BOTANICAL, INDEX. 
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lias ten acres of this variety planted for fruiting. That portion of his Gregg planta- 
tion that is in bearing has produced wonderful crops, and altogether the finest berries 
of any of the many kinds of Raspberries under culture on the same farm. Under 
ordinary culture, without manure or any extra care, the product of large, beautiful, 
luscious black berries has astonished the great number of visitors who examined them 
(Turin® 1 the fruiting season, as well as the truit dealers who disposed ot the ci op». No 
other black Raspberry is in demand while these can be obtained : and probably no 
other sort can be successfully shipped so far. Rev. Mr. Winchester, ot Indiana, has 
given special attention 
to the cultivation of the 
Gregg, and fully agrees 
with Mr. Ohiner in his 
estimate of it. T h e 
Gregg will probably 
prove as hardy as Mam- 
moth Cluster, or any 
other black cap. It. ri- 
pens with Mammoth 
Cluster, and averages 
one-half larger. The 
seeds are very small, 
and the pulp possesses 
a refreshing sprightli- 
ness equaled by few 
Raspberries. 
FIG. 84. Gregg Raspberry. 
(From photograph — natural size of berries.) 
SMITH GOOSEBERRY. 
Thirty-five years ago the Hough- 
ton Gooseberry (a native of Salem, 
Mass.,) was introduced into this 
State. It was considered, and very 
justly, too, a great acquisition to 
our list of small fruits, it has be- 
come very generally disseminated, 
until it is now found in almost 
every garden in the central and 
western States. Gooseberries and 
Currants do not succeed so well in 
our southern States as further 
north. The quality of the Hough- 
ton is quite good, the principal 
objection being to its small size. 
Thousands of the large English 
Gooseberries have been imported 
from the old world, but they do 
not take kindly to our climate, 
which is so much drier and hotter 
than that of England. The first 
improvement on the Houghton in 
size was the “Mountain Seedling,” 
which originated with the Shakers 
of Mt. Lebanon, N. Y. This vari- 
ety has had a large sale, and con- 
tinues in tail demand. About the Fig. So. Smith Gooseberry. (Natural size of 1 terries.) 
time of the dissemination of the 
Mountain Seedling, Charles Downing, of Newburgh, N. Y., originated “Downing’s 
Seedling,” which sprung from seed of the Houghton. This is probably the largest 
and best of all our American Gooseberries; the berry is pale yellow when ripe, and 
of very good quality. A few years ago, Dr. Smith, of Windsor, Vermont, originated 
“Smith’s Improved Gooseberry,” which is well represented in the above cut. This 
plant is a strong, free grower, an abundant bearer, and the berries attain a large size 
— often an inch or more in diameter. They are a pale yellow color when ripe, and of 
excellent flavor. This is a very profitable market and family berry. 
