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been below that of Wellington Glory, Industry, Tiiiiiiiph and 

 Puyallup, nevertheless it is recommended as a desirable variety 

 for the home garden. 



William Watson. — Fruit medium size, oblong, nearly siuoolh, yellow, 

 sweet, very g-oo<l quality. Bush makes a moderate growtli and has had 

 scarcely a trace of mildew here. 



Wonderful. — Fruit medium size, round, nearly smooth, dnrlc reid, nearly 

 sweet, good. Bush makes a moderate growth and has had but a trace of 

 mildew here. i 



Yaxley Hero. — Fruit medium to large, not uniform in size, nearly 

 round, nearly smooth, red, sweet, good. Bush makes a moderate growth 

 and has shown but slight traces of mildew here. 



Summary. 



In the foregoing list the descriptions of those varieties which 

 have thus far attracted especial attention on the trial grounds 

 are printed in large type. So far as we are able to judge at pres- 

 ent, Industry, Crown Bob and Lancashire Lad are among the best 

 of the large European kinds to grow for marketing green fruit. 

 Wellington Glory has made an excellent record here and White- 

 smith is also generally considered good and productive, but has 

 not done as well as Wellington Glory. 



Among the American grown seedlings of the European class 

 which have been fruited here Dominion and Triumph deserve 

 especial mention as worthy of extended trial. 



It has already been observed that the best of the American 

 class of gooseberries are unexcelled in flavor, quality, hardiness 

 and productiveness. They do not have the objectionable thick, 

 tough skin which is common to varieties of the European class, 

 but are inferior to them in size. Downing has long been consid- 

 ered the standard of excellence in the American class. Among 

 the recently introduced varieties of this class the American Red 

 Jacket, Champion and Pearl deserve especial mention. 



Propagation. 



The cultivated varieties of gooseberries cannot be depended on 

 to reproduce themselves true from seed, so whenover new plants 

 of a variety are wanted it is necessary to divide the plants in 

 some way, as by taking suckers, layers or cuttings from it. 



