FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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GOOSEBERRIES. 
Downing. Large size, oval, greenish white or pale yellow. Plant very vigorous and 
hardy, with stiff, strong shoots and heavy foliage, which adheres strongly, covering 
the fruit from the sun. Resists mildew admirably. 
Houghton's Seedling. Small to medium, roundish oval ; pale red ; sweet, tender, 
very good. Plants spreading, slender ; very productive ; one of the best. 
Industry. A new variety, of English origin. Very large, dark cherry red, and of 
delicious quality. 
Pearl. A cross between Houghton and Ashtou Seedling. Good quality, same color 
as the Downing but double the size of that variety. Immensely productive ; free 
from mildew. 
Smith's Improved (Smith'.s Seedling). Fruit large ; one of the largest American 
varieties of value ; oval form ; light green when ripe ; sweet and excellent. Plant 
vigorous, extremely productive, hardy, and healthy. 
Whitesmith. The bush is a strong, healthy grower, very prolific, holds its foliage 
well during the summer, and is the least affected by mildew of any of the foreign 
varieties. Berry white, of large size, high quality, and brings the highest price in 
the market. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
Dewberry. The plant is hardy, healthy, and productive. The fruit ripens with 
the Mammoth Cluster raspberry ; large size, soft, sweet, and luscious throughout. 
It can be trained to a trellis, fence, or stake like a grape vine. 
Early Harvest. The earliest ripening blackberry ; medium size ; symmetrical ; 
deep, glossy black. Bush hardy and exceedingly prolific. Requires pretty close 
pruning and high culture. 
Erie. The bush is healthy and very productive, as well as hardy. Fruit large, round, 
jet black, and good quality. Ripens early. 
Eldorado. An accidental seedling. Berries large, jet black, borne in large clustere, 
ripening well together. They are very sweet, melting, and pleasing to the taste. 
Have no hard core, and can be kept for eight or ten days after picking with qual- 
ity unimpaired. Very vigorous, hardy, and productive. Season of ripening 
medium. 
Kittatinny. Very large, slightly conical ; deep, shining black ; moderately firm ; 
sweet, rich, and excellent ; canes strong ; very productive and hardy. 
Snyder. Medium size ; one of the most productive varieties ; perfectly hardy ; 
strong grower ; delicious quality. Desirable for home use or the market. 
