342 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



BRIGHT VENUS (Taylor). Medium sized, obovate. Skin, slightly 

 hairy, white, and covered with a bloom when it hangs long. Sugary, 

 rich, and excellent, and hangs till it shrivels. Bush, rather erect, and 

 a good bearer. 



British Prince. See Prince Regent (Boardman's). 



BROOM GIRL (Hampson). Fruit, plump, square, and shouldered, 

 from 12 to 15 eighths long, and 5 inches to 5| in circumference, with 

 a very long stalk. Skin, thin and hairy, dark yellow, of an olive shade. 

 Flavour, first-rate. Ripens early. In 1852 it weighed 28 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, large, makes strong upright wood, and bears freely. An 

 excellent old variety. 



CALIFORNIA (Hendshaw). Fruit, round, of medium length. Skin, 

 hairy, dull pale yellow, showing a green under shade. Flavour, good. 

 In 1863 it weighed 24 dwt. 16 gr. 



Bush, large, bears freely, and makes long, pendulous wood. A late 

 variety. 



CANDIDATE (Crompton). Fruit, very long ; the two- veined ones 

 tapering towards the stalk, the three-veined ones rounded and better 

 formed. Skin, smooth, dark, muddy green, shaded with yellow. 

 Flavour, good, but. not first-class. In 1864 weighed 25 dwt. 



Makes pendulous wood, and forms a large spreading bush. 



CARELESS (Crompton). Fruit, long and plump. Skin, smooth 

 and e^en, creamy white. One of the handsomest gooseberries grown. 

 Flavour, good. In 1864 weighed 31 dwt. 19 gr. 



Bush, spreading ; makes slender, prickly wood, and is an excellent 

 bearer. 



CATHERINA (Travis). Fruit, long and evenly formed, without 

 ridge or indentation, and beautifully rounded to the stalk, with broad 

 seed-veins. Skin, a little hairy, bright orange yellow. Flavour, first- 

 rate. In 1852 it weighed 32 dwt. 8 gr. 



Bush, medium sized, spreading ; makes slender wood. 



CHESHIRE LASS (Saunders). Large and oblong. Skin, very 

 thin, downy, and white. Flavour, rich and sweet. Bush, erect, and 

 a good bearer. Excellent for tarts, on account of its 'early attaining a 

 size for that purpose. 



CITIZEN (Scerratt). Fruit, long, tapering towards the stalk. 

 Skin, smooth, greenish white. Flavour, good. In 1860 weighed 23 

 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, spreading ; bears freely. 



CLAYTON (Walker). The two-veined berries are very long formed 

 and flat- sided, with broad, square formed shoulders, the berry in- 

 creasing in thickness to the nose ; the three -veined ones rounder and 



