GOOSEBEEEY. 



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Probably, dusting the plants ^vith ashes or lime \roula 

 destroy them, or at least prevent their attacks. 



Cecidomyia Grossulariae — Gooseberry jNIidge — {Fitch.) 

 — ''The berries turning red prematurely and becoming 

 putrid, having in them small, bright yellow maggots, of 

 an oblong-oval form, and slightly divided into segments 

 by fine impressed transverse lines ; changing to pupae in the 

 berries, and in the latter part of July giving out a small 

 two-winged fly, resembling a musquito, of beeswax yellow 

 color." The berries should be gathered so soon as they 

 show signs of premature ripening, and fed to hogs, or 

 otherwise destroyed. 



In addition to the above^ and the various insects in- 

 jurious to the Currant and Gooseberry, there are several 

 others which occasionally do some harm, either to the 

 leaves or fruit. There is a minute moth which breeds in 

 the fruit, the caterpillar eating out the center of the berry. 

 In wet seasons a species of Plant-Louse [Apliis rihis) 

 infests the Eed Currant, but does not attack the black 

 varieties, or the Gooseberry, but none of these are very 

 destructive, and the cultivator can usually get rid of 

 them by the use of the simple insecticides usually at 

 hand. Those who are familiar with the habits of insects 

 can do much by removing the eggs, often laid in clus- 

 ters, and destroying them before they hatch, and the 

 I rood is scattered. 



PROFITS OF CULTUEE.. 



There is far less demand for the Gooseberry thon almost 

 any other of our small fruits. It is generally gathered 

 before it is ripe, and sold for making pies, tarts, etc., con- 

 sequently, the demand for it is not so great ns for other 

 fruitS; which are used for a greater variety of purposes. 



In the Xew York markets, the price varies from one to 

 three, or four dollars per bushel. But whether the de- 



