GOOSEBERRIES. 361 



SMALL ROUGH RED (Small Dark Rounh Bed}. Small and 

 round. Skin, red and hairy. Of first-rate quality, and early. Bush, 

 spreading, and the leaves pubescent. 



SMILING BEAUTY (Beaumont). Large and oblong. Skin, thin, 

 yellow, and smooth. Of first-rate flavour. Bush, pendulous, and a 

 good bearer. 



Smooth Amber. See Amber. 

 Smooth Green. See Green Walnut. 

 Smooth Red. See Turlnj 7,W. 

 Smooth Scotch. See Small Red Globe. 



SNOWBALL (Adams). Medium sized, roundish. Skin, white, and 

 hairy. Of first-rate flavour. Bush, pendulous. 



SNOWBALL (Etchells). Fruit, round, of medium length. Skin, 

 hairv, creamy white. Flavour, good. In 1854 weighed 26 dwt. 

 22 gr. 



Makes strong pendulous wood, and forms a large spreading bush, 

 which bears freely. 



SNOWDRIFT (Hardman). Fruit, long, tapering towards the stalk. 

 Skin, thick and hairy, greenish white, a little speckled. Flavour, 

 moderate. In 1857 weighed 27 dwt. 3 gr. 



Makes strong wood, and forms a large bush, which bears freely. 



SNOWDROP (Bratherton). Fruit, plump, of medium length. Skin, 

 thin and hairy, pure white, with broad conspicuous green veins. 

 Flavour, first-rate ; not to be surpassed. One of the most beautiful 

 gooseberries grown. In 1852 weighed 34 dwt. 5 gr. 



Makes slender prickly wood, and forms a large spreading bush, 

 which bears freely. 



SOUTER JOHNNY (Cranshaw). Fruit, very long, tapering a little 

 towards the stalk. Skin, smooth, bright light green. In 1865 

 weighed 25 dwt. 15 gr. 



Bush, spreading, makes long, vigorous wood, and bears freely. A 

 late kind. 



SPEEDWELL (Poulson). Fruit, plump, of medium length. Skin, 

 very hairy, bright light red. Flavour, first-rate. In 1864 it weighed 

 29 dwt. 4 gr. This is an early variety. The bush is large, and makes 

 vigorous, erect wood. An excellent bearer. 



SPORTSMAN (Chadwick). Large, and obovate. Skin, dark red, 

 and smooth. Flavour, second-rate. Bush, spreading. 



