Illustrated is the pruning of a currant bush, The old cane, (a), is to be cut away. Then the straight new canes are left to remain.

Currant Bush

Illustrated is the pruning of a currant bush, The old cane, (a), is to be cut away. Then the straight…

Illustrated is a cutting of currant.

Currant Cutting

Illustrated is a cutting of currant.

Illustrated is the tree-form training of currant.

Currant Training

Illustrated is the tree-form training of currant.

Black currant is the common name of ribes nigrum. It is a European species.

Black Currant

Black currant is the common name of ribes nigrum. It is a European species.

Buffalo currant is the common name of ribes aureum. It is an American variety.

Buffalo Currant

Buffalo currant is the common name of ribes aureum. It is an American variety.

Currant is the common name of ribes vulgaris. Illustrated is the plant in bloom.

Common Currant

Currant is the common name of ribes vulgaris. Illustrated is the plant in bloom.

The common name of ribes floridum is native black currant. In this illustration the fruit is immature. It is an American species.

Native Black Currant

The common name of ribes floridum is native black currant. In this illustration the fruit is immature.…

The Red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, native to parts of western Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Northern Italy and Northern Spain). It is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1-1.5 m tall, occasionally 2 m, with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous 4-8 cm racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about 8-12 mm diameter, with 3-10 berries on each raceme.

Red Currant

The Red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family Grossulariaceae,…

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

Gooseberry

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.

Gooseberry

The Gooseberry is actually the currant.