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BUSH-FRUITS 



cunib 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 



Fig. 72. Chautauqua gooseberry. 



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 used 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. 



