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RUNGE 



WELLINGTON GLORY 



plantings or for plant-breeding, as the berries 

 are of especially high quality, being juicy, rich, 

 and fragrant. Red Jacket is a hybrid between 

 Houghton and Red Warring- 

 ton, a European sort; the 

 cross was made by Wm. 

 Saunders, London, Ontario, 

 about 1876. There is an 

 English variety of the same 

 name, but it is doubtful 

 whether it is to be found 

 in America. 



278. 

 Red Jacket. 



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Plant vigorous, productive, 

 healthy, being practically free 

 from mildew. Fruit small to 

 medium, round-oblong, reddish- 

 green becoming pale red ; skin 

 smooth ; flesh firm, juicy, trans- 

 parent, sweet, rich ; quality very 

 good ; seeds small, numerous. 



RUNGE. R. Grossularia. Runge, recently 

 introduced in the Hudson River Valley, ap- 

 pears to be another variant of Chautauqua. It 

 is said that the plants are more productive and 

 less susceptible to mildew, and that the berries 

 are larger and ripen later than those of Chau- 

 tauqua. At Geneva, New York, the variety 

 cannot be distinguished from Chautauqua, 

 though pains have been taken to obtain it 

 from its original source. The history of the 

 variety cannot be learned; no doubt the origi- 

 nal plant appeared as an especially choice 

 bush of Chautauqua in some of the many 

 gooseberry plantations on the banks of the 

 Hudson River. 



TRIUMPH. R. Grossularia. On the 

 grounds of the Experiment Station, Geneva, 

 New York, it is impossible to tell this variety 



from Chautauqua, although it is difficult to 

 make sure that the plants came from the 

 original stock. The bush is described by va- 

 rious pomological authorities as being vigorous 

 in growth, comparatively free from mildew, 

 and very productive. The berries are said to 

 be oblong or round-oblong, pale yellow, sweet, 

 rich, and of high quality. Perhaps Triumph 

 is .an improvement on Chautauqua, and as 

 such might well be tried. Its origin seems not 

 to be known, but it has been under cultivation 

 since 1885, when it was first mentioned. 



VAN FLEET. R. hirtellumXR. Grossu- 

 laria. This new gooseberry, a hybrid between 

 an American and a European gooseberry, 

 named after its originator, W. Van Fleet, is 

 being introduced by the J. T. Lovett Co., 

 Little Silver, New Jersey. It is described as 

 follows: 



Plant extremely productive, with glossy resistant 

 foliage remaining until early winter. Berries large, 

 roundish, light red ; skin thin, smooth ; quality very 

 good ; seeds few. 



WELLINGTON GLORY. R. Grossu- 

 laria. As distributed at present by American 

 nurserymen, Wellington Glory is Chautauqua. 

 If ever distinct in this country, the variety is 

 lost to fruit-growers, if not to nurserymen, 

 many of whom list it. The catalogs describe 

 Wellington Glory as a strong-growing sort, 

 almost free from mildew, bearing large, oblong, 

 smooth fruits, which are pale yellow or nearly 

 white, sweet, and of good quality. Presum- 

 ably the original plants were introduced from 

 England, and the variety has been in this 

 country at least a half century. 



