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FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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PEARL. 



The Pearl gooseberry has been widely planted in the commercial gardens of Can- 

 ;ida and the United States. It is certainly a magnificent cropper, but it is very 

 diiBcult indeed to distinguish the berry from the Downing, except that it averages 

 a trifle larger. 



Origin: London, Ont- 

 ario, by Mr. Saunders ; a 

 cross between Houghton 

 and Red Warrington. 



Plant : healthy, not 

 subject to mildew ; up- 

 right, spreading ; first rate 

 in vigor and in produc- 

 tiveness. 



Fruit ; medium, 

 round, often narrowing 

 ■toward apex; skin smooth, 

 transparent green, with 

 thin whitish bloom and 

 light green ribs. 



Flesh: light green, 

 tender, sweet and good. 



Value : market very 

 much the same as Down- 

 ing. 



Season : medium. 



Peael. 



