2/8 SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS. 



The first-named, or thorny gooseberry, probably belongs 

 to the Ribes cyiiosbati, and the latter to the R. rotimdifo- 

 lium. The writer is correct in thinking that, if such goose- 

 berries are growing wild, cultivation and selection could se- 

 cure vast improvements. When we remember that English 

 gardeners started with a native species inferior to ours, 

 we are led to believe that effort and skill like theirs will 

 here be rewarded by kinds as superb, and as perfectly 

 adapted to our climate. 



