THE GOOSEBERRY. 



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Champagne. There are three varieties of this Goose- 

 berry, and all are first-rate sorts. They are known re- 

 spectively as the Red, White, and Yellow Champagne. 

 Fruit, small and hairy. Shape, roundish-oblong. Colour, 



\g. 40. AN ESTABLISHED GOOSEBERRY TREE. 



Tree has its branches well thinned out and just th soft tips only of its 

 shoots removed. 



red (Red Champagne), white (White Champagne), yellow 

 (Yellow Champagne). Flavour, sweet and rich. Season, 

 mid-early for Red and White Champagne ; late for Yello\v 

 Champagne. 



