FRUIT CATALOGUE 



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SECTION VIII.— GOOSEBERRIES. 



ABBKEVIATIONS FOIl THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



1), brown, 

 g. green. 



r. red. 



w. whitish. 



Remarks. 



Very productive. Worthy of trial, 



A promisiner new sort. 



A productive and promising sort. Needs spraying. 



Fine, stocky, vigorous plant; quite thorny. The highest quality of fruit. 



Highly praised. Subject to mildew. 



Slender and straggling', but vigorous, prolific and excellent. 



Subject to mildew. Unproductive unless sprayed. 



A promising European variety. 



A little later than Industry and less subject to mildew. Promising. 



An old sort of slender but upright growtn. 



A Ithough small, its productiveness makes it valuable. 



With spraying the plants are healthy and productive. 



Some iloubt as to the vigor of the plant. An excellent variety. 



A 1 trge attractive sort. Valuable only with spraying. 



be produced at a reasonable price. By the proper pruning of the plants, 

 so as to open up the heads, and frequent sprayings with liver of sulphur, 

 the mildew can be held in check and good crops can be secured. The 

 European varieties in particular need a moist, rich soil and should 

 be planted where they will have a good circulation of air. The Downing 

 has been most used of the American varieties. Champion and Pearl are 

 promising kinds, while Keepsake, Columbus, Lancashire Lad and Chau- 

 tauqua are among the best of the European sorts. 



