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On the Cultivation of the Gooseberry. 
To make the fruit grow large: — When your trees are in bloom, and 
you find two or more on a stem, pluck the smallest off; and when the 
fruit begins to be fit for use, thin them well, and when they are about 
half-grown, thin them again, leaving about two or three berries on each 
branch. 
In dry weather, give your trees a gentle waterins:, once in three days, 
and when the fruit begins to ripen, put a shade on the sun-side, I recom- 
mend a branch of a tree, or something of the kind, as it admits a free 
current of air; they should, when ripe, also be preserved from the wet, 
as it causes them to burst, but in this case, they must not be covered 
close, but have plenty of air. In both cases, I use (for single berries) 
a small board, about six inches square, with a hole bored in it, so as to 
be fixed on the top of a stick ; having a quantity of these, I can stick 
them in the ground anywhere, at pleasure, either tor shade or shelter 
The First Class of berries are the Reds; the Lion takes the lead; it was 
grown last year above 5 inches in circumference, and weighed 31 dwts. 
16 grs. and in the last four years, has won 1536 prizes: the Companion, 
and Young Wonderful, (two new sorts) it is thought will be as good as 
the Lion. 
The Second Class are the Yellows ; the Teazer, was grown last year, 
32 dwts. 13 grs.; but the Gunner, has won the most prizes; the Leader, 
also grows very large ; — these three often beat the Reds. 
The Third Class, are the Greens; the Peacock, was grown last year, 
28 dwts. 14 grs.; the Providence, is as good as the Peacock ; the Ocean, 
won the most prizes. 
The Fourth Class, are the Whites ; the Eagle was the heaviest, being 
27 dwts, 12 grs. and has won the most prizes; — it is a good-flavoured 
berry, and grows a large crop of very fine fruit. Fleur-de-lis, and the 
Ostrich, are the next good sorts. 
Mr. Lindley, in his "Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden,"'' has 
enumerated no less than 722 sorts. The following are those, which in 
my opinion, are the most worthy of cultivation in a garden, where only 
choice sorts are required. — 
FIRST CLASS. REDS. 
Jubilee. King. 
New Church. Royal George. 
Keen's Seedling. Tillotson's Seedling 
Lancashire Lad. Eclipse. 
Bank of England. Royal Anne. 
Crown Bob. Top Sawyer. 
Lion. Rising Sun. 
Companion. Squire Hammond 
Young Wonderful. Plough-Boy. 
Huntsman. Statesman. 
Sir .lohn. Lomas's Victory. 
Sir Watkin. Albion. 
Teazer. 
Gunner. 
Leader. 
Rockwood. 
SECOND CLASS. YE4-LOWS. 
Bunkers-Hill. Husbandman. Viper. 
Sovereign. Globe. Nelson's Waves, 
Cottage Girl. Britannia. Bright Venus. 
