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will answer; the work must be thorough, and done 

 at ths right time, or the enemy will still gain the 

 mastery. Whether the English gooseberries are worth 

 growing, especially for home use, is a fair question. 

 Their only advantage is in their size and appear- 

 ance, which of course commend them for market grow- 

 ing. Most varieties are inferior to our own in 

 quality. The reader will find another account of 

 gooseberries, by Beach, in Bulletin 119, New York 

 Experiment Station. 



