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for tea or twelve large bushes if applied with a spray pump, but if 

 sprinkled on the foliage much more of the solution will be required. 



Varieties. The American kinds are best for general planting. 

 Those most commonly offered by nurserymen are as follows: 



HOUQHTON SEEDLING is the hardiest and most satisfactory of 

 the gooseberries for this section. It is prolific with little care in 

 almost any situation. If neglected the fruit will be small, but it 

 responds readily to good cultivation. Berries reddish brown in 

 color when ripe. 



DOWNING has larger and sweeter fruit than the Houghton, but 

 the bush is not so hardy. If laid down and covered with earth in 

 winter it is a sure cropper, but otherwise it is liable to lose its fruit 

 buds in this section. Berries pale-green when ripe. 



SMITH'S IMPROVED is a productive variety of good quality. 

 Berries larger in size than the Houghton and yellowish green in 

 color. 



None of the European or their hybrids have proven a great 

 success in this state. They generally mildew badly or sunscald, 

 and require much care. The best of this class are the Industry 

 and Triumph. The latter is a new kind of more than usual 

 promise. 



