. Spring 1902. Nursery stock Ohio New Carlisle Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. RED CROSS. Jacob Moore, the originator, says: "Red Cross clusters are long and have well-necked berries, double the size of Victoria, and far superior in quality to Cherry or Victoria. Nothing will compare in quality with Red Cross but White Dutch, which is too small Red Cross was first fruited in 1889. I have seen the fruit growing in such masses as to hide the upper branches from view. It is later than Ch
. Spring 1902. Nursery stock Ohio New Carlisle Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. RED CROSS. Jacob Moore, the originator, says: "Red Cross clusters are long and have well-necked berries, double the size of Victoria, and far superior in quality to Cherry or Victoria. Nothing will compare in quality with Red Cross but White Dutch, which is too small Red Cross was first fruited in 1889. I have seen the fruit growing in such masses as to hide the upper branches from view. It is later than Cherry The plant makes twice the growth of Cherry, and yields two or thre; times as much fruit. I recommend it with con- fidence. "I consider Red Cross one of the best of the new ; Price, loc. each; $ per dozen; per 100. LONG BUNCH HOLLAND. Another new variety from the extreme north Season late; very prolific; of long bunches of good sized fruit. Bush makes a stock growth of extra heavy and thick wood. Has abundant foliage, which protects the fruit well from the sun. Profit- able. Price, 15c. each; $ per dozen. NORTH STAR. The North Star Currant was selected on account of its vigorous growth from a lot of seedlings which had sprung up about an old windmill owned by a German family in East<-rn New York, and is an accidental seedling, probably of the Victoria, as, like that variety, it is sel" dom affected by the borer. It exceeds all other varieties in pro- ductiveness, and were it not for its great vigor of growth it would, by overbearing soon become exhaust- ed. Such productive- ness will, in every locality, need a liberal supply of manure, ashes, or other plant food, in order to con- tinue to produce fruit of the largest size and in such abundance. It is a variety, too, which needs a good bit of ground to stand up- on, requiring double the room of other sorts Notwithstanding its great vigor, it has prov- ed to be hardy wher- ever tried w
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