, Ci THE FRUIT GROWERS GUIDE. 



EARLY WHITE. Fruit medium, roundish oblong ; skin 

 yellowish white, transparent, slightly downy ; early, 

 and first-rate ; bush erect, spreading, and an abun- 

 dant bearer. 



WHITE CHAMPAGNE. Fruit small, roundish oblong ; 

 skin white, hairy ; bush upright, and a free bearer. 



GREEN VARIETIES. 



GREEN GASCOIGNE (Early Green Hairy, Green Gage). 

 Fruit small, round ; skin dark green, hairy ; early 

 and good ; bush erect, and an abundant bearer. 



HEBBURN PROLIFIC. Fruit medium, roundish ; skin 

 dull green, rather thick, hairy ; bush erect, and a 

 great bearer. 



PITMASTON GREEN GAGE. Fruit small, obovate ; skin 

 green, smooth ; hangs well ; bush erect, and a free 

 bearer. 



YELLOW VARIETIES. 



EARLY SULPHUR. Fruit medium, roundish oblong ; 

 skin bright yellow, hairy ; very early, second-rate 

 quality ; bush erect, and, when not very closely 

 pruned, a great bearer. 



RUMBULLION (Yellow Globe, Bound Yellow). Fruit 

 small, roundish ; skin pale yellow ; early, second- 

 rate quality ; an esteemed variety for bottling ; 

 bush erect, and a free bearer. 



SULPHUR (Rough Yellow). Fruit small, roundish ; 

 skin yellow, hairy ; rather late ; bush erect, and an 

 average bearer. 



YELLOW BALL. Fruit medium, roundish ; skin yellow, 

 smooth ; bush erect, and fairly productive. 



YELLOW CHAMPAGNE (Hairy Amber). Fruit small, 

 roundish ; skin yellow, hairy ; late ; bush erect, and 

 a good bearer. 



SELECTIONS OF SMALL 



SMALL BERRIES. 

 Six for quality. 



Green Gascoigne. 

 Red Champagne. 

 White Champagne. 

 Pitmaston Green Gage. 

 Turkey Red. 

 Yellow Champagne. 



Three for quality. 



Red Champagne. 

 Pitmaston Green Gage. 

 Yellow Champagne. 



One for quality. 

 Red Champagne. 



AND MEDIUM-SIZED GOOSEBERRIES NAMED IN ORDER OF SUCCESSION. 



MEDIUM-SIZED BERRIES. 

 Six for quality. 



Early White. 

 Keens' Seedling. 

 Yellow Ball. 

 Hebburn Prolific. 

 Bright Venus. 

 Red Warrington. 



Three for quality. 

 Keens' Seedling. 

 Bright Venus. 

 Red Warrington. 



One for quality. 

 Keens' Seedling. 



FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. 



Earliness. 

 Early Sulphur. 



Lateness. 

 Red Warrington. 



Preserving. 



Rough Red. 

 Red Champagne. 

 Red Warrington. 



Bottling. 

 Rumbullion. 



Wine. 

 Yellow Champagne. 



II. VARIETIES THAT PRODUCE LARGE FRUIT OF GOOD QUALITY. 



RED VARIETIES. 

 COMPANION. Fruit rather flat, rounded at the ends ; 



skin light red, hairy ; early, and of excellent 



quality ; bush spreading, and a free bearer. 

 CROWN BOB. Fruit oblong ; skin bright red, hairy ; 



quality first-rate; bush pendulous, and bears freely. 



An old and popular variety. 

 FARMER'S GLORY. Fruit obovate, skin dark red, 



mingled with green, thick, downy ; early ; bush 



pendulous ; an abundant bearer. 

 FORESTER. Fruit short, plump ; skin bright red, hairy; 



early, and of good quality ; bush erect, large, and a 



free bearer. 



INDUSTRY (Whinham's). Fruit roundish oblong ; skin 

 dark red, hairy ; bush erect, spreading, large, and 

 very productive. One of the best for marketing. 



LANCASHIRE LAD. Fruit roundish ; skin dark red, 

 hairy ; bush erect, spreading, large, and an abu^ - 

 dant bearer. Much grown for market. 



LION'S PROVIDER. Fruit long ; skin light red, pinkish, 

 rather hairy ; beautiful, and of first-rate quality ; 

 bush erect, spreading, and a free bearer. 



MONARCH. Fruit oblong, plump ; skin bright dark red, 

 hairy ; bush erect, large, and a good bearer. 



