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Mountain Seedling Gooseberries. New, vigorous and very productive 



GOOSEBERRIES, continued 



CHAUTAUQUA. This is one of the largest-fruited varieties 

 grown. The bush is a vigorous, stout, upright grower, with foliage 

 large, glossy, dark green; fruit very large, smooth-veined, of yellow- 

 ish color when fully ripe; skin thick; flavor very sweet. 



DOWNING. A vigorous grower and unusually free from mil- 

 dew; handsome berries of splendid quality. Fine for both cooking 

 and table use. One of the oldest and most reliable of the large-fruited 

 varieties. (See illustration, page 31.) 



HOUGHTON. Very productive; berries of medium size and, 

 for general purposes, of the best. It is one of the healthiest and 

 hardiest of the Gooseberry' family and a variety that almost always 

 produces a full crop, never failing entirely. 



JOSSELYN (Red Jacket). An American seedling about the 

 size of Downing; fruit borne prolifically; bush very hardy. 



MOUNTAIN SEEDLING. A new variety of unusual vigor and 

 great productiveness. It is slightly larger than Houghton, and 

 seems to have all the good qualities of that variety. It makes 

 heavier canes and holds the foliage longer than anything else on the 

 place. Another very important point — the fruit will remain green in 

 color and fit for market fully a week longer than Houghton. A good, 

 reliable variety. 



ALLEN'S NOVELTIES FOR 1914 



LOGANBERRY 



The vine is an exceedingly strong grower, trailing on the ground 

 like the dewberry. Fruit is rather long, often an inch or more in 

 length, dark red, Avith the shape of the blackberry and color of a 

 red raspberry, and the flavor a combination of both. It is claimed 

 to be a cross of the blackberry and raspberry. 



STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY 



Begins to ripen about the same time as the raspberry. The canes 

 die down every season after fruiting, and do not require trimming. 

 The ground can be cleared in the fall or, if preferable, in early spring, 

 and the new sprouts will appear and grow rapidly and bear fruit 

 the same season. When planted in good soil it requires but little 



attention. The plants can be set in rows about 1 8 to 24 inches apart and from 3 to 4 inches in depth. They 

 are perfectly hardy, and will do well in almost any climate. The plants will attain a height of 2 to 3 feet, 

 producing fruit in branching clusters, bearing ripe fruit, small green berries and large white blossoms at 

 the same time, presenting a beautiful appearance. The berries are usually about two or three times as 

 large as red raspberries, bright red in color, and some claim to like the flavor; I don't think the fruit is 

 good enough to command a large sale. I recommend the plant as a curiosity and for its ornamental value. 



FOR PRICES OF ALL SMALL FRUITS LISTED HERE, SEE PAGES 37 TO 39 



Houghton. Produces a full crop 



