EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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On June 10th owing apparently to unfavorable climatic conditions or 

 possibly, to imperfect spraying, mildew appeared upon the fruit of some 

 of the European varieties. The infected fruit was at once gathered and 

 burned. 



The crumpling of the foliage, due apparently to the presence of aphides, 

 has been very rare this year. It usually appears only at the tips of the 

 young twigs, which are cut away and burned, when discovered. 



The currant worm, Nematus ventricosus, which attacks the foliage of 

 the gooseberry, in common with that of the currant, was also sprayed with 

 a decoction of buhach in water with similarly satisfactory result. 



Several varieties, although tabulated, have, for one cause or another, 

 failed to fruit satisfactorily, for which reason, unavoidably, several particu- 

 lars are not given in the table. 



TABULATION OF GOOSEBERRIES, 1897. 



Apex, a recent seedling from Oregon, has this season, for the first time, 

 produced a fair crop of fruit. It has been understood to be a seedling of 

 the indigenous variety of that region but the habit of growth, and also the 

 size and general character of the fruit, correspond so perfectly with 

 R. grossularia, as to warrant the suspicion that it may be an Oregon seed- 

 ling of that species. 



Auburn, Bendelon, Champion, Chautauqua, Columbus, Grolden Prolific, 

 Keepsake, Orange, Pearl, Eed Jacket and Triumph are understood to be 

 either American seedlings of the European species or possibly hybrids 

 between native and foreign varieties. 



Downing and Smith seem to have been very generally accepted as native 

 seedlings, and yet there is more or less ground for suspicion of possible 

 hybridization between the native and the foreign species. 



