102 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Golden Gem. A very fine Gooseberry. Fruit, medium- 

 sized. Shape, roundish-oblong. Colour, buff-yellow. 

 Flavour, exceptionally good. Season, early. Free bearer. 



Green Gascoigne. An abundant bearer. Fruit, small 

 and hairy. Shape, round. Colour, green. Flavour, de- 

 licious. Season, very early. 



Green Walnut. A free-bearing variety. Fruit, medium- 

 sized. Shape, obovate. Colour, dark green. Flavour, 

 sweet. Season, early. 



Ironmonger. An old but good sort. Fruit, small and 

 hairy. Shape, roundish. Colour, dark red. Flavour, 

 rich. Season, mid-early. Good bearer. 



Keen's Seedling. A variety of first-rate quality. Fruit, 

 medium-sized and hairy. Shape, oblong. Colour, 

 brownish-red. Flavour, rich. Season, mid-early. A 

 great bearer. 



Langley Beauty. A very fine variety. Fruit, very large 

 and hairy. Shape, roundish. Colour, buff-yellow. Fla- 

 vour, very fine. Season, late. 



Langley Gage. An enormous cropper. Fruit, medium- 

 sized. Shape, roundish. Colour, greenish and silvery- 

 white. Flavour, very fine. Season, mid-early. 



Leader. One of the finest yellow varieties. Fruit, very 

 large. Shape, roundish. Colour, greenish-yellow. Fla- 

 vour, very rich. Season, early. Well-grown fruit has 

 weighed 28dwts. i4grs. 



Pitmaston Greengage. A first-rate old variety. Fruit, 

 small. Shape, obovate. Colour, green. Flavour, rich 

 and sugary. Season, late. 



Red Warrington. One of the best for dessert or pre- 

 serving. Fruit, medium-sized, and hairy. Shape, 

 roundish-oblong. Colour, red. Flavour, very rich. An 

 abundant bearer. Season, late. 



Snowball. A good white kind. Fruit, very large and 



