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THE GAEDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



Leveller. — Fruit large, long and tapering, smooth, 

 greenish -yellow, of good flavour. An excellent bearer. 



Lomas' Victory. — Branches somewhat j>endulous. Fruit 

 rather large, roundish oblong, hairy, light -red, thin- 

 skinned, cf moderately good flavour. The unripe berries 

 are esteemed for cooking. 



London (Banks). — Branches pendulous. Fruit very 

 large, of a roundish ovate shape; skin smooth, of a dark- 

 red colour. Quality rather inferior; a somewhat tender 

 and uncertain bearer, but the largest Gooseberry grown. 



Fig. 1084.— Gooseberry— Late Emerald. 



Magnet. — Branches spreading. Fruit large, very long, 

 hairy, light-red, flavour very good. Early; an excellent 

 bearer. 



Masscys Heart of Oak. — Branches pendulous. Fruit 

 large, oblong, with a thick footstalk tapering in to the 

 fruit, smooth, green, with pale - yellowish veins, thin- 

 skinned, rich, and excellent. Middling early; an abun- 

 dant bearer. 



Milling's Grown Bob. — Branches pendulous. Fruit 

 very large, roundish oblong, hairy, red mixed with green 

 near the stalk, bright-red towards the opposite end, thin- 

 skinned, and of good flavour. Rather late; an abundant 

 bearer. 



Miss Bold.- — Branches spreading, somewhat erect. 

 Leaves pubescent above. Fruit middle-sized, roundish 

 oblong, very downy, sometimes slightly hairy, light -red, 

 tender-skinned, sweet, and of very good flavour. Early, 

 and an abundant bearer. 



Monarch. —Fruit very large, oblong, hairy, deep-red; 

 of good quality. A very heavy and sure bearer. 



Mount Pleasant. — Fruit large, long, hairy, deep-yellow, 

 of very good flavour. Late, and an abundant bearer. 



Parkinson s Laurel. — Branches erect. Fruit large, 

 obovate, very downy, pale -green, nearly white, thin- 

 skinned,, very sweet. Rather late, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



Peers Queen Charlotte. — Branches somewhat erect. 

 Fruit middle-sized, oblong, smooth, yellowish -white, thin- 

 skinned, flavour very good. Early, a moderate bearer. 



Peru. — Branches spreading, somewhat pendulous. 

 Fruit large, long, and tapering, slightly hairy, pale- 

 yellow, of a very good flavour. 



Pitmaston Green Gage. — Branches erect. Fruit small, 

 obovate, smooth, green, rather thick-skinned, rich, very 

 sugary, and excellent. Late and an abundant bearer. 

 The fruit will hang till it shrivels without deteriorating 

 in flavour like that of most other varieties. 



Porcupine. — Fruit small, roundish oval, extremely 

 hispid and downy. Flavour rich and honeyed. 



Princess Royal. — Branches pendulous. Fruit large, 

 obovate, hairy, greenish- white, of excellent flavour. A 

 very good bearer. 



Raspberry. — Branches spreading, somewhat pendulous. 

 Fruit small, roundish oblong, hairy, dark -red, thick- 

 skinned, rich and sweet, with a Raspberry flavour. Very 

 early, and a good bearer. 



Red Champagne. — Branches remarkably erect. Fruit 

 small, roundish oblong, hairy, light-red, rather thick- 

 skinned, very rich and excellent, with a clear vinous 

 pulp. Middling early, and a good bearer. 



Red Turkey. — Branches somewhat erect. Fruit small, 

 obovate, smooth, shining, dark-red, thick-skinned, of an 

 agreeable sweet flavour. Late, and a good bearer. 



Red Warrington. — Branches pendulous, armed with 

 strong prickles, which are generally triple. Fruit roundish 

 oblong, hairy, red, thick-skinned, with a clear, rich, vinous 

 pulp. Late, and an abundant bearer. One of the best. 



Rob Roy. — Branches erect. Fruit middle-sized, ob- 

 ovate, hairy, pale-red, of rich flavour. Very early. 



Rough Red. — Branches spreading, rather upright. 

 Leaves smooth. Fruit small, roundish, very hairy, dark- 

 red, rather thick-skinned, of good flavour. Early, and an 

 abundant bearer. A favourite for preserving. 



Royal White. — Branches erect. Leaves pubescent. 

 Fruit small, round, downy, and slightly hairy, white, 

 thin-skinned, very rich, and good. 



Rumbullion. — Branches erect. Fruit small, roundish, 

 oblong, very downy, pale-yellow, rather thick-skinned, of 

 moderately good flavour. Middling early, and a very 

 abundant bearer. Much cultivated for bottling. 



Saunders' Cheshire Lass. — Branches erect. Fruit large, 

 oblong, downy, white, thin-skinned, rich, and sweet. 

 Very early, and a good bearer. 



Scotch Best Jam. — Branches erect. Leaves j^ubescent 

 above. Fruit small, roundish, slightly hairy, dark-red, 

 thick-skinned, brisk, and rich. Middling early, and a 

 good bearer. 



Shiner. — Branches sjDreading. Fruit large, round, 

 smooth, pale -green, of very good flavour. A free bearer, 

 and one of the heaviest green Gooseberries. 



Synall Bark Rough Red. — Branches, spreading, rather 

 upright. Leaves pubescent. Fruit small, round, very 

 hairy, dark-red, nearly black when fully ripe, rather 

 thick-skinned, of good flavour. Early and an abundant 

 bearer. 



Snowdrop (Bratherton). — Fruit very large, roundish, 



