. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 226 REPORT ON THE No. 24 DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. BLACK Bush : upright, of medium vigor, healthy, hardy and produc- tive. Berky : large, black, firm, sweet. Quality : fine. Se\son : medium. Bl.^ck Victoria. Bush : BtTNCH : Berry' : Season : BRAYLEY. upright, spreading, vigorous, healthy, hardy; not very productive, long, straggling, loose. dark red in color; size medium; flavor acid, sprightly, medium. CHERRY. (Krd Imprrial, Fertile d'Angcrs of LeBoy). The principal red currant grown in Southern Ontario for commercial purposes. Its large size
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 226 REPORT ON THE No. 24 DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. BLACK Bush : upright, of medium vigor, healthy, hardy and produc- tive. Berky : large, black, firm, sweet. Quality : fine. Se\son : medium. Bl.^ck Victoria. Bush : BtTNCH : Berry' : Season : BRAYLEY. upright, spreading, vigorous, healthy, hardy; not very productive, long, straggling, loose. dark red in color; size medium; flavor acid, sprightly, medium. CHERRY. (Krd Imprrial, Fertile d'Angcrs of LeBoy). The principal red currant grown in Southern Ontario for commercial purposes. Its large size, fine color and earliness, combine to make it the most satisfactory of all varieties for market, and many acres have been set out for this purpose. When well culti- vated and \vell pruned back, a planta- tion of Cherry currants will continue very productive for at least twelve or fifteen years. Origin : Italy; introduced into the United States' in 1846. Plant : vigorous, a stout stocky grower ; very productive ; begins bear- ing the second year after planting; foliage thick, dark green. Bunch : usually short, but some- times long and tapering, compact. Berry : very large, globular; bright red in color; flavor subacid ; texture firm. Quality: fair Value : first class for market and for .jellies. Cherry. Season : medium to late. Adaptation: general, but succeeds better on clay loam than upon light sand. I 5a 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 Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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