catches” readily. 
4th. It has more STRONG SELLING POINTS than any other currant we know. 
We conscientiously believe it the BEST currant in existence to-day. 
TESTIMONIALS OF ACTUAL GROWERS. 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July i6tli. 
Our plants have produced several bushels in such quantities and quality that we are more than ever pleased with them. 
Merchants have come to the nursery for them, paying us from 10 to 12 cents per quart, and we have had to refuse many 
orders. Very truly yours, J. W, ADAMS & CO. 
LUCAS CO., Ohio 
I have raised an average of six quarts to each bush, or three hundred and twenty bushels per acre and sold them 
at $2.50 per bushel. - W. W. FARNSWORTH. 
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1891. 
Gentlemkn. —The plants of the “Nortn Star” you sent us last spring have made a very vigorous growth so far and 
promises to be one of the best we have. Yours truly, STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
NEBRASKA STATE EXPERIMENTAL STATION, Tecumseh, Neb, W. R. Harris, Mgr. ; The North Star 
Currant on my grounds has made a good growth and had a few bunches of currants on it this year. I am well pleased with 
it so far in growth and fruit. 
yAMPTON. Iowa, Dec. 2, 1893. 
I have fruited the “North Star” and it is very satisfactory.—J. C. FERRIS, Nurseryman. 
FAIRVIEW NURSERIES, LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. ii, 1893. 
I got two plants of the North Star Currant in the fall of 1891 and I find it is an immense bearer, good size, and of the 
best quality. Am sorry I did not get moie at that time. Respectfully yours, DANIEL D. HERR. 
REPORT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE FRUIT COMMITTEE, 1891, Robert Manning Burion, Chair¬ 
man : It is very productive and of excellent flavor ; indeed it is the best of the Red Currants. 
THE NORTH STAR readily retails for $5.00 per dozen. 
TERMS, WHOLESALE PRICES, ETC., will be submitted on application. Elegant colored 
lithograph plates furnished FREE for Agent’s Plate Books. Generous terms will be extended to 
parties desiring colored plates for use in catalogues, and all communications will receive prompt and 
courteous attention. 
Very truly yours. 
The Jewell Nursery Co. 
LAKE CITY, MINNPJSOTA, Jan. ist, 1894. 
