GOOSEBERRIESPRIZE VARIETIES. 



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III. LANCASHIRE PRIZE OR EXHIBITION GOOSEBERRIES. 



Table of varieties, season, and weight. Dwts. (pennyweights) ; grs. (grains) ; troy. 



Twenty-four Select Varieties. + Twelve Select Varieties. 



The varieties named in the table are characterised by the enormous size of the berries 

 under special culture ; some are very coarse, much squared or angled, thick-skinned, 

 and contain comparatively little pulp ; many are very handsome in shape, but not of 

 more than second-rate quality : and not a few are beautiful and delicious. The latter 

 varieties are described in Class II,, and included in the table for facility of reference 

 as regards weight. We have decided that no useful purpose would be served by enter- 

 ing into details of the other varieties enumerated. The exhibition varieties are, as a 



