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kinds by planting under the shelter of fences, 

 buildings, or trees, and by mulching with salt 

 hay, or salted marsh-hay, for the purpose of 

 securing uniform dampness. The good results 

 obtained seem to indicate that mildew upon the 

 gooseberry depends upon the enfeebled condition 

 of the plant in a dry climate. 



Crown Bob, Roaring Lion, Whitesmith, and 

 Green Ocean are standard English varieties. 

 Windham's Industry is a new kind, of unusual 

 vigor, which may prove to be adapted to our 

 climate and therefore desirable. Of native kinds 

 Smith's Improved and Downing are the largest 

 and best. Mountain and Houghton's Seedling 

 are smaller, very productive, and free from mil- 

 dew. The gooseberry is subject to the attacks of 

 the currant worm and the span worm, for which 

 the same remedies should be applied. A larva 

 also burrows into the fruit, attaining a full size 

 of nearly three quarters of an inch. A very 

 small midge also deposits its minute eggs upon 

 the fruit, and the tiny larvaB burrow within. 

 The presence of these insects is shown by the 

 withering or the premature ripening of the fruit, 

 which should be picked before the moth escapes. 



