AMERICAN GOOSEBERRIES 401 



Fruit small or medium, darker in color than Houghton, tender, 

 sweet and good. One of the oldest cultivated varieties. 



Pearl. Originated with Professor William Saunders, of Lon- 

 don, Ont., who gives its parentage as Downing crossed with an 

 English variety known as Aston 's Seedling. This latter name, 

 however, appears to be a synonym of Red Warrington. The 

 variety resembles Downing so closely, both in bush and fruit, as 

 to be practically indistinguishable, although at Geneva, N. Y., it 

 has proved less productive. 



Red Jacket. A. variety originated more than twenty years ago 

 by Professor William Saunders, of London, Ont. Named and 

 introduced by George S. Josselyn, of Fredonia, N. Y., who thinks 

 that it was a seedling of Houghton crossed by Red Warrington, 

 which would make it a hybrid between Ribes oxyacanthoides and 

 Ribes Grossularia. It is a strong grower and productive, somewhat 

 larger and a better shipper than the Pearl, though not quite so 

 good a cropper, The fruit is large, roundish or elongated, reddish 

 green shading into red, smooth, quite transparent when ripe ; skin 

 rather tender. Flesh juicy, rich, fragrant, of good quality. 



Smith. Originated by Dr. Smith, of Windsor, Vt., from seed 

 of the Houghton. Professor Beach, of Geneva, N. Y., says* that, 

 like that variety, it shows indications of being a hybrid between 

 the American and European species. Seedlings of Smith crossed 

 with Pale Red, which is thought to be a pure American variety, 

 have occasionally shown marked European characteristics, while 

 none of the pure seedlings of Pale Red have ever given such 

 indications . It is described as a vigorous grower, with somewhat 

 curving canes and slender branches. Foliage firmer and more 

 leathery than that of Downing, with a more glossy surface. Fruit 

 dull, pale green, sometimes spotted with red, and having a light 

 bloom. Skin smooth, thin. Pulp sweet and good. 



Strubler. Seedlings originated by Phil. Strubler, of Naperville, 

 111., have been sent out under this name, with different numbers 

 attached. Nearly all of them are seedlings of Downing or Smith. 

 They are described by Professor Beach, in Bull. 114 of the Geneva 

 (N. Y. ) Experiment Station, and have also been mentioned in re- 

 ports of the United States Pomologist. 



Tree. A variety mentioned by T. T. Lyon, in Mich. Exp. Sta. 

 Bull. 118:23, as apparently a native. Vigorous, healthy, with red 

 fruit. 



Victoria. Mentioned in the Gardener's Monthly for 1870, p. 

 156, as a small, smooth variety. Thorns not numerous, but sharp, 



*Bull. 114:19. 



