240 A Report upon the Varieties of the Goooseberry, fyc. 



A plentiful bearer, worthy of general cultivation, and much 

 grown in the gardens near London. The bright red colour of the 

 end opposite the footstalk is a distinguishing mark in this variety. 

 It is also in great estimation as a prize gooseberry, always standing 

 high in the prize lists. 



43. Large Red Oval (Cat. No. 250.) 



Branches spreading. Fruit rather late, large, oval. Skin hairy, bright red, thick. 

 Flavour vinous and rich, bearing a resemblance to the Red Warrington. 



A sort well deserving cultivation. 



44. Red Rose. (Cat. No. 251.) 



Branches somewhat pendulous. Fruit early, large, and roundish oblong. Skin slightly 

 hairy, with down intermixed, very bright red, and thin. Flavour rich and excellent. 

 This is a good bearer. 



45. Berry s Farmer's Glory. (Cat. No. 88.) 



Branches pendulous. Upper surface of the leaves slightly pubescent. Fruit middling 

 early, very large and roundish oblong. Skin downy, red, with a mixture of green, and 

 thick. Flavour very good. This is a plentiful bearer. 



46. Wilmofs Early Red. (Cat. No. 348.) 

 Syn. Wilmofs Early. 



Branches pendulous. Prickles few, small and generally single. Leaves deeply lobed. 

 Fruit very early, large, roundish-oblong, sometimes rather ovate, projecting on each side 

 of the footstalk. The skin is quite smooth, dull dark red, thin. Flavour middling, a 

 good bearer. 



Raised from seed by Mr. John Wilmot of Isleworth about 20 

 years ago. It has been described in the Transactions of the Society 

 (Vol. iv. p. 206, 1st Series.) as exhibited in 1819. 



47. Farrow's Roaring Lion. (Cat. No. 260.) 

 Syn. Great Chance. 



Branches somewhat pendulous. Prickles very small. Fruit late, of a remarkably 



