GOOSEBERRIES. 



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GOOSEBERRIES. 



Ironmonger; dark red, small, hairy. ^ 



Lion's Provider ; light red, long, a little hairy. 



London ; dark red, very large, roundish ovate, 



smooth. 



Miss Bold ; light red, medium, very downy, early. 

 Monarch ; deep red, very large, oblong, hairy. 

 Ploughboy ; light red shaded yellow, very long, 



smooth, late. 



Raspberry ; dark red, small, hairy, early. 

 Red Turkey ; dark red, small, obovate, smooth, 



late. 



Rifleman ; red, very large, roundish, early. 

 Wilmot's Early Red ; dark red, large, smooth. 

 Wonderful ; purplish red, very large, smooth. 



2. GOOSEBERRIES WITH YELLOW SKIN. 



Broom Girl ; large with long stalk, dark yellow, 



hairy, early. 



Criterion ; greenish yellow, medium, a little hairy. 

 Drill ; greenish yellow, large, long, smooth, late. 

 Early Sulphur ; bright yellow, medium, very 



hairy, early and abundant. 

 Fanny ; pale yellow, large, round, hairyi 

 Garibaldi ; pale yellow, large, long, hairy. 

 Gipsy Queen ; pale yellow, large, smooth, early. 

 High Sheriff; deep yellow, large, round, very 



hairy. 

 Lord Rancliffe ; pale yellow, medium, round, 



hairy. 

 Moreton Hero; pale yellow, large, oval, smooth, 



skin thin. 



Mount Pleasant ; deep yellow, long, hairy, late. 

 Rumbullion ; pale yellow, small, very downy, 



early. 

 Smiling Beauty ; yellowish white, large, oblong, 



quite smooth, early. 

 Sulphur ; yellow, small, roundish, hairy, and of 



good flavour. 

 Yellow Ball ; yellow, medium, thick-skinned, 



smooth. 

 Yellow Champagne ; small, of rich flavour, 



hairy, late; 



3. GOOSEBERRIES WITH GREEN SKIN. 



Green Gascoigne ; deep green, small, round, 



early. 



Green London ; bright green, medium, smooth. 

 Green Overall ; dark green, of good flavour, 



medium size, smooth. 



Green River ; deep green, smooth, medium, oval. 

 Green Walnut ; dark green, smooth, medium, 



obovate, skin thin. 

 Gregory's Perfection ; green, downy, large, 



round. 

 Heart of Oak ; smooth, large, oblong, skin green 



with yellowish veins. 

 Hebburn Prolific ; medium, roundish, hairy, 



early and abundant. 

 Jolly Anglers; large, oblong, of good quality, 



downy, late. 

 Keepsake ; green, large, smooth, sometimes a 



little hairy, ripens early. 



Laurel ; pale green, downy, large, obovate, late. 

 Lord Eldon ; dark green, smooth, round, very 



rich flavour, early. 

 Random Green ; deep green, smooth, large, of 



good flavour, good bearer. 

 Rosebery ; large, round, dark green, smooth. 



Shiner ; very large, round, smooth, one of th 



largest gooseberries grown. 

 Stockwell ; bright green, long, smooth. 

 Telegraph ; large, long, smooth, late. 

 Thunder ; large, roundish, hairy, of excellent 



Savour, early. 



4. GOOSEBERRIES WITH WHITE SKIN. 



Abraham Newland ; white, large, oblong, 



slightly hairy, rich flavoured, late. 

 Adam's Snowball : medium, roundish, skin 



hairy. 

 Bright Venus ; medium, obovate, slightly hairy, 



hangs well. 

 Careless ; creamy white, large and long, smooth, 



very handsome. 

 Cheshire Lass ; large, oblong, downy, of rich, 



sweet flavour. 



Crystal ; small, roundish, smooth, late variety. 

 Early White ; roundish-oblong, downy, of rich 



flavour, skin thin, very early. 

 Hero of the Nile; greenish-white, large, smooth. 

 King of Trumps; roundish-oblong, slightly hairy, 



ot good flavour. 

 Mayor of Oldham ; greenish-white, round, 



smooth, of excellent flavour. 

 Princess Royal ; large, obovate, hairy, of good 



flavour, good bearer. 

 Queen of Trumps ; long, flat-sided, smooth, 



large, and of excellent flavour. 

 Royal White ; small, round, slightly hairy. 

 White Champagne ; small, roundish, sweet and 



rich, hairy. 

 White Fig; small, obovate, smooth, will hang 



till it shrivels. 

 White Lion ; large, obovate, slightly hairy, rich 



flavour, very late. 

 Woodward's Whitesmith, also known as Hall's 



Seedling, Lancashire Lass, and Sir Sydney 



Smith ; white, downy, large, roundish oblong, 



of excellent flavour, rather early, abundant 



bearer. 



It will be noticed that the last-named 

 variety is distinguished by having four 

 names as synonyms. Not many are thus 

 distinguished, but it may be as well to 

 point out that Ironmonger (red) is some- 

 times called Hairy Black, that Red Cham- 

 pagne is also known as Countess of Errol 

 and Ironmonger of Scotland, and Red 

 Warrington as Aston Seedling and Volun- 

 teer. Among the yellows, Sulphur is also 

 known as Rough Yellow, and Yellow 

 Champagne as Hairy Amber. Among 

 the greens, Laurel is sometimes called 

 Green Laurel. 



From such a list as the above, the most 

 fastidious grower cannot fail to pick out a 

 variety of sorts well suited to his require- 

 ments, but it may be that some in attempt- 



