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Mountain Seedling Gooseberries. New, vigorous and ve-y productive 



GOOSEBERRIES 



The Gooseberry is a northern plant, and seldom fruits well 



south of Maryland except in the high mountain sections. It grows 



best in a cool climate and moist soil. The plants may be set in rows 



from 5 to 6 feet apart and 4 feet apart in the rows and cultivated 



both ways for the first year or two. Little pruning is required and 



that is mainly to remove the stunted shoots and keep up a supply 



of vigorous new shoots from the base. Spraying with bordeaux 



mixture will keep down mildew, but mildew may be prevented in a 



great measure by keeping the head of the plant open and not allowing 



it to get crowded with shoots that are not needed. 



CARRIE. The bush is a vigorous grower, is perfectly hardy 



and gives an abundance of fine, dark green foliage which is entirely 



free from both mildew and anthracnose. The fruit is 50 per cent 



larger than Houghton, turns a deep maroon in color when ripe, and 



has a most excellent flavor. The plant is nearly thornless and the 



fruit can easily be picked without gloves. It commences to bear 



the year after planting and produces a good crop of fruit annually. 



A ver>- valuable variety wherever Gooseberries are grown. 



DOWNING. A very large, strong, vigorous grower, unusually 



free from mildew. It produces great quantities of large, light-colored, 



tender-skin berries of excellent quality. It is one of the oldest and 



most widely grown varieties, and is valuable both for home con- 

 sumption and commercial use. 



HOUGHTON. Ver\' productive; berries of medium size and, for general purposes, one 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. 



MOUNTAIN SEEDLING. A new variety of unusual vigor and great productiveness. It is slightly 



larger than Houghton, and seems to h:,iv. -,11 the ijood qualities of that variety. It makes heavier canes 



and holds the foliage 

 longer than anything 

 else on the place. 

 Another very import- 

 ant point — the fruit 

 will remain green in 

 color and fit for mar- 

 ket a week longer 

 than Houghton. 

 Good and reliable. 



Houghton Gooseberries (side branch). 

 Productive and sure cropper 



Carrie, a valuable new Gooseberry -.*;i^_ 



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Came Through in 

 Good Order 



The plants came to 

 hand Saturday, the 28th 

 inst.. apparently in good 

 order; have ground pre- 

 pared and will try to give 

 the best of attention. — 

 C. N. Burgess. Weldo 

 Co.. Colo., March 30, 

 1914. 



