250 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



FLORA (Chapman). — Fruit, long, tapering a little towards the stalk, 

 except the three-veined ones, which are long and oval. Skin, smooth, 

 bears freely, greenish white. In 1860 weighed 25 dwt. 3 gr. 



Bush, large, makes strong pendulous wood. A very late variety. 



FOREMAN (Bratherton). — Fruit, very long, from 2 to 2^ inches in 

 length, and of uniform thickness the whole length of the berry. Skin, 

 smooth ; colour, very dark red. Flavour, good. It was grown by the 

 raiser as a seedling, 30 dwt. 11 gr. ; sent out in 1863 at 21s. per lot ; 

 and in 1864, the first year after being sent out, was 28 dwt. 20 gr. 



Bush, with long, pendulous shoots, large and spreading. 



FORESTER (Etohells). — ^Fruit, plump and short, very even in size. 

 Skin, hairy, bright red. Flavour, rich and sweet, quite first-rate. 



An excellent bearer. Makes long, slender, erect shoots, and forms 

 ai- large bush. An early variety. 



FREEDOM (Moore). — Frpit, very long ; the two- veined ones flat- 

 sided, and a little tapered, the three-veined ones long, and rounder 

 than the two. Skin, smooth, creamy white. Flavour, good. In 1852 

 weighed 28 dwt. 15 gr. 



Bush, large, spreading, and vigorous, and an excellent bearer. 



GAEIBALDI (Walton).— Fruit, long, weU-formed berry. Skin, 

 hairy, bright light orange yellow. Flavour, good. 



Bush, large and spreading, an excellent bearer, and makes long, 

 pendulous wood. A new variety ; in 1862 was shown as a seedling 

 by the raiser, and was the heaviest yeUow gooseberry grown in 

 England that season, the weight being 27 dwt. 14 gr. 



GEM (Pennington). — Fruit, round, of medium length. Skin, smooth, 

 bright golden yellow. Flavour, first-rate ; bears freely. The bush is 

 medium sized, and makes slender wood. A new early variety. 



GENERAL (Thewless). — Fruit, long, round. Skin, deep green, 

 with at times a shade of white intermixed. Flavour, tolerable. In 

 1852 it weighed 27 dwt. 14 gr. 



Bush, bears freely, and makes short, stiff, erect wood. A late variety. 



GENERAL MARKHAM (Dennis). — A good sized handsome berry, 

 from 13 to 15 eighths of an inch long, and from 4J to 4| inches in 

 circumference. Skin, smooth, dark bright gi-een, with light-coloured 

 veins ; a very handsome berry, of good flavour. In 1854 it weighed 

 23 dwt. 6 gr. 



A large bush, which bears freely, and makes vigorous wood, with 

 large leaves, which have a wooUy appearance. 



GIPSY QUEEN (Leicester).— Fruit, from 12 to 14 eighths in length, 

 and 4i to 6 inches in circumference. Skin, smooth and thin, pale 



