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treatment and with favorable surroundings and soil, the European 

 varieties will bear as regularly and freely as those of American origin. 



The American varieties are more or less sprawling in their growth. 

 This tendency can be counteracted and the formation of fruit spurs 

 can be increased if the ends of the main shoots are headed back in the 

 spring. This is seldom necessary in the case of European varieties and 

 in fact the thinning out process is usually more necessary. By keeping 

 the bushes well opened up it permits the free circulation of the air and 

 the injury from mildew is much less. 



The gooseberry is sometimes attacked by an aphis which causes the 

 leaves upon the young shoots to curl and form rosettes. It seldom 

 does much harm. If taken in time, the young lice can be destroyed by 

 the use of strong tobacco water or kerosene emulsion, but after the 

 rosettes have formed it is diflScult to reach the insects and it will gen- 

 erally be best to cut off and burn the rosettes, thus destroying the 

 insects. 



Columbus (Triumph) : — A vigorous growing, English kind. Plants 

 are still in good condition. Always bears well. Fruit is large, smooth and 

 of good appearance. Quality very good. A good market or home use 

 variety. 



Downing: — The most popular and profitable American kind. Plants 

 eighteen years old and still vigorous. A compact grower. Very pro- 

 lific. Good for all purposes. 



Golden :— English. Medium size. Quality fair to good. Golden color. 

 Plants are poor growers and lack vigor. Not to be recommended. 



Houghton : — A vigorous American variety, producing a small, reddish 

 berry of good quality. Only a moderate bearer. Color and size are 

 against it for market or culinary purposes. 



Industry: — A rather poor-growing, English variety. Berry is large, 

 hairy, and reddish in color. Quality good. Only moderately productive. 

 Not profitable. 



Josselyn : — American. Plant quite vigorous and productive. Fruit of 

 good quality and free from mildew. It varies in size, some seasons 

 being larger than Downing and during others running quite small. 

 Color and variations in size against it. 



Lancashire: — English. A fair grower and moderately productive. 

 Bears large, reddish berries of good quality. Not profitable. 



Orange: — English*. Produces the largest bush in the patch. Bears 

 well of small fruit of rich golden color when ripe. Makes a very good 

 ripe dessert berry, the quality being very good. Otherwise, on account 

 of size it is not a valuable variety, although it always bears well. 



Pale Red : — A good growing American kind. The berry is small and 

 reddish, and is therefore not suitable for market. Quality good. Much 

 like Houghton. 



Pearl : — American. Plants moderately vigorous and productive. 

 Makes a low spreading growth. Fruit is medium-sized and resembles 

 that of the Downing, although distinct from that variety. Quality good. 

 In general not quite as good as Downing. 



Tree: — A late ripening American kind. Bush a vigorous grower but 

 of spindling^ habit. Fruit is medium in size and quality, and is very 

 green in color. Not valuable. 



