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try, an English variety, little subject to mildew, is profitably 

 grown." 



CHAUTAUQUA. This is one of the newer gooseberries, of a 

 green or greeuish-white color when ripe. It is large, beauti- 

 ful and of good quality, and the bush is vigorous and productive. 



COLUMBUS. Of the largest size, late in ripening and very 

 fruitful and free from mildew. Its color is green or greenish 

 yellow. An American seedling, of English tvpe. 



HOUGHTON. This is a handsome and prolific American va- 

 riety, with fruit of a dark red color. It ranges in quality of fruit 

 from good to best, but the berries are not large. It is productive 

 even under unfavorable circumstances. 



PALE RED. This is quite similar to Houghton, but the fruit 

 is smaller. 



DOWNING. An old standard, and one of the best of the Amer- 

 ican class. Its fruit is large for a native. The skin is thin and 

 the pulp of high quality, being soft, juicy and sweet. The skin 

 has a faint white bloom. The bushes are quite free from mildew. 



SMITH'S IMPROVED. Less thorny than Downing. Berries 

 yellowish-green, of excellent quality. Hale calls it a delicious 

 berry for eating out of hand, and fine for cooking purposes. 



PEARL. A descendant of Downing, which it much resembles, 

 both in foliage and fruit. E. T. Ingram, of Chester County, Pa., 

 pronounces it a very superior variety with him, in comparison 

 with a number of other sorts. 



RED JACKET. A variety of Canadian origin ; probably a 

 hybrid from Houghton and some English gooseberry. Said to 

 be a better shipper, but a poorer cropper than Pearl. 



INDUSTRY. Our best known European variety. The fruit is 

 large, oblong in shape, nearly smooth, dark red, sub-acid or 

 nearly sweet in flavor, and a good market berry. It is not nearly 

 so prolific as the American sorts, but occasionally overbears. 

 The bush is somewhat liable to mildew. 



WHITESMITH. A pale yellow berry of English origin ; sweet 

 and very good, but liable to mildew. 



CROWN BOB. An English gooseberry ; large, smooth, dark 

 red, sweet ; much like Industry, but not so robust, and more 

 susceptible to mildew. 



Columbus, Houghton, Chautauqua, Smith's Improved and 

 Downing are shown on colored Plate XVI. 



