. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. SOi RED DUTCH WHITE DUTCH badly. Red Cross originated with Jacob Moore, Attica, New York, in 1894. Plants large, vigorous, spreading, dense, fairly pro- ductive. Leaves large, milky-green, held nearly fiat. Flowers midseason; type of R. vulgare. Fruit mid- season ; cluster of medium length, tips filled poorly; berries large, round, bright red; flesh red, juicy, flavor mild subacid; quality good; seeds large. RED DUTCH. Fig. 264. Red Dutch is one of the oldest and known red currants, now generally discarded in east- ern commercial planta
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. SOi RED DUTCH WHITE DUTCH badly. Red Cross originated with Jacob Moore, Attica, New York, in 1894. Plants large, vigorous, spreading, dense, fairly pro- ductive. Leaves large, milky-green, held nearly fiat. Flowers midseason; type of R. vulgare. Fruit mid- season ; cluster of medium length, tips filled poorly; berries large, round, bright red; flesh red, juicy, flavor mild subacid; quality good; seeds large. RED DUTCH. Fig. 264. Red Dutch is one of the oldest and known red currants, now generally discarded in east- ern commercial plantations, but still largely grown in the Middle West. It has many synonyms, but in the present confused state of currant nomenclature it is impossible to name these with certainty. The type is well established, however, and there should be little difficulty in identifying the true Red Dutch. The variety is passing from cul- tivation by reason of the small berries, which, how'ever, are ex- cellent in quality. This is an old European sort, the history of which is lost. Plants large, vigorous, upright, very productive; canes and shoots slender. Leaves rather large, dull green, soft, hairy beneath. Flowers midseason, of R. ruhntm type. Fruit early; cluster 264. long, slender, 10-18 berries, cling well. Red small, round, bright red; flesh red, , 1 juicy, firm, sprightly; quality of the JJUtcn. best; seeds medium in size and num- (X%) ber. RUBY. Moore's Ruby. Although intro- duced but a few years ago, two currants are now sold under this name, one an early and the other a late Plants on the grounds of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, secured from the originator, Jacob Moore, Attica, New York, show the early sort to be the true Ruby. Neither fruit nor plant recommends the va- riety very highly. It was introduced about 1895. Plants dwarfish, upright, medium in vigor and pro- ductiveness. Leaves rather large ; upper surface yellow- green ; lower su
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