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fine berry, most too tender for long shipment when ripe. Cham- 

 pion is the best shipper of them all. 



Puyallup Mammoth is one of the largest berries of them all, 

 and is an American seedling, a vigorous grower, color light green 

 when ripe. Downing is medium to large in size, being light 

 green with a bloom of the same color when ripe; a very vigorous 

 grower, one of the best: also an American seedling. 



Champion, also an American seedling of medium to large size, 

 color same as Downing without the bloom; bush of dwarfish growth, 

 an immense bearer, one of the best shippers; origin Oregon. 



Whitesmith is an English berry, a good bearer, light green 

 when ripe, large size, rather of a dwarfish growth, a good bearer. 

 Sometimes subject to mildew. 



Industry, large and of recent introduction; an English variety, 

 one of the largest, but is liable to drop its leaves; this would do 

 well on high land on a northern exposure in a clayey loam soil. 



Houghton is an old variety, too well known for further descrip- 

 tion, it is a good shipper, immensely productive, but too small. 



NUMBER OF BUSHELS TO THE ACRE. 



We have grown 250 bushels to the acre. Perhaps it is safe to 

 say 100 to 150 bushels is an average to the acre. Last season we 

 picked from bushes that were planted in 1884, sixteen quarts to 

 the hill; the bushes were so heavily laden with fruit that they 

 lay flat on the ground. 



Prices are up and down the same as for other fruits. They usu- 

 ally bring from two to three dollars per bushel ; and I have sold 

 them as high as four dollars. 



The kinds discarded by us as unworthy of cultivation, are the 

 Mountain Seedling and the Smith's improved. The former is a 

 very large bush of quite large sized fruit of inferior quality, and a 

 very shy bearer; the latter a very fine berry, a small bush, a very 

 shy bearer, and with us not very hardy. 



Seedlings. — For many years past we have been in the habit of 

 growiDg seedlings from the best varieties, and it is astonishing to 

 see the different varieties produced from the same seed. We have 

 succeeded in getting some very fine berries from these seedlings of 

 all colors in which the gooseberry grows; some green, white, red, 

 purple and yellow; some of large size, some medium to small, but 

 nearly all of them better than the old Houghton. 



We expect in a few years to produce a berry that will beat them 

 all for size, productiveness, hardiness and bearing qualities. Not 

 excepting the English varieites which of course do nothing in this 

 country. 



President Elliot. Here is a short article from Mr. Gust. Malm- 

 quist, gardener of General Washburn, on Seedling Gooseberries. 

 Perhaps we had better have that read next and then we will dis- 

 cuss both papers. 



