GOOSEBERRIES. 



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colour, and conspicuously veined; flavour rich and tasty; 

 a first-rate dessert Gooseberry. 



Collier's Jolly Angler. — Branches erect. Fruit large, 

 oblong, downy, light-green, thin-skinned, of good flavour. 

 Late, and a good bearer. 



Cook's White Eayle. — Branches rather erect. Fruit 

 large, obovate, smooth, white, thick-skinned, of good 

 flavour. 



Dr. Hoyg. — Branches erect. Fruit very large, 

 slightly hairy, purplish-red, veined with a darker 

 shade, of good flavour. 



Drill. — Branches spreading. Fruit large, long, 

 smooth, greenish-yellow, of good flavour. Late, 

 and an abundant bearer. 



Early Green Hairy. — Branches erect. Leaves 

 dark-green, slightly pubescent. Fruit small, 

 round, hairy, deep-green, thin-skinned, very 

 sweet, and rich. Very early; a good bearer. 



Early Sulphur. — Branches erect, armed with 

 numerous strong prickles, which are generally 

 triple. Leaves light-green, pubescent above. 

 Fruit middle-sized, roundish oblong, very hairy, 

 bright-yellow, thin-skinned, tolerably good. 

 Very early, and an abundant bearer. Its earli- 

 ness is its principal merit. It is distinguished 

 from the Sulphur by its earliness, and the leaves 

 being pubescent. 



Early White. — Branches spreading. Fruit 

 roundish oblong, slightly downy, yellowish- white, 

 with a thin transparent skin, very sweet, and 

 well flavoured. Early, and an abundant bearer. 



Edward's Jolly Tar. — Branches somewhat 

 pendulous. Leaves rather large, of a shining 

 deep-green colour. Fruit very large, roundish obovate, 

 smooth, green, veined with yellow, rather thick-skinned, 

 rich and sweet. Middling early; a good bearer. 



Fanny. — Branches erect. Fruit large, round, hairy, 

 pale-yellow, of a rich, fine flavour. An excellent bearer. 



Forester. — Fruit large and uniform, hairy, bright-red, 

 and of excellent flavour. Early; an abundant bearer. 



Garibaldi. — Branches pendulous. Fruit very large, 

 long, hairy, bright orange-yellow, of very good flavour. 

 An abundant bearer. 



Glenton Green. — Branches somewhat pendulous. 

 Leaves pubescent above. Fruit middle-sized, oblong, 

 narrower at the base than at the opposite end, very 

 hairy, green, with whitish veins, thick-skinned, very 

 sweet, and good. Early. 



Golden Gem. — A cross between Antagonist and White- 

 smith. The fruits are of a deep buff-yellow and very fine 

 in flavour. 



Green Overall. — Fruit middle-sized, round, smooth, 

 dark-green, of first-rate flavour. An early variety, and 

 bears abundantly. 



Green Walnut. — Branches spreading. Leaves adpressed 

 to the branches. Fruit middle-sized, obovate, smooth, 

 dull dark -green, very thin-skinned, sweet, moderately 

 good. Early, and an abundant bearer. 



Gregory's Perfection. — Branches pendulous, very 

 prickly. Fruit middle-sized, round, slightly downy, 

 green, veined with white, rather thick-skinned, sweet, 

 and agreeable. Late; a moderate bearer. 



Hebburn Green Prolific. — Branches erect. Fruit middle- 

 sized, roundish, hairy, dull-green, rather thick-skinned, 

 sweet, and very rich. Early, and an abundant bearer. 



Henson's Seedling. — Branches erect. Fruit of medium 

 size, roundish oblong, very hairy, deep-red, of excellent 

 flavour. Late, and an abundant bearer. 



Hepburn Yellovj Aston. — Branches erect. Fruit small 

 roundish oblong, hairy, deep-yellow, thin-skinned, very 

 good. Middling early; an abundant bearer. 



High Sheriff. — Branches pendulous. Fruit very large, 

 round, hairy, orange-yellow, of excellent flavour. An 

 abundant bearer. 



Ironmonger. — Branches spreading. Leaves pubescent. 



Fig. 1023.— Gooseberry— Cobham Seedling. [Natural size.) 



Fruit small, roundish, hairy, dark-red, with rather a thick 

 skin, rich, but not so rich as the Red Champagne, with 

 which it is often confounded. Middling early. 



Jackson's Abraham Newland. — Branches erect. Fruit 

 large, oblong, slightly hairy, white, rich, sweet, and 

 excellent. Late. 



Keen's Seedling. — Branches somewhat pendulous. Fruit 

 middle-sized, oblong, very hairy, bright-red, thin-skinned, 

 rich, and excellent. A good bearer, ripening earlier than 

 the Red Warrington. 



Keepsake (Banks). — Branches slightly pendulous, of 

 very strong growth. Fruit large, obovate, smooth, but 

 sometimes hairy, green, thin-skinned; flavour excellent. 

 Ripens early. 



Langley Beauty. — A cross between Yellow Champagne 

 and Railway. The berries are very large, of a buff-yellow 

 colour, semi-transparent, somewhat hairy, and of delicious 

 flavour. It combines the size of Railway, a large greenish 

 fruit, with the fine flavour and upright growth of the little 

 Yellow Champagne. 



Langley Gage. — A cross between Pitmaston Gage and 

 Telegraph. The berries are in size between medium and 

 small, silvery white, transparent and of very fine flavour; 

 an enormous bearer. 



Large Early White. — Branches erect. Fruit large, 

 obovate, downy, greenish white, thin-skinned, and of 

 rich flavour. Very early. 



Late Emerald (fig. 1024). — A favourite sort in the 

 United States. It crops well, and is an excellent 

 dessert fruit. It has a tendency to mildew in damp 

 weather. 



Leigh's Rifleman. — Branches somewhat erect. Fruit 

 very large, roundish oblong, hairy, red intermixed with 

 green, thick-skinned, sharp, rich, and agreeable. Late. 

 and a o-ood bearer. 



