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MY GARDEN. 



The first gooseberry that ripens at my garden, in June, is a yellow 

 gooseberry, which is a great bearer, and of medium size ; it is called the 

 Early Sulphur (fig. 340). 



The Green-gage is another fresh -flavoured, early gooseberry ; and of 

 the Red Warrington (fig. 341) there should always be many trees in a 

 garden, as it will last in perfection till the first or second week in 

 September, and is second to none -in flavour. Rumbullion is also a 

 fine gooseberry. Of the large gooseberries, Broon Girl (fig. 342) is a 

 fine variety of the yellow kinds ; Smuggler (fig. 343) is another fine 

 yellow variety ; Crown Bob (fig. 344) is also a good red variety. Banks- 

 man (fig. 345) is a large green gooseberry. With regard to goose- 



FIG. 341. Red FIG. 342. Broon 



Warrington. Girl. 



FK;, 340. Early 

 Sulphur. 1 



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FIG. 345. Banks- 

 nia.i. 



FIG. 343. Smuggler FIG. 344. Crown Bub. 



(yellow). 



berries it is desirable to have many trees of the Early Sulphur, 

 Green-gage, as well as of the Red Warrington, and then to add one 

 tree of many varieties of the red, white, green, and yellow sorts. 



The gooseberry is especially the cottager's fruit ; though those 

 accustomed to live at their country seats value much their gooseberries. 

 Fine fruit is rarely to be obtained in London, and not then unless the 

 markets are visited for that purpose. At least from one to two hundred 

 trees should be grown in every private garden. 



1 All figures of gooseberries arc drawn one half the natural size. 



