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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_3 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULbS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 153
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Grai)dall Tree G*irrai)t. (IMPROVED.) We were the first to call general attention to this most excellent fruit, and for the last four years it has had with us a tremendous sale, and as far as we have heard has in every instance proved greatly satisfactory- It is a strong and rapid grower, attaining a height of seven to nine feet and branch- ing freely into a fine symmetrical tree form; single shoots of ten grow four or five feet in one season. It bears every year a tremendous crop of large black f rait nearly the size of a grape, the quality of which is entirely unlike that of any other Black Currant, as it has none of the odor or disagree- able flavor common to black sorts. Its quality is very fine, indeed, and is not excelled for cooking in any form, either for pies, jelly, jam or sauce. Its flavor is that of the sweet Currant, combined with the acid of the Cherry Currant. It is almost sure to commence bearing the first yea r and certainly will yield a big crop the second year. The fruit begins to ifipen the middle of July and continues to the middle of August, the large berries being borne in clusters of four to i twelve and cling to the tree a long time after they are ripe ; before dropping. The currant worm does not infest this sort and it is, in fact, entirely exempt from all insect rav- ! ages, either on foliage or fruit. It is of iron-clad hardiness and will stand the most severe climate without a particle of I injury in any respect. j The Department of Agriculture at Washington has taken I a great interest in this new Currant and the Agricultural Report of 1889 contains a fine colored plate of it, and among other things the report says: "It is an enormous bearer, the fruit being large, fully one-half inch in diameter. In qual- ity, raw, it is superior to any of the European Black Cur- rants, having no strong odor or unpleasant taste. It is well adapted for sauces, pies, jellies, etc. It is never attacked by currant worms or other insects, and is perfectly hardy." This is a strong endorsement and is as true as gospel. The Crandall Tree Currant should certainly have a position in every garden. Price of strong, healthy plants, 25c. each; 5 for $1.00.

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