. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 53. North Star Currants. Currants Currants should be planted on good soil, which must be kept rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all the young shoots, to keep the bushes in good shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally to keep the borers away. The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling the bushes with powdered
. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Maryland Baltimore Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 53. North Star Currants. Currants Currants should be planted on good soil, which must be kept rich and well worked. Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all the young shoots, to keep the bushes in good shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally to keep the borers away. The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling the bushes with powdered white hellebore while they are wet with dew. This powder is poisonous, and, where it has been applied, the fruit should not be used without first being washed. The Currant comes partly with the Raspberry, but follows it several weeks. Indeed, none of the small fruits will remain so long on the bushes without injury as the Currant. Black English. A well tested and reliable black currant; valuable for jellies, etc. Black Naples. Very large ; black ; valuable for jams and jellies ; has a strong musky odor. Cherry. Very large ; red ; strong grower and moderately productive ; fine for preserv- ing and a valuable market variety. Fay's Prolific. This currant has now been before the public a number of years, and we believe has pretty well sustained the claims of its disseminator, who says of it: " Color rich red ; as compared with the Cherry currant, Fay's prolific is equal in size, better in fla- vor, containing less acid, and five times as prolific, and from its long, peculiar stem, less expensive to ; Lee's Prolific. A black variety of recent introduction, and perhaps the best of its class. Earlier than Black Naples, with the peculiar musky flavor of that variety ; fruit large ; very prolific. La Versail laise. One of the largest and best currants; an enormous bearer; red; flavor good ; very similar to Cherry. North Star. This new Currant is of remarkably vigorous gr
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