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I have never seen a hybrid or cross between the 

 English and native species that was with any cer- 

 tainty free from a brown disfiguring rust wholly or 

 partially enveloping the berries. Here and there 

 the fruit in some gardens will escape year after 

 year; again, on places not far away, the blighting 

 mildew is sure to appear before the berries are 

 fully grown. Nevertheless, the foreign varieties 

 are so fine that it is well to give them a fair trial. 

 The three kinds which appear best adapted to our 

 climate are Crown Bob, Roaring Lion, and White- 

 smith. A new large variety, named Industry, is 

 now being introduced, and if half of what is claimed 

 for it is true, it is worth a place in all gardens. 



In order to be certain of clean, fair gooseberries 

 every year, we must turn to our native species, 

 which has already given us several good varieties. 

 The Downing is the largest and best, and the 

 Houghton the hardiest, most productive and 

 easily raised. When we remember the superb 

 fruit which English gardeners have developed 

 from wild kinds inferior to ours, we can well un- 

 derstand that the true American gooseberries are 

 yet to be developed. In my work " Success with 

 Small Fruits " those who are interested in this 

 fruit will find much fuller treatment than is war- 

 ranted in the present essay. 



Not only do currants and gooseberries require 



