410 The Principles of Vegetable -Gardening 



There are several native species, some of which are 

 known as ground cherry. The soft, sweetish fruits are 

 sometimes used for preserves and pickles, or they may be 

 eaten raw or cooked. The plants are of the easiest cul- 

 tivation. In the North it is preferable to start seeds in 

 frames. The Cape Gooseberry is a species that rarely 

 ripens a full crop in the northern states, but the Dwarf 

 Cape Gooseberry produces freely as far north as Ontario. 

 The Cape Gooseberry is Physalis Peruviana (Fig. 130), 

 a tropical species; the Dwarf Cape gooseberry or com- 

 mon husk tomato, is P. pubescens, a native species. 

 For sketch of the cultivated species, see Bull. 37, Cor- 

 nell Exp. Sta. 



