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Stockwell. — Growth slender ; a very good mid-season variety, bright green with 

 white veins. 



Telegraph. — Growth upright ; fruit very handsome, ohve green, veined white ; 

 late ; skin thin ; flavour excellent. 



Thumper. — Growth moderate and drooping ; fruit handsome, sometimes has a 

 red tint. 



Other good sorts are : — British Oak, Cheerful, Diadem, Lancelot, Overall, Sir 

 George Brown, Surprise. 



Yellow Fruits 



Criterion. — Growth upright ; fruit pale creamy yellow, almost transparent. 



Catherina. — Growth drooping ; fruit bright orange yellow, of very good flavour. 



Drill. — Growth spreading ; a fine deep golden fruit, roundish oval ; flavour 

 good. 



Gunner. — Growth free, erect, a great bearer ; fruit deep yellow to bronze, with 

 paler veins ; one of the best flavoured ; skin thin. A.M. 1901. 



COBHAM. — Resembles Gunner, to which A.M. was given. 



High Sheriff^ — Growth moderate; a very good early gooseberry, hairy, rich orange 

 yellow ; flavour first-class. 



Keepsake. — Growth vigorous ; fruit pale greenish yellow, lightly dotted with red. 

 One of the earliest to pick green, a large handsome fruit, making top prices in the 

 market ; skin thick. 



Berry's Kent. — Very similar to, if not the same, as Keepsake. 



Langley Beauty (Veitch's). — (Growth free ; fruit rich golden yellow ; one of the 

 finest for beauty and flavour. F.C.C. i8g6. 



Leader. — Growth moderate, upright, a great bearer ; fruit deep orange and 

 brownish green ; of good flavour, very large. 



Leveller. — Growth drooping and free, an enormous bearer ; fruit primrose with 

 pale orange blotches and veins ; flavour rich ; skin thin ; early. 



Lord Rancliffe. — Growth upright ; fruit handsome, pale yellow. 



Marigold. ^ — Growth moderate ; fruit deep orange, paler near stalk ; very rich 

 flavour. 



Ringer. — Growth free and drooping ; a very fine large round gooseberry, yellow, 

 netted, and shaded brown. 



Stella. — Growth upright and vigorous ; fruit oval shaped, light yellow. 



Other good sorts are : — Broom Girl, Garibaldi, Gipsy Queen, Peru, Thatcher, Two 

 to One. 



GuAVA, The (see p. 215). 

 Lemon, The (see p. 205). 

 Loquat, The (see p. 215). 

 Mango, The (see p. 210). 



THE MEDLAR 



This fruit is very highly esteemed for dessert when in proper condition ; it 

 is also delicious when made into jelly, cheese, or as a sauce for game. The 

 trees, budded on the whitethorn, are very hardy, and will grow anywhere. The 

 branches require a fair amount of thinning, and a mulching of rich manure on 

 the surface of the ground when the fruits are formed will repay the grower. 



