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On the Cultivation of the Gooseberry. 
thereby causes them to fall out, and greatly disfigure the flower,—so that 
if any of the petals hang loose, or are observed to fall out, you may be 
certain that an earwig is, or has been, there. The best remedy I have 
found, is to get a large saucer, and place a brick in the centre, and fill 
up the saucer with water; if the pot is then placed on the brick, neither 
earwig, snail, or slug, will venture across: you may also set traps for 
them, by placing tobacco-pipe-heads on tops of sticks, and examining 
them every morning, you will soon be able to lessen their numbers. 
The different varieties of this flower, are arranged by florists, into three 
classes.—First, Bizarres^ or such as have two colours on a white ground. 
Second, Flakes, such as have only one colour on a white ground;—the 
chief excellence of these two classes consists in the distinctness and brigjht- 
ness of the colours, and the formation of the petals, which should be broad, 
with the edges free from any notch, fringe, or indenture; the stripes of 
whatever colour they may be, must run longitudinally on the corrolla, as 
in the Mayor of Ripon, Perfection, William IV, Paul Pry, Champion, 
Lord Eldon, Lady Hood, Duchess of Devonshire, Village Maid, Invin¬ 
cible, Cleopatra, Willow-leaved, Mayor of Northampton, &c. &c. And 
thirdly, Picottees, being such as have a fringed edge, spotted or pounced 
with scarlet, red, purple, or other colours; as Cornfield’s Lady Milton, 
Hogg’s Beauty, &c &c. 
The chief means of propagating, is by layers; when however the stalks 
are too short for the purpose, they may be propagated by pipings, but 
layers are far preferable, when they can be obtained; July is the most 
proper time, or at least as soon as the shoots are strong enough for that 
purpose. The method is, first, to trim the layers, by cutting off the ends 
with a pair of scissars; then with a sharp penknife, make a slit in the 
second joint from the root, and pass it through the third; this nib or 
tongue must be fixed downwards in the mould, and secured with a hooked 
stick, (or hooks cast in lead would last a great number of years, and save 
a great deal of trouble) covering it about an inch deep with fine light 
mould. 
If the simple directions here given, are attended to, I feel no hesita¬ 
tion in saying that the plants will answer your highest expectations. 
I remain, yours, &c. 
Pilsmoor, Sept, 20th, 1831. John Revell. 
Article VII.— O71 the Cultivation of the Gooseberry. I^y 
Mr. George Muscroft, MHneobank, near Sheffield. 
Gentlemen, 
This fruit, which is now so highly esteemed in this country, 
is but little store set by on the continent; as in Spain and Italy it is 
scarcely known, and in France, it is completely neglected. In Piedmont, 
