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We noticed iu the same uinnber, A7nerican AyriGiiUurist for 

 August, a description of twenty of the finest varieties which Mr. Hogg 

 has selected and named, and learn from it that some are double, some 

 semi-double, and others we infer are single ; one is blue, mottled and 

 spotted with white, with a fine yellow eye; another is dark pink, 

 })encilled with white ; another white, jiencilled with purplish stripes* 

 and purple centre, and so on in great variety. Our enterprising florists 

 will doubtless procure them, and soon advertize them, so that our 

 readejs will be able to uive tliem a trial. 



THE GOOSEBERRY. 



Are we entering upon a new era of the gooseberry ? There seems 

 to be indications that a race is springing up on this continent, proof to 

 that enemy the mildew, and that need not be ashamed even in the 

 ])resence of the great gooseberries of the father land. The first step in 

 tliis direction was taken by the Houghton, which originated with Abel 

 Houghton, of Lynn, in the State of Massachusetts. Then came the 

 Downing, a seedling of the Houghton, larger and better than its parent. 

 Some time after, Smith's Improved, anotlier seedling of the Houghton, 

 was sent out, also an improvement on the parent, but no better than 

 the'Downing. 



At the last meeting of the Fruit CTrowers' Association of Ontario? 

 some fine looking gooseberries were exhibited by Chas. Scott, of Orange- 

 ville, larger than Downing or Smith's Improved. The history of this 

 variety is thus given by Mr. Scott : " A friend of mine received some 

 gooseberry seed from England, and from it grew sotne plants from 

 which I picked ja. berry, and from the seed ®f it raised about eight or 

 nine plants, but destroyed all except the one from --which these were 

 gathered, as they did not seem to liave any merit. It has never 

 mildewed with me as yet, though I have grown it for about ten years. 

 It is the only large gooseberry that I can grow free from mildew. I 

 liave Roaring Lion, Crownbob, Whitesmith, and others, but as yet have 

 never got a berry from them, as they all mildew and rot off the bushes J 

 and not only the berries but the new shoots are all mildewed this year. 

 This variety is a vigorous, open grower, quite hardy and productive ; 

 s<:)il, a sandy loam." 



