306 WESTt;RN FRUIT BOOK. 



WHITE &EAPE. 



Eemaeks, — Larger than the White Dutch. Very pro- 

 ductive, large, and fine flavored. Makes a superior wine, 

 and when two or three years old it is as good to most 

 palates, as any Port wine. 



Palnau. 



Eemaeks. — French. Barl_y; productive. Not suffi- 

 ciently tested. 



a-OOSEBEHHIES. 



Bright Venus. Color, whitish green ; surface, hairy ; 

 form, obovate ; size, 2. 



Eemaeks. — Flavor, best. Hangs a long time. 



BuNKEE Hill. Color, yellow ; surface, smooth; form, 

 roundish ; size, 1. 



Eemaeks. — Branches, spreading ; flavor, very good. 



CEOWN BOB. Color, red ; surface, hairy ; form, ob- 

 long; size, 1 ; quality, 1. 



Eemaeks.^ — Branches, spreading ; early ; flavor, best. 

 This is little liable to mildew. It is thought a good plan 

 to plant them on the north side of a board fence. 



EAELT SULPHUR Color, yellow; surface, hairy; 

 form, roundish; size, 2; quality, 1. 



Eemaeks. — Branches, erect ; flavor, best; ripens very 

 early. Nearly all the English gooseberries mildew. They 

 ought to have a cool soil. That is the reason why they 

 grow so well in England. They succeed near Chicago 

 for the same reason ; some people near that city have no 

 difiieulty with them. They pinch out new wood. 



