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RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 



The Downing is the one gooseberry to be generally 

 recommended at the present time. Houghton may be 

 able to endure more trying conditions, and is often more 

 productive, but is smaller. 



The English varieties are to be recommended only to 

 those who are willing to inaugurate a vigorous spraying 

 campaign against the mildew. To such the Industry, 

 Wellington Glory, Columbus and Chautauqua are 

 worthy of consideration. 



Beach makes the following summary remarks about 

 varieties of gooseberries:* "So far as we are able to 

 judge at present, Industry, Crown Bob and Lancashire 

 Lad are among the best of the large European kinds to 

 grow for marketing green fruit. Wellington Glory has 

 made an excellent record here, and Whitesmith is also 

 generally considered good and productive, but has not 

 done as well as Wellington Glory. Among the Ameri- 

 can-grown seedlings of the European class which have 

 been fruited here, Dominion and Triumph deserve 

 especial mention as worthy of extended trial. The best 

 of the American class of gooseberries are unexcelled in 

 flavor, quality, hardiness and productiveness. They do 

 not have the objectionable thick, tough skin which is 

 common to varieties of the European class, but are 

 inferior to them in size. Downing has long been con- 

 sidered the standard of excellence in the American 

 class. Among the recently introduced varieties of this 



*Bull. 114, N. Y. State Exp. Sta. 



