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fruit is very large for an American variety, and its thick, smooth 

 skin indicates foreign parentage, the fruit of Cynosbati having a 

 thin skin usually beset with prickles. The glossy upper surface, 

 and somewhat leathery texture of the foliage, and comparative 

 short, thick, buds are also inherited from the European parent, 

 Cynosbati having slender buds, with soft, pubescent leaves, neither 

 leathery nor glossy. 



Newell Seedling. A variety mentioned in the Report of the 

 Illinois Horticulture Society for 1890, p. 59, as on exhibition in a 

 preserving solution. Said to be large, of fine appearance, hardy, 

 and free from mildew. Nothing is given which would indicate its 

 parentage. 



Oregon Jumbo. A variety offered by the J. T. Lovett Company, 

 of New Jersey, and described as "monstrous, and excelling all 

 others. Superb in appearance and flavor. Vigorous, productive, 

 hardy, and reliable. Fruit smooth, pale green, of high quality." 

 This description does not make clear its parentage. 



Stein. Mentioned in The Rural New-Yorker, 1897, p. 646, as " a 

 cross between Houghton and an old German variety." 



ENGLISH GOOSEBERRIES 

 Eibes Grossularia 



The subjoined list includes only those English va- 

 rieties which are, or have been, most prominently 

 known in the United States, following chiefly those 

 which are mentioned by Professor S. A. Beach, of 

 the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station, hi his Bull- 

 etin No. 114, as most promising. Gooseberries, and 

 especially the English varieties, have received much 

 attention at this station. The opinions of Professor 

 Beach are, therefore, worthy of especial considera- 

 tion. Lindley's "Guide to the Orchard," published in 

 1830, enumerates nearly one thousand varieties, and 

 many more have been produced since then. Some of 

 these have found their way across the water and have 

 appeared in the United States, usually only to sue- 



