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BUSH-FBUITS 



eumb to that inveterate enemy, mildew, and pass into 

 oblivion. To attempt to describe all these varieties 

 would be as futile as useless. 



Blucher. — Grown at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station, 

 and described as very large, dark red, oblong or roundish oblong, 

 nearly smooth,* with thin skin, sweet, of very good flavor. Bush 



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Fig. 72. Chautauqua gooseberry. 



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a strong grower, apparently productive, with but little mildew. 

 Worthy of trial. 



Chautauqua. — Introduced by Lewis Roesch of Fredonia, N. Y., 

 being a chance seedling found in a garden in Dunkirk, N. Y. 

 Said to be a vigorous grower and generally healthy, though some- 

 times mildewing. Fruit large, roundish oblong, smooth, pale 

 green, of best quality. A promising variety for home use, though 

 somewhat lacking in productiveness (Fig. 72). 



*The term "smooth," as iised in describing English gooseberries, should be 

 understood to mean free from hairs, for the skin of these varieties has a 

 roughness to the touch quite different from that of the American varieties. 



