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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



SECTION VIII.— GOOSEBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Form of berry. 



ov. oval, 

 r, round. 



u 

 ,0 



a 



1 



3 

 3 

 4 

 5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



13 



13 



14 



Names. 



Cbampion 



Chautauqua 



Columbus , 



Downing 



Golden Prolific. 



Houghton... 



Industry 



Keepsake 



Lancashire Lad 



Pale Red 



Pearl 



Red Jacket 



Smith 



Triumph 



Q 

 O 

 <c 

 03 

 oi 

 CD 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 ^ug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 





Am. 

 Eur. 

 Eur. 

 N. Y. 

 Eur. 

 Mass. 

 Eur. 

 Eur. 

 Eur. 

 Am. 

 Can. 

 Am. 

 Ver. 

 Eur. 



Use and 



value. 



Scale 1 to 10. 



8 

 6 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 6 

 9 

 8 



10 

 8 



be 



a 



3 



o 

 o 

 O 



8 



10 

 8 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 8 

 10 

 8 

 10 





8 



8 



8 



10 



Until recently the gooseberry has been found a profitable market crop, 

 but it has been so extensively planted that the market has usually been 

 overstocked and of late years the prices have been low. Much trouble 

 has resulted because growers have persisted in stripping the branches 

 of the fruit before it is ripe and this has resulted in greatly reducing 

 the demand. The English varieties have not been grown successfully 

 here on account of the attack of the powdery mildew, but as they are 

 larger and of a much better quality than the American sorts, a good 

 demand and remunerative prices can be obtained for them if they can 



