New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 311 



Gooseberry Culture at this Station. 



The iiivestigations of Dr. Arthur and Prof. Goff, which showed 

 that gooseberry mildew could be prevented by spraying with 

 potassium sulphide,* were made here nearly teu years ago. At 

 that time but thirteen kinds of gooseberries were cultivated at 

 this Station, and about half of them belonged to the European 

 species. The discovery of a remedy for the mildew aroused new 

 interest in the European sorts, in consequence of which the Sta- 

 tion in 1892 imported 187 European varieties. Since then, other 

 varieties of both native and European species have been secured 

 from various sources and pure bred seedlings, hybrids and 

 crosses have been originated at the Station, so that the Station 

 collection now contains the following: 



Cultivated varieties of native species 2 



Cultivated varieties, hybrids between native and European 



species 17 



Cultivated varieties of the European species 200 



Cultivated varieties, unclassified 3 



Station seedlings 259 



Specimen plants of the following native species: Gpnoshati, 

 L., divaricatuin, Dougl., gracile, Mx., lacustre, Poir., Lobhii, 

 Gray, oxyacanthoides, L., Palousensis, Piper, rotundi* 

 folium. Mx 8 



Total 489 



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These varieties are being carefully tested here in order to learn 

 as much as {possible concerning their value to American fruit- 

 growers. Although but few of them have been tried here long 

 enough to permit of a satisfactory comparison between them and 

 the kinds most commonly grown in America, yet it is thought 

 best to give herewith preliminary descriptions of them based on 

 the records which they have made at this Station. More com- 

 plete reports are given on varieties which have been grown here 

 for several years. 



* Annual Report of this Station 188r: 353. 1888 : 153. 



