838 Report of the Assistant Horticulturist of the 
uus growth of new wood; the most productive variety in the list; 
berries large and of fair flavor. 
Wilson's Early. — Appears to be of no value here, as it winter-killed 
badly and has made very poor growth of new wood. Produced a few 
small berries. 
Wilson's Junior — Is of no more value than the Wilson's Early. 
There appears to be no difference in the Bartell and the Mammoth 
dewberries; both have made a very vigorous growth of new wood, 
many of the branches being from 10 to 15 feet in length. A few berries 
were produced, some of which were very large; the fruits were sour 
and of poor flavor. 
Lucretia. — The plants were set last spring, and bore a few small 
berries. The new growth is from 3 to 4 feet in length. 
The trailing habit of growth of the dewberry and the numerous 
sharp spines render it very diflicult to gather the fruit. 
Currant and Gooseberry. 
The following varieties of currant were planted in the spring of 1884 
except Fay's Prolific, which was planted in 1883. The data as noted 
appear in the following table : 
CURRANT. 
Cherry 
Fay's Prolific 
Glorie des Sablons. . 
Ijondon Ked 
Prince Albert 
Eed Dutch 
Short Bunched Red 
Versailles 
Victoria 
White Dutch 
White G rape 
First 
bloom. 
May 
First 
Last 
fruits 
fruits 
. 
ripe. 
ripe. 
4 
June 22 
July 
5 
4 
" 22 
5 
7 
" 27 
7 
6 
" 27* 
7 
6 
July 2 
12 
5 
June 27 
5 
8 
" 27 
7 
4 
" 23 
7 
6 
" 25 
7 
5 
" 25 
5 
5 
" 22 
5 
