GOOSEBERRIES VARIETIES 



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PLOUGH BOY. Fruit long ; skin bright light red, 

 shaded yellow, smooth ; handsome, quality ex- 

 cellent, and late ; bush spreading, slender, and free 

 bearing. 



RIFLEMAN. Fruit roundish ; skin red, hairy ; quality 

 first-rate, late, and good ; bush erect, and produces 

 freely. 



SPEEDWELL. Fruit oblong, plump ; skin light red, 

 hairy ; early, and excellent ; bush erect, large, and 

 bears profusely. 



YAXLEY HERO. Fruit obovate ; skin red, hairy ; bush 

 erect, and an abundant bearer. 



WHITE VARIETIES. 



ANTAGONIST. Fruit long, plump; skin creamy white, 

 hairy ; handsome, and of good quality ; first-class 

 either green or ripe ; bush spreading, large, and 

 very prolific. 



CARELESS. Fruit long ; skin creamy white ; hand- 

 some ; bush spreading, slender ; an abundant 

 bearer. 



DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND. Fruit oval, long ; skin 

 creamy white, smooth, or slightly hairy ; bush 

 spreading, medium-sized, and a free bearer. 



LADY LEICESTER. Fruit plump, shoulders broad ; skin 

 gri-yish white, shaded with green, hairy ; early, and 

 good ; bush spreading, and a free bearer. 



MAYOR OF OLDHAM. Fruit round ; skin greenish 

 white, smooth ; quality first-rate ; bush spreading, 

 large, and a good bearer. 



PATIENCE. Fruit long ; skin greenish white, speckled, 

 smooth ; quality excellent ; bush semi- erect, fine, 

 and bears freely. 



QUEEN OF TRUMPS. Fruit long, tapering ; skin 

 greenish white, smooth ; early, and good ; bush 

 spreading, vigorous, large. One of the best 

 varieties for affording green or ripe berries. 



SHEBA QUEEN. Fruit obovate ; skin white, downy ; 

 quality excellent ; bush erect, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



SNOWDROP. Fruit roundish, plump ; skin pure white, 

 green -veined, hairy ; beautiful, and of superior 

 quality ; bush spreading, large, slender, and a free 

 bearer. 



WELLINGTON'S GLORY. Fruit roundish, oblong ; skin 

 white, downy ; bush erect, and bears freely. 



WHITE LION. Fruit obovate ; skin white, downy ; 

 late, quality excellent ; bush pendulous, and a free 

 bearer. 



WHITESMITH. Fruit roundish oblong ; skin white, 

 downy ; early, and of first-rate quality ; bush erect, 

 and an abundant bearer. One of the best for a 

 supply of green or ripe berries. 



GKEEN VARIETIES. 



ANGLER. Fruit roundish ; akin green, smooth, or 

 slightly downy ; early, and of good quality ; bush 

 erect, and a free bearer. 



GREEN OVERALL. Fruit round ; skin deep green, 

 smooth, with grey down ; beautiful and delicious ; 

 bush spreading, large, and bears freely. 



HEART OF OAK. Fruit oblong, tapering ; skin green, 

 with yellow veins ; bush pendulous, and a good 

 bearer. 



JOLLY ANGLERS. Fruit oblong ; skin green, downy ; 

 late, excellent ; bush erect, and a free bearer. 



KEEPSAKE. Fruit square-shouldered, nose plump ; skin 

 green, smooth, or slightly hairy ; early, and first- 

 rate ; bush pendulous, large, and very prolific. One 

 of the best varieties for green or ripe berries. 



LAUREL. Fruit obovate ; skin pale green, downy ; 

 excellent for late berries ; bush erect, and an abun- 

 dant bearer. 



LOFTY. Fruit long ; skin dark green, hairy ; bush 

 medium- sized, and a good bearer. 



LORD ELDON. Fruit round ; skin dark green, smooth ; 

 early and good; bush semi-erect, medium-sized, 

 and bears profusely. 



RANDOM GREEN. Fruit roundish, plump ; skin bright 

 green, smooth ; excellent quality, good for rife 

 berries ; bush spreading, and very prolific. 



ROSEBERRY. Fruit round ; skin dark green with a 

 rose tinge, smooth ; good for cooking green, and 

 delicious when ripe ; bush erect, large, and very 

 productive. 



THUMPER. Fruit flat-sided, plump ; skin green, 

 smooth ; late and excellent ; bush pendulous, and 

 a free bearer. 



THUNDER. Fruit roundish, plump ; skin green, hairy ; 

 early, and excellent in quality. Bush semi-erect, 

 stout, medium sized, and prolific. 



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