246 THK FRUIT MANTJAIi. • 



BRIGHT YENUS (Taylor).— Medium sized, obovate. Skin, slightly 

 hairy, white, and covered with a bloom when it hangs long. Sugary, 

 rich, and excellent, and hangs till it shrivels. Bush, rather erect, and 

 a good bearer. 



British Prince. See Prince Regetit (Boardman's). 



BROOM GIRL (Hampson). — Fruit, plump, square, and shouldered, 

 from 12 to 15 eighths long, and 5 to 5| inches in circumference, with 

 a very long stalk. Skin, thin and hairy, dark yeUow, of an olive shade. 

 Flavour, first-rate. Ripens early. In 1852 it weighed 28 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, large, makes strong upright wood, and bears freely. An 

 excellent old variety. 



CALIFORNIA (Hendshaw). — Fruit, round, of medium length. Skin, 

 hairy, dull pale yellow, showing a green under shade. Flavour, good. 

 In 1863 it weighed 24 dwt. 16 gr. 



Bush, large, bears freely, and makes long, pendulous wood. A late 

 variety. 



CANDIDATE (Crompton). — Fruit, very long ; the two-veined ones 

 tapering towards the stalk|.the three-veined ones rounded and better 

 formed. Skin, smooth, dark, muddy green, shaded with yellow. 

 Flavour, good, but not first-class. In 1864 weighed 25 dwt. 



Makes pendulous wood, and forms a large spreading bush. 



CARELESS (Crompton). — Fruit, long and plump. Skin, smooth 

 and even, creamy white. One of the handsomest gooseberries grown. 

 Flavour, good. In 1864 weighed 31 dwt. 19 gr. 



Bush, spreading ; makes slender, prickly wood, and is an excellent 

 bearer. 



_ CATHERINA (Travis).— Fruit, long and evenly formed, .without 

 ridge or indentation, and beautifully rounded to the stalk, with broad 

 seed-veins. Skin, a little hairy, bright orange yellow. Havour, first- 

 rate. In 1852 it weighed 32 dwt. 8 gr. 



Bush, medium sized, spreading ; makes slender wood. 



CHESHIRE LASS (Saunders).— Large and oblong. Skin, veiy 

 thin, downy, and white. Flavour, rich and sweet. Bush, erect, and 

 a good bearer. Excellent for tarts, on account of its early attaining a 

 size for that purpose. 



CITIZEN (Scerratt).— Fruit, long, tapering towards the stalk. 

 Skm, smooth, greenish white. Flavour, good. In 1860 weighed 28 

 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, spreading ; bears freely. 



CLAYTON (Walker).— The two-veined berries are very long formed 

 and flat-sided, with broad, square formed shoulders, the berry in- 

 creasing in thickness to the nose ; the three-veined ones rounder and 



