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ture we consider the narrow the best. 

 Perhaps what might be called the triple 

 row would be chosen by many. The 

 plants a, a, a, a, are set in spring ; b, 

 b, b, b, are 



*b*b*b*b 

 *a*a*a*a 



*b*b*b*b 



young plants, two to each old plant, 

 rooted in midsummer and then all run- 

 ners cut oif afterwards. 



The real yield of Jewell strawberry 

 plants treated as per diagram, is incred- 

 ible, and the size and beauty ai-e amaz- 

 ing' as the yield. Let anyone in doubt 

 take a piece of land in good culture for 

 two years and try the experiment him- 

 self. — The American Garden. 



ENGLISH GOOSEBERRIES IN 

 CANADA. 



We have to-day (August 4) received 

 from Mr. A. Morton, Brampton, a box 

 of sample gooseberries, together is with 

 the following letter : — 



Sir : I have to-day sent you per parcel 

 post a small box containing a specimen of 

 twelve English gooseberries grown by me, 

 and tlu-ee of a seedling which I have 

 labelled Morton's seedling. With the 

 exception of Industry I have never met 

 with or heard of their being grown in 

 Canada. Will you please give me your 

 opinion of these varieties / I am sorry 

 that absence from home has prevented 

 mj- sending them sooner, as they are 

 rather too ripe, andthe best and largest 

 specimens have dropped. 



Yours truly, 



A. MORTOX, 



Brampton, Aug. 2, 1887. 



The following is a list of the varieties 

 sent us, with measurements of diam- 

 eters : — 



Red. 



1. Industry, 



2. Lancashire Lad. 



3. Dan's Mistake, 



Yellow. 



4. Shiner, - - size, IJ x 1^ " 



5. Champagne, - " l| x 1 " 



6. Princess Royal, " i* x 1 " 



7. Leveller, - " Ij x 1 " 



8. Gipsy Queen, - " 1 x § " 



9. Catharina, - " li x 1 " 



10. Morton's Seedling, " T x I " 



Green. 



11. Jolly Angler, - size, 1^ x 1 " 



12. Duster, - " 1^ X 1 " 



All these samples are free from mil- 

 dew, and appear to be most desirable 

 kinds. Certainly in size and quality 

 we have not seen them surpassed. 



Gooseberry culture is carried on 

 quite extensively in the congenial 

 climate of England, and hundreds of 

 varieties are grown ; many of them, 

 however, having very few points by 

 which they may be distinguished from 

 others. But in Canada scarcely any of 

 these English sorts have been found to 

 succeed on account of the prevalence of 

 mildew. 



It was a great boon when some 

 American seedlings were found which 

 would resist this fungus, and the 

 Houghton's Seedling, a small red sort, 

 but very productive, w*as for a time 

 almost the only kind generally grown. 



The Downing, a seedling of the 

 Houghton, raised by Chas. Downing, 

 at Newburgh, on the Hudson, is much 

 finer in size but not so good in quality 

 as Smith's Seedling, grown from the 

 same parent, by Dr. Smith, of Ver- 

 mont. 



All things considered, this last is 

 probably the best green gooseberry for 

 Canadian market gardens. Of the 

 varieties mentioned in Mr. Morton's 

 list we know of none except the 

 Industry, which is being tested else- 

 generally in Canada. Probably the lat- 

 ter is the most desirable red variety 

 which we can cultivate, and we shall be 

 pleased if this article brings out from 

 our correspondents the general opinion 



