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The following list embraces a number of the leading varieties in each 

 class : 



RED GOOSEBERRIES. 



Beauty A useful late variety, with long berries. Skin deep red 

 tinted with pink. Flavour good. Plant strong, spreading, and a good 

 bearer. 



Billy Dean, An old and popular variety, with large berries. Skin 

 red. Flavour very good. Plant vigorous and prolific. 



Companion. This is a useful early variety, with medium-sized berries. 

 Skin bright light red, thin, and very hairy. Flavour rich. Plant 

 spreading in habit, and a very good cropper, 



Clayton. A good mid-season variety, with very large long berries. 

 Skin dark purplish-red with broad light veins. Flavour very' good. 

 Plant robust, somewhat pendulous in habit, and bears freely. 



Conquering Hero. A mid-season variety, with very long well-pro- 

 portioned berries. Skin dark red dotted with grey, and slightly hairy. 

 Flavour good. Plant strong in habit, large, and spreading, and a fairly 

 good cropper. 



Crown Bob. An old and favourite variety, with very large oblong 

 berries, ripening at mid-season. Skin bright red with a tinge of green 

 near the stalk, thin, and hairy. Flavour first-class. Plant strong, 

 pendulous in habit, and an abundant bearer. 



Dan's Mistake. A useful variety, with medium-sized berries, which 

 ripen at mid-season. Skin bright light red tinted with pink, hairy. 

 Flavour fairly good. Plant robust, erect in habit, and prolific. 



Dr. Hogg. A desirable variety, with long somewhat flat-sided fruit. 

 Skin purplish-red with veins of a deeper colour, slightly hairy. High 

 flavour. Plant of strong, upright habit, wood short-jointed, leaves large, 

 and a good bearer. 



Foreman. An excellent medium early variety, with large long 

 berries. Skin smooth, colour very dark red. Flavour very good. Plant 

 strong, spreading, with long pendulous shoots. 



Forester. An early variety, with plump short fruit. Skin hairy, 

 bright red. Flavour sweet and rich. Plant erect in growth, and a very 

 free bearer. 



Ironmonger (Hairy Black}. This is one of the oldest varieties in 

 cultivation and is a general favourite. Berries small and roundish. 

 Skin hairy, very dark red. Flavour rich. Plant spreading in habit, and 

 very prolific. 



Lioris Provider.- An excellent and useful mid-season variety, with 

 large long handsome berries. Skin bright light red with a pink tinge. 

 Flavour good. Plant produces long erect shoots, and bears very freely. 



Red Champagne. A favourite old variety, with small roundish fruit. 

 Skin thick, hairy, deep red. Flavour very sweet and rich. Plant very 

 erect in growth, and bears in great abundance. One of the most popular 

 dessert Gooseberries. 



Red Robin.- -An excellent early variety, with plump berries of medium 



