On the Cultivation of the Gooseberry. 



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Art. II. On the Cultivation of the Gooseberry (Ribes Uva-crispa). 

 By S. Walker. 



" August has upon his arm a basket of all manner of ripe fruits ; as pears, 

 plumbs, apples, gooseberries." — Peacham. 



Miller states that the species are, 1. The common gooseberry. 

 2. The large manured gooseberry. 3. The red hairy gooseberry. 

 4. The large white Dutch gooseberry. 5. The large amber goose- 

 berry. 6. The large green gooseberry. 7. The large red goose- 

 berry. 8. The yellow-leaved gooseberry. 9. Tlie striped-leaved 

 gooseberry. 



The varieties now best known are the red, yellow, green, and 

 white ; the following table will exhibit the six largest sorts of each 

 color : — 



1. Roaring Lion. 



2. Huntsman. 



1. Gunner. 



2. Viper. 



1. Lord Crewe. 

 8. Troubler. 



1 . White Eagle. 



2. Governess. 



Red. 



3. Lord of the Manor. 



4. Statesman. 



Yellotv. 



3. Delight. 



4. Duckvving. 



Green. 



3. Tantararara. 



4. Bang-down. 



Jfhile. 



3. Wellington's Glory. 



4. Cottage Girl. 



5. Sir John Colgrave. 



6. Royal George. 



5. Globe. 



6. Rockwood. 



5. Favorite. 



6. Conquering Hero. 



5. Ostrich. 



6. Nonpareil. 



The above varieties have all taken many prizes, at the exhibi- 

 tions, in England. The Roaring Lion has weighed 31 penny- 

 weights, 16 grains (troy); Gunner, 27 pennyweights, 1 grain; 

 White Eagle, 24 pennyweights, 18 grains ; Lord Crewe, 23 pen- 

 nyweights. Average weight of the six varieties of the red berries, 

 27 pennyweights, 1 grain ; average weight of the six varieties of 

 the yellow berries, 24 pennyweights, 19 grains ; average weight of 

 the six varieties of the wAzVe berries, 23 pennyweights, 11 grains; 

 average weight of the six varieties of the green berries, 21 penny- 

 weights, 10 grains; general average of the 24 varieties, 24 penny- 

 weights, 1 grain. The large kind are generally not so well flavored 

 as the smaller sorts. The best varieties for the table are the Red 

 Champagne, Green Champagne, Hopley's Globe, Heart of Oak, 

 Top Sawyer, Golden Gourd, Wellington's Glory, and the old War- 

 rington Red. The gooseberry is, when fully ripe, a most delicious 

 fruit, so much so that Gay makes it a favorite with that epicure the 

 snail. 



" Upon a gooseberry bush a snail I found ; 

 For always snails near sweetest fruit abound." 



