New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 
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The black currants and gooseberries in the following tables were 
planted in the spring of 1882. The dates of the first blossom, first and 
last ripe fruits were as follows: 
BLACK CURRANT. 
Baldwin's Black 
Black English 
Black Naples 
Lee's Black Prolific 
Ogden's Black Grape 
Missouri Large Fruited. 
Missouri Sweet Fruited . 
First 
bloom. 
May 10 
" 10 
" 10 
" 10 
" 10 
First 
fruits 
ripe. 
July 8 
June 29 
" 30 
" 30 
" 29 
GOOSEBERRY. 
Downing 
Houghton 
Industry 
Mountain Seedling 
Pale Red 
Smith's 
Wellington's Glory 
First bloom. 
May 5 
First fruits 
ripe. 
July 14 
14 
8 
25 
13 
13 
18 
Last fruits 
ripe. 
Aug. 1 
1 
July 25 
Aug. 5 
1 
July 25 
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The Industry gooseberry was badly affected with the mildew this 
season, so much so that very few fruits ripened. 
Mountain Seedling and Wellington's Glory were somewhat affected 
but much less than the Industry. The other varieties of goose- 
berries showed but little if any signs of mildew. 
