. Catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, vines, shrubs plants roses & hardy bulbs. Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants. 13 CURRANTS. There are three distinct varieties of currants in cultivation, the red, white, and the black. All three species are native of Britain or have been introduced from some other parts of Europe, at a period unknown. The fruit of the red currant is largely u^ed for tarts ; it is also preserved in the form of jell}-, or mixed with rasp- berries for jam. The white is
. Catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, vines, shrubs plants roses & hardy bulbs. Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants. 13 CURRANTS. There are three distinct varieties of currants in cultivation, the red, white, and the black. All three species are native of Britain or have been introduced from some other parts of Europe, at a period unknown. The fruit of the red currant is largely u^ed for tarts ; it is also preserved in the form of jell}-, or mixed with rasp- berries for jam. The white is generally less acid, and is more used for dessert, with a few red ones intermixed. Black currants are almost wholly utilized for cooking and preserving and are supposed to possess medicinal properties not found in either of the others. The bushes grow almost anywhere. Currants do best in a good, rich loam, two feet or more in depth, rather heav^^ than otherwise, so as to retain moisture. Any fairly good soil will grow currants of good quality ; but for large crops and fine fruit the conditions above mentioned are the best. Established bushes should have a good annual dressing of farmyard manure. In the fall before the freezing of the soil, removing a little of the soil around the bushes, and placing the manure in, afterwards covering it with the soil. Currants are subject to caterpillars, that prove to - be destructive to the gooseberry and currant, but by taking a teaspoonful of Paris green or white hellebore and mixing in a pail of water and spraying it over the plants will destroy the RED DUTCH FAY\S NEW^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Klehm's Nursery; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Arlington Heights, Ill. : Bloomington Nursery
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