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This volume contains a collection of vintage articles on the cultivation of red, white, and black currants. Profusely illustrated and including a wealth of useful, practical information, this collection is ideal for those occupied in the production of currants, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: ¿Pruning Black Currants¿, ¿Black Currents¿, ¿The Black Currant¿, ¿The Red and White Currants¿, ¿Red and White Currants¿, ¿Currants, Red and White¿, ¿The Currant¿, ¿Currants¿, ¿Black, Red and White Currants¿, ¿Currants of All Kinds¿, ¿The Currant¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Although commissioned originally as a popular publication on precious stones, this book was planned on more advanced lines even before it was begun, and written in order to meet the demand from the jewellery trade for text-book on gemmology. Therefore, this rare book is both scientific and accessible, making it the perfect book for the budding amateur and seasoned professional alike. Chapters included in this fascinating book are: Physical Characters, Technology and History, Descriptions, Semi-precious Stones, Miscellaneous Stones, Ornamental Stones, Organic Products, and Identification. Dr. George Frederick Herbert Smith (1872¿1953) was a British mineralogist who worked for the British Natural History Museum. He discovered the mineral paratacamite in 1906 and also invented the first efficient jeweller's refractometer. We are proud to republish this scare antiquarian book here complete with a new introduction to the subject.