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compare with it for size, earliness, and 

 fruitfulness. I have grown almost 

 every variety introduced since 1872. 



There are two other varieties that I 

 have gi'own, namely, May-King and 

 Ontario. May-King is early and On- 

 tario medium. I am satisfied whoever 

 gives them a fair trial will not regret 

 the outlay. 



The next wonder is in the raspberry 

 line. It is the Earhart Everbearer, 

 black. This also comes from Illinois. 

 Well, Mr. Editor, I am dull in appre- 

 hending when the third season of 

 bearing of the Earhart begins. 



The first two I can understand, and 

 knowing that you can see into these 

 mysteries better than most men, would 

 you please tell when the third term of 

 ripening the berry begins and ends. 

 In the fall of 1885 we had quite a 

 supply from the young canes of ShaflTers 

 till October. 



The next great novelty is a black- 

 berry that has been through a gradation 

 of names such as " Topsy," " Uncle 

 Tom," now " Erie." The stock amounts 

 to 6,000 plants ; it has got into the 

 hands of ten men who have each a 

 share at $500 a share. These are all 

 prominent fruitmen, and know how to 

 handle the business. 



My brother fruitmen, please go slow 

 on these two novelties till you know 

 more about them. J, L. 



Granton, Jan. 26th. 1885. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Gooseberries are a very profitable 

 crop to grow for market. They suc- 

 ceed best on a good strong loam, and 

 will well repay good cultivation. 



Unlike other small fruits, they are 

 ready to gather for market as soon as 

 they have nearly got their growth and 

 continue to get better until they are 

 fully ripe, thus giving several weeks 

 in which to gather and market the 

 crop. 



The usual custom is to use them be- 

 fore they are ri})e for canning purposes, 

 and comparatively few ladies have ever 

 tried them when fully ripe for that 

 purpose. 



To my taste there is just as much 

 difference between ripe and unripe 

 gooseberries as there is between ripe 

 and unripe peaches. 



By using the light colored varieties 

 such as Smith's imp. and Downing 

 when fully ripe with white sugar, they 

 will make a very light green colored 

 fruit, which looks very nice either in 

 the cans or on the table, the juice 

 all forms into a jelly, and makes one of 

 the finest canned fruits we have. 



VARIETIES. 



English varieties are very subject to 

 mildew. 



White Smith is the best I have seen 

 among those well tested in this country. 

 While the bushes are young, (if plant- 

 ed on clay loam and given good culti- 

 vation) they are quite free from mil- 

 dew. The fruit is very large, of a 

 greenish white color, good quality, 

 very productive, and a good strong 

 grower. 



Crown Boh is a poor grower with 

 me, fruit very large dark red, quite 

 hairy, of good quality. 



Industry. The fruit is quite similar 

 to Crown Bob in appearance, but a 

 little larger, and the bush is a good 

 strong grower and productive, but like 

 all other English gooseberries it will 

 mildew in many places, although it is 

 much less liable to mildew than Crown 

 Bob, and many other English varieties. 



American Gooseberries are what wc 

 will have to look to for our standard 

 market sorts. 



Smithes Improved is the best and 

 most profitable of any that I have 

 seen, it is large, light green, good 

 quality, hardy, a strong grower, and 

 very productive. 



The only fault I have seen with it is 



