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Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 
English Gooseberries — The varieties of 
English Gooseberries are almost in- 
numerable. The fruit is generally large 
and handsome. The best sorts are 
Crown Bob and Industry (red), and 
Whitesmith (green), which in favor- 
able localities do extremely well. 
Golden Prolific — A remarkably strong, 
vigorous and upright grower, with 
dark-green glaucous foliage, which re- 
sists mildew perfectly, and persistently 
hangs on until the end of the season. 
The fruit is of the largest size, oblong, 
good, sample measuring 1 % inches in 
length. Color golden-yellow; flavor de- 
cidedly good; very productive. 
Houghton’s Seedling — A vigorous Ameri- 
can sort, very productive, free from 
mildew. Fruit medium, roundish, 
smooth of a pale red color; tender, 
sweet and of a delicious flavor. 
Industry— This is said to be the best Eng- 
lish Gooseberry yet introduced. It is 
of vigorous, upright growth, a great 
cropper. The berries are of the largest 
size, dark red, hairy, rich and agree- 
able, of fine quality and excellent flav- 
or. New and very desirable, as it is 
the largest grown. Size 1)4 to 2)4 
inches. 
Keepsake — Color white or light yellow. 
Quality as good or better than the 
Industry, and more productive than 
that variety. 
Pearl — Originated by Prof. Wm. Saun- 
ders, of the Experimental Station, Ot- 
tawa, Canada. It has also been thor- 
oughly tested at nearly all the Experi- 
mental Stations in the United States 
and reports are unanimous in its favor. 
It is a wonderful cropper, strong grow- 
er and free from mildew. Fruit third 
larger than Downing. 
Red Jacket- — (Josselyn) — This new Amer- 
ican Gooseberry is as large as the 
largest English variety. Berry smooth; 
very prolific and hardy; quality and 
foliage the best. 
Smith’s Improved — From Vermont. 
Large oval, light green, with bloom; 
flesh moderately firm, sweet and good. 
Vigorous grower. 
Victoria — This new gooseberry is a won- 
der. It is the strongest grower the 
greatest cropper, and finest flavored of 
Red Gooseberries. It is superior to In- 
dustry in its growth, yielding larger 
crops of its delicious high flavored 
fruit, which is superb in quality — and 
ripens ahead of Industry. We bespeak 
for its great success. 
BLACKBERRIES 
This excellent and profitable fruit should be planted for garden use in rows six 
feet apart, with plants four feet apart in the rows; for market, in rows eight feet 
apart, with plants three feet apart in the rows. Give the plants the same cultivation 
as Raspberries. 
Agawam — Ripens earlier than other kinds 
and has a flavor similar and equal to 
the wild berry. Perfectly hardy. 
Ancient Briton — A new and valuable 
blackberry. Perfectly hardy and very 
productive. It ripens early and con- 
tinues in fruiting a long time. 
Blower — Originated by Mr. Blower in 
Chautauqua County. Of excellent qual- 
ity with no perceptible core; a remark- 
able grower and very productive. 
Early Harvest — A variety of great prom- 
ise, being exceedingly early in time of 
ripening and always reliable. The 
canes are strong and upright in growth, 
branching stout and vigorously. Hard- 
ier than Kittatinny or Lawton; an 
enormous bearer. Berries sweet and of 
the highest quality, though not as large 
as some varieties. 
Eldorado — This remarkable berry has 
been cultivated twelve years and under 
careful test at different experimental 
stations. It has never winter-killed or 
failed to produce a full crop of the 
finest fruit. Vine vigorous and hardy, 
enduring the winter of the far North- 
west; berries sweet, melting, without 
any hard core, and keeping ten days 
after picking. 
Erie — Very large and- very hardy. A 
strong grower and great bearer, pro- 
ducing larger, sweeter berries, earlier 
in ripening, than any other sort. 
Iceberg — This remarkable berry was orig- 
inated by Luther Burbank. The fruit 
is not only white but so transparent 
that the seeds, which are unusually 
small, can be seen in the ripe berries. 
The clusters are larger, and the berries 
sweeter and more tender and melting 
than those of the Lawton, its parent. 
Is quite up to the average in hardiness 
and productiveness. A great novelty. 
Kittatinny — Large, black, sweet, soft 
w r hen black. Very hardy; ripens up 
gradually like the Lawton. One of the 
best, except in Northern sections. 
Lawton — (New Rochelle) — The well- 
known market variety. 
Minnewaska — This valuable new berry 
has the following good qualities: It is 
extremely hardy, wonderfully produc- 
tive, of excellent quality, being with- 
out the hard core so often found in 
blackberries, is very early, and con- 
tinues in fruiting until very late. 
