GOOSEBERRY. 



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stirred up, and covered with a thin layer of soot ; 

 and at the same time dusting the trees all over with 

 fine slacked lime. These applications will go far, 

 not only to banish, but to keep away every species of 

 insect that preys on the gooseberry. The author 

 has great faith in the eflBcacy of the offensive scent 

 of soot, in keeping off insects from this and all other 

 fruit trees. 



The following list of gooseberries is arranged in 

 classes, according to colour, under the names of the 

 persons who raised or first brought them into no- 

 tice, and also under their popular names. Such 

 arrangement is worth following in nursery cata- 

 logues. 



Gooseberries continue in use for about the space 

 of three months ; and the times of ripening are in- 

 dicated by the terms early^ laie, and latest. 



Red Gooseberries, 



1. Adamses Cheshire Sheriff.— EsLvly, — Fruit middle 

 size, nearly round, downy ; skin thin, containing 

 pulp of a peculiarly tart yet pleasant flavour. It is 

 a good bearer; and as the growth is of a dangling 

 character, the branches require support. 



In pruning gooseberry trees of this drooping cha- 

 racter, care should be taken to shorten the leaders 

 to a bud rising, or promising to rise, from the upper 

 surface of the shoot. This attention, repeated at 

 every pruning, will give the tree a loftier habit, and 

 raise it from the ground. 



2. AlcocFs King, — Late. — Fruit large ; colour 



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