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EAELY SULPHUR {Golden Ball ; Golden Bull ; Moss's Seedling). 

 — Medium sized, roundish oblong. Skin, yellow and hairy. Of 

 second-rate quality. Bush, erect, very early, and a great bearer; 

 leaves, downy. 



EARLY WHITE. — Medium sized, roundish oblong. Skin, thin, 

 transparent, yellowish white, and slightly downy. Very sweet, good, 

 and early. A first-rate variety. Bush, spreading and erect ; an ex- 

 cellent bearer. 



ELIZABETH (Hollins).— Fruit, long. Skin, smooth, greenish 

 white. Flavour, good. In 1863 weighed 26 dwt. 2 gr. 

 Bush, makes strong pendulous wood, and bears freely. 



EMPEROR NAPOLEON (Rival).— Large and obovate. Skin, red, 

 and smooth. A second-rate variety. Bush, pendulous, and a good 

 bearer. 



ESKENDER BEY (Pickavance). — The two-veined berries are long, 

 and a little tapering towards the stalk, the three-veined ones of medium 

 length, and better formed. Skin, hairy, very dark red, almost maroon ; 

 one of the darkest gooseberries grown. Flavour, not good. In 1864 

 weighed 30 dwt. 6 gr. 



Makes long slender wood, and forms a large bush. A good cropper. 



EVA (Walton). — ^Frnit, long, plump, and evenly formed. Skin, 

 hairy, dull yellowish white. Flavour, good. In 1862 weighed 22 dwt. 



Bush, spreading ; makes vigorous wood, a little pendulous, and 

 bears freely. 



FANNY (Williams). — ^Fruit, round. Skin, hairy, pale dull yellow. 

 Flavour, rich and excellent. 



Bush, an excellent bearer, and makes slender, erect wood. 



FARMER'S GLORY (Berry).— Very large, and obovate. Skin, 

 thick, downy, and dark red, with a mixture of green. A first-rate 

 variety, and of excellent flavour. Bush, pendulous, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



FAVOURITE (Bates). — ^Medium sized, oblong. Skin, smooth, and 

 green. Flavour, second-rate. Bush, pendulous. 



FEARLESS (Addis). — A plump-formed fruit of medium length. 

 Skin, smooth, light green of a mealy shade. Flavour, good. In 1852 

 weighed 27 dwt. 10 gr. Bush, spreading. 



FLIXTONIA (Barlow). — ^Fruit, plump, of medium length. Skin, 

 a little hairy, bright light red blended with grey. Flavour, good. In 

 1852 it weighed 27 dwt. 15 gr. 



Makes long, slender, erect wood, and forms a large handsome bush.. 



