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and fine berry." The reds include SLAUGHTERMAN, one of the most 

 highly flavored; VICTORIA, a smaller fruit bears enormously and is 

 very good in quality; LONDON RED "produced more large berries" 

 than any other variety Mr. Whyte has grown; SPORTSMAN, "delicious 

 flavor when ripe." 



Possibly the most successful seedling of American development 

 is RED JACKET (or JOSSELYN) "but it is inferior to good European 

 varieties. * * * The fact that our American varieties have little 

 or no flavor compared with European varieties I think precludes the 

 immediate hope of getting a really good Gooseberry by using our native 

 varieties. * * * If we are ever to have Gooseberries growing 

 all over this country as we have the DOWNING, it is only by growing 

 generation after generation of seeds from the best English varieties and 

 by selecting those varieties that are hardy, that withstand mildew 

 better than the others and that hold their leaves till the end of the 

 season." 



After noting Mr. Whyte's success, methods and recommendations 

 it may seem that little can be said in favor of our American varieties. 

 It must be remembered, however, that these are the ones now most 

 widely grown iii this country, mainly because they will stand haphazard 



management, even neg- 

 lect. Doubtless Mr. 

 Whyte's methods should 

 apply equally to them, 

 but apparently these have 

 not been tried. The best 

 method so far recom- 

 mended is to allow two, 

 or not more than three, 

 young shoots to remain in 

 each bush, each Spring, 

 and to cut out the stems 

 that after four or five 

 years of bearing show 

 signs of failing (Figs. 94, 

 95). 



The American varie- 

 ties that have attracted 

 more than passing atten- 

 tion are the following: 

 POORMAN, large bushes 



Fig. 94.-Gooseberry before being Spring.pruned ear large excellent 

 and thinned flavored berries in abun- 



