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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



American cultivation. The fruits stand shipment well and are 

 ploasin*^ in flavor, but must be permitted to mature eompletely. 

 The most important consideration is that the phints are com- 

 paratively little int'eeted by mihlew. Lancashire Lad is an old 

 English sort long- grown in America. 



Plants small, erect, compact, a little lacking in vigor, fairly productive. 

 Fruit midseason, medium to large, round or round-oblong, dark red, with 

 lines of light flecks, skin hairy; flesh firm, juicy, mild subacid; quality 

 good; seeds rather small. 



725. Oregon. R. hirfdiiim X R- Grossularia. — Resembling 

 Downing, this variety appears to have merits not i^ossessed by 

 its parent. Thus, it is strongly recommended in the Pacific 

 Northwest and in Indiana. It is similar in plant and fruit to 

 Downing, differing in the plants being slightly more productive, 

 while the fruits are yellower at maturity and later in season. 

 The description of Downing answers for this variety, except 

 in the characters named. The variety originated with 0. D. 

 Dickinson, Salem, Oregon, sometime previous to 1880. 



726. Pale Red (Fig. 273). R. hirtellum.— F ale Red is worthy 

 of notice only because it is the sole pure-bred representative of 



R. hirtellum. The vigorous productive plants and 

 the tender sweet berries commend the variety. The 

 berries, however, are quite too small for present de- 

 mands, and if Pale Red has any value, it is as a 

 parent to cross with some large-fruited sort to pro- 

 duce a variety of high quality. Pale Red has been 

 growm for at least a century. 



Fio. 273. 



Pale Red. 



727. Poorman (Fig. 274). R. hirtelhtm X R. 

 Grossularia. — At once attracting attention on 

 account of the vigor and i)roductiveness of the 

 bushes and the handsome appearance and high 

 quality of the fruit, plants and berries of Poor- 

 man give it a place as the leader among gooseber- 

 ries grown in America. The vigor of the variety 

 is so great that the plants must be set farther 

 apart than with most kinds. The berries are 

 larger than those of Downing, more oval, and red 



