GOOSEBERRY 



GOOSEBERRY 



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should be to keep a continuous supply 

 As they become enfeebled, cut rhei 

 spurring by cutting back wh.Mi n \ 



f vigorous shoots, 

 nut. Encourage 

 : wliiMi a ^arit'ty indulges in 

 uiiMin^' lial.if. like Josselyn 

 ■d .lark.-t). Ill the East, it is 

 iniiiitnil.d ti. thin the bead to 

 sen the tendency to mildew. 

 s is probably good advice, but 

 the West it dies not apply 

 th the same force rather cut 

 the weaker branches and pre 

 t mildew b^ other methods 

 n also to facilitate fruit pick 

 Prune to encourage upright 



growth, when cultivating varieties like Mountain Seed 

 ling and Houghton The bush form with several stems 

 IS to be preferre i to the ii Ip stem, plantations last 

 longer m bush t i i le productive 



Tillage and f 1 ili east and west coast 



climates, and m tl I 1 lean culture may be 



given, but in tli i t i i I hing with strawy ma 

 nure or barnjaid littei is better than mulching with 

 soil Cool, rich soil constitutes an essenti il to success 

 Good results have been obtained by the use of coal 

 ashes as a mulch This is, of course, only an amateur s 

 method, and not feasible on a commercial scale. The 

 Gooseberry is grown with a fair degree of success be- 

 tween young orchard trees on the loose soils bordering 

 the upper waters of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. 

 The practice is not to be commended from the stand- 

 point of the welfare of the orchard. Gooseberries are 

 also grown between grape rows — a practice hardly to be 

 commended. Practice only shallow tillage. 



Picking, marketing, and conserving. — Picking Goose- 

 berries is an uncomfortable and generally uncongenial 

 occupation. The best native varieties, as a rule, are those 

 most completely armed with thorns. A little practice, 

 however, will enable a dexterous picker to secure the 



berries without receiving much punishment in return. 

 The berries cluster along the lower side of the bearing 

 branch. They are best removed by elevating and steady- 

 ing the branch with one hand while the other hand rap- 

 idly removes the berries, working from tlie base up- 

 wards. Picking costs between 1 and 2 cents per quart- 

 usually IK cents. English Gooseberries should be 

 marketed either in quart boxes or in 5 pound Climax 

 baskets 



American vaiieties aie n aih alw avs picked green, 

 and are usn ill II II i i nitities for 



stewing J 1 

 m 10 and 

 Exp Sta 



1 \i 1 1 1 ., 1 

 I lew and sh ul 1 I 1 „ 

 drought the iipeuing 

 il (i| The ripening of t 

 m which the tiec is \ ar 



iiketed green (4 I 



uall> compare t 

 e fruit, althouj,! 



shipped 

 111 N Y 

 laiketing 



■thehi^l 



i\ 1 I t il I ir T 1 I inst before 

 sugai should be used in the pro 

 ro one half pound to each quait of 

 d m this wa\ CtoospI r rr-\ i \p nnv 



1 il„ed in t 1 a considei 



Nebraska, Minnesota 

 .athered and largely ii 

 itR aciditv giving a si i 



r^fX A 



'25. Industry, one of the 

 English Gooseberries. 

 Nearly natural size. 



uct which is notably wanting in that made from culti- 

 vated types. 



Types and varieties . — Practically, there are two types 

 of Gooseberries in cultivation. 



1. The European (Bibes Grossularia, Figs. 922, 923), 

 rliarai'ttrized by stocky, upright growth, light-colored 

 >|.iii. -. tliiek, glossy Ivs. and large, variously colored fr. 

 'Ml.' |ihiiits are less hardy than our natives or their hy- 

 biiiU, an- affected by our hot suuujier suns, and are 

 very susceptible to fungous tn.iil.l. v, iirdiniiifnt among 

 which is mildew. The New ^'..rk Txp. i imciit Station 

 recommends the following varini. , : i r.nvn Hob (Fig. 

 924); red, large, round, of good .jualiiv. ImUistry (Fig. 

 "■_'-!. I.'iiifashire Lad; fr. dark red, nearly round; plant 

 I ' 1 ' li.althy. Prince Harry; one of the largest, 



1 Huality. 



iiL-ans, and hybrids between European and 

 A Hi. Ill: species, usually classed with Americans (Figs. 

 92(;, 927,928): Ivs, thinner than ini?. Oi-:u-:.-:hI,i ri<i ; 1. af- 

 stalks hairy, spines borne singly, fr. Miiall, r. dilish 

 green, shading off to purple. Pale Ri-d mav I.. r.,iisi,l- 

 ered a good type of the species. Vari.tirs: (■Iiaiiiiii.in 



