Mansfield ,, Conn. 
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Gooseberries 
For the past few years the growing of Gooseberries has been exceed- 
ingly-profitable, some growers realizing a thousand dollars or more per 
acre in a season from the sale of the fruit. The varieties offered are entirely 
hardy, even at the far north, and requires the same conditions and cul¬ 
ture as Currants for success. Plant in rows four or four and a half feet 
apart and three feet distant in the rows. 
15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; $8.00 per hundred 
DOWNING — Largest and best of 
all native American varieties. This 
valuable variety originated with Charles 
Downing, greatest of all pomologists. 
The value of Downing lies in its large 
size, fine quality, beautiful appearance 
vigorous growth, and freedom from 
mildew. Downing is free from spines, 
of a transparent color, tending to yellow; 
bush upright, keeping the fruit from the 
sand. Enormously productive. 
JOSSELYN — Fruit large size, smooth, 
prolific, and hardy, of best quality. A. 
wonderful cropper and strong grower. 
HOUGHTON'S — Medium size, pale 
red, tender, sweet and good; very pro¬ 
ductive. 
Strawberries 
Strawberries will succeed in any soil which is adapted to ordinary 
farm or garden, crops. Soil should be prepared thoroughly to a good 
depth, well drained and enriched. For field culture set in rows three 
to three and one-half feet apart, fifteen to eighteen inches in rows; for 
garden, fifteen inches apart each way, leaving pathways every third 
row. In winter a covering of leaves, straw or some kind of litter will 
protect the plants. Do not cover the plants until ground is frozen, or 
so deep as to smother the plants, and remove before growth starts in 
the spring. 
. Dip the plants in water as soon as received and bury the roots in 
moist, shady ground until you are ready to set them out. Those marked 
(P) have pistillate or imperfect flowers, and must be planted near perfect 
flowering kinds, in order that flowers may be fertilized. The varieties 
not so marked are perfect flowering, and can be planted alone. 
