By Mr. Robert Thompson. 



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large size, oblong. Skin smooth, dull red, thin. Flavour rather sweet, and tolerable for 

 a fruit of this size. A good bearer. 



This Gooseberry attains the largest size of any one known, and 

 consequently is most successful at all the Prize Shews. In 1825, 

 the weight of one is recorded to have been 31 dwts. 16 grs. Its 

 superior merit as a shew fruit, appears to have led to an attempt to 

 introduce it to growers under another name, which will account for 

 the Synonym now given to it. The Chance was exhibited as a 

 novelty in Cheshire, but as I learn from the account of the shews 

 for 1825, "at a Meeting of Gooseberry growers held at the Wolf s 

 Head, Congleton, on the 3d of August in that year, it was agreed 

 that the Great Chance should in future be only shewn as the 

 Roaring Lion." In consequence of this the supposed original 

 grower of the Chance, was constrained to give his Red Seedling 

 Robin Hood, his Yellow Seedling Prince of Orange, and his Red 

 Seedling Tarragon, to the subscribers for the Chance as a compen- 

 sation. It is often erroneously called Farrer's Roaring Lion. 



48. Riders Scented Lemon. (Cat. No, 283.) 



Branches spreading. Fruit rather late, large, obovate. Skin smooth, red, moderately 

 thick. Flavour very good. Bears abundantly. 



Division 2. Fruit Yellow. 



49. Dixon s Golden Yellow. (Cat. No. 123.) 



Branches pendulous. Fruit early of moderate size, roundish-oblong or somewhat 

 turbinate. Skin quite smooth, greenish-yellow, thin. Flavour agreeable, and sweet. A 

 moderate bearer. 



Received from Messrs. Backhouse of York ; it is cultivated 

 round Manchester and in the shew counties, but is not much es- 

 teemed as a Prize Gooseberry. Its flavour however will recom- 

 mend it to general cultivation. 



