Gooseberries. 



431 



Wellingtons Glory. Large, rather oval, very downy, skin quite 

 thin ; flavor excellent ; branches erect. 



Whitesmith. 

 over an 

 . lowish white 

 rather erect. 



(Woodward's Whitesmith.) Rather large, a little 

 inch long, roundish-oval, slightly approaching oblong, yel- 

 rhite, very slightly downy, flavor of first quality ; branches 



AMERICAN VARIETIES. 



Downing s Seedling. Medium or rather large, oval, pale red ; bush 

 strong, upright, productive. 



HOUGHTON'S SEEDLING. Fruit small, oval, commonly about three- 

 fourths of an inch long ; skin smooth, thin, glossy, a pale, dull 

 reddish brown, marked with faint greenish lines ; flesh tender, 

 juicy, sweet, pleasant. Ripens soon after midsummer. Not high 

 flavored, as com- 

 pared with the 

 best European 

 sorts, but a pro- 

 fuse bearer, al- 

 ways free of mil- 

 dew, and of very 

 easy cultivation. 

 A seedling from 

 a wild Ameri- 

 can species. 

 Origin, Salem, 

 Mass. 



Cluster. (Ameri- 

 can Seedling, 

 Pale Red of El- 

 liott, Dutch Joe 

 of Cincinnati, 

 Ohio Seedling 

 or Ohio Prolific 

 of Ohio, Ameri- 

 can Red, St. 

 Clair, Roberts' 

 Sweetwater of 

 Indiana.) Small, 



oval, reddish brown, rather sweet and pleasant. More upright in 

 growth, and with a darker and less sweet fruit than Houghton. 

 (C. Downing.} 



Mountain Seedling. This sort resembles the Houghton, but is 

 rather larger in size, has a thicker skin, and is slightly inferior in 

 quality. 



Fig. 472. Houghton 's Seedling. 



