GOOSEBERRIES. 
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its eggs underneath the skin of the fruit while the latter is 
still quite immature. Within the fruit, where they are quite 
safe from insecticides of all kinds, the larvae grow to 
maturity. The fruit becomes worthless. The only known 
remedy is to destroy the fruit while it still contains the larvae. 
Following are the varieties tested: 
Downing —Ribes cynosbciti. 
. Some old bushes were reset in 1896 and some young ones in 1898. The 
bushes are upright in growth with stiff stocky branches, spines stout,and 
prominent, berries medium to large with a conic, dark green apex, and cov¬ 
ered with a heavy glaucous coat. Yield good. The variety was very severely 
kilied back by the cold winter. All the hills, cld and young, are looking 
remarkably vigorous now. 
Houghton— R. hirtellum. 
Of this variety some old bushes were reset in 1896, to which were added 
new bushes from the nursery the same year. 
The variety is a vigorous grower with long, slender, spreading branches, 
spines slender, berries small to medium, surface glaucous, obconic form, 
deep green color, very sour, yield very good—fully a week later than the 
, other varieties in the plat. 
The old canes are fairly stocky and well loaded with fruit buds, but the 
variety is not nearly so strong and vigorous a grower as is Oregon Champion. 
Very little injured by the co ! d winter. 
Industry— R. grossularia. 
Young plants of this variety were set in 1896, to which were added 
some old bushes reset the same spring. The variety is of European origin. 
The leaves are dark green, leathery, with a lustrous surface. The thorns 
are short and stout and frequently there is but one at the base of each leaf¬ 
stalk instead of the usual cluster of two or three. The berries are large, oval, 
veins conspicuous, with a considerable number of bristles on the surface. 
The variety entirely.succumbed to the mild winters of ’96 7 and ’97 8. 
Oregon Champion—/?, grossularia. 
New plants of this variety were set in 1896. The variety is of spread¬ 
ing habit with rather large, stiff and stocky branches. The leaves are some¬ 
what more glaucous and darker green than are the leaves of other varieties. 
The berry is large, oval, with a glaucous surface. The variety was appar¬ 
ently very little injured by the excessively cold winter of ’99 and bore an 
excellent crop of fruit the next season. It is a most desirable variety on 
account of the vigor of the plants and the yield of fruit. 
Pearl— R. grossularia. 
Young plants of this variety were set in ihe plat in 1897. They made a 
good healthy growth during that and the following season. The winter of 
1899 killed the canes to the ground and they were cut-out. The growth the 
past two seasons consists of many vigorous and well branched canes. 
Smith’s Improved—/?, grossularia. 
Old bushes of this variety were reset in 1S96. The variety is fairly vig¬ 
orous and was not entirely killed back by the winter of 1899. It was severely 
pruned and made a fair growth during the past two seasons. Gerries very 
large-largest on the grounds-quality good to excellent; long, oval form 
Translucent, with conspicuous lighter-colored veins. 
