TJie Cafiadiaii Horticulturist. 



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ANALYSIS OF SIZE, Etc., OF GOOSEBERRIES. 



Name. 



Red \akiei ies. 



Industry 



London 



Speedwell 



Red Warrington . 

 Lancashire Lad . 



Ritleman 



Dan's Mi5tai<e. . . 



Hloodhound 



One of them 



Smolensk! 



Wonderful 



Crown Boh 



Green Varietifs 



Octan Wave 



Thumper 



I >uke of Sutherland . . 



Freedom 



Jolly Angler 



Stockwell 



Ringer 



V'ellow Varieties. 



Two to one. . . 



Companion 



Coiner 



Shiner 



Princess Royal. . . 



Leveller 



Queen of Trumps. 



Catherina 



IMunder 



Overseer 



Keepsake 



Champagne 



White Varieties. 

 Whitesmith 



Size. 



3 X 2>^ 



y/z X 234 

 3Xx2^ 



3Xx2i4: 

 3^x3-4: 



3^4 X 1% 



4 X 3>^ 

 3>^ x3 



4 



4 



4 

 4 



X3X 

 X3X 



x3 

 X3X 



y/z 



4^x3^ 



3^x3X 

 4 x3>^ 

 x3>^ 

 x3 



^y/z 



y/2 



4 



3^ 



y/2 



4 



X 3 

 X3K 



yi X 3X 



3'A ^3 



4 X 3>^ 

 3>^x3 



Quality. 



Moderate 

 Good 

 Excellent 

 Deliciou.s 

 Excellent 

 Good 



Not a good table but 

 rxcellent preserving 

 Superior 



Bp.aring. 



Good bearer 



Heavy bearer 

 Good bearer 



'Superior 



Very good 

 Good 



Moderate 

 Good 



Superior 

 Excellent 



Heavy bearer 

 Good bearer 

 Heavy bearer 



I Very heavy bearer 



I 



I Heavy bearer 



{Abundant 



!Good bearer (not 

 j fully tested) 



Abundant 

 Abundant 



August, li 



A. Morton, Brampton, Out. 



PREVENTION OF GOOSEBERRY MILDEW. 



IN the August number of the Horti- 

 culturist Mr. F. \V. Porter, of 

 Mount Forest, writes that he has 

 solved the problem of effectually 

 stopping the mildew on the goose, 

 berry. The experiences of another 

 year in gooseberry culture have 

 added further strength to my convic- 



tion that plenty of air, plenty of sun- 

 light and a liberal use of hardwood 

 ashes as a top dressing are all that 

 one requires to effectually prevent 

 mildew. The solution, j'ou will see 

 then, is a very simple and natural 

 one. For three years I have e.xperi- 

 mented with ashes in gooseberry 



