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Thumper. A. moderate grower, promising to be very produc- 

 tive. Fruit medium to large, oblong, smooth, light green, sweet, 

 good. 



Triumph. A strong grower, comparatively free from mildew, 

 productive. Fruit large, oblong or roundish, pale yellow, sweet, 

 smooth, good. This variety has received strong commendation 

 from various sources. Mentioned at the meeting of the Western 

 New York Horticultural Society in 1892, as very promising, a 

 stronger grower than Industry and equally productive. In the 



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Fig. 75. Whitesmith. 



report of the American Pomological Society for 1889, p. 120, E. 

 Williams says that it is a great improvement on any other variety 

 that will grow in our climate. 



Wellington Glory. The most productive European gooseberry 

 grown at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station. A strong 

 grower, comparatively free from mildew. Fruit attractive in ap- 

 pearance, medium to large, oblong, smooth, with slight bloom, 

 pale yellow, nearly white, sweet, of very good quality. 



White Eagle. Bush a moderate grower, promising to be pro- 

 ductive. Fruit medium to large, oblong, pear-shaped, smooth, 

 greenish white, sweet, good. This variety was exhibited before 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1853. 



Whitesmith ( Woodward's,). A strong grower, somewhat sub- 

 ject to mildew, productive. Fruit medium to large, nearly round, 



