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Make the Good Wife Happy by Ordering for Her a 
Gooseberries 
A very popular fruit, especially with our foreign element. The fruit can 
be canned or preserved, green or ripe, depending on the taste. Many people 
like ripe gooseberries to eat out of hand. 
The plants should be set about 3 feet apart in the row, with rows 5 to 6 feet 
apart. They should be frequently hoed and cultivated to stimulate a large 
healthy growth early in the season. 'J hey will begin fruiting the second year 
and continue every year as long as well cared for. To keep the worms from 
eating the leaves in early spring, the plants should be liberally sprinkled with 
hellebore or Paris Green water. To prevent blight, spray liberally with Bor¬ 
deaux mixture or lime and sulphur. 
Varieties 
The Carrie Gooseberry—This new va¬ 
riety comes from the State of Minnesota. 
It is of pure American origin and not 
inclined to mildew. We have had it 
growing for several years and have never 
seen it affected by mildew. The plants 
are good strong growers, clean and 
healthy. It Is enormously productive, I 
believe the most productive gooseberry I 
have ever seen. The fruit is a deep red 
color, smooth, attractive and of the finest 
flavor. It is unquestionably the most 
promising gooseberry of American origin 
now before the public and when its 
merits are better known it will be planted 
in large quantities. No other gooseberry 
equals it in value for planting for home 
use and near markets. It is not as large 
as Downing, but is much larger than 
Houghton and more attractive than 
either. It is unquestionably the best 
variety for the farmer to plant. Price 
25c each; 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.00; 25 for 
$3.50; 100. $12.00. 
Houghton —A medium sized, smooth, 
pale red gooseberry of fine quality. The 
bushes are very hardy, vigorous and 
productive, producing an almost incred¬ 
ible amount of fruit. 10c each; dozen, 
$1.00: 100. $7.50. 
Downing —This is a very popular va¬ 
riety. Bushes more stocky than Hough¬ 
ton. Immensely productive of medium 
to large, pale green fruits, about 50 per 
cent larger than Houghton. 15 each; 
dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
Josselyn—A large fruited variety of 
American origin. The bushes are vig¬ 
orous, productive and hardy. The fruits 
are pale red, smooth and fully three 
times as large as Houghton. Very de¬ 
sirable. 15c each; dozen. $1.50; 100, $12.00. 
A Branch of Carrie Gooseberries 
Industry—A large, deep red English 
variety, much grown in this country for 
fancy market and canning. 20c each; 
dozen, $2.00; 100, $15.00. 
Chautauqua, Keepsake, Columbus, 
Triumph, Portage— 25c each; dozen, $2 • 
100, $15.00. * 
Spottsville. Ky.. June 12th. 1913. 
Received your plants a few days ago In fine 
shape. I am well pleased. D. I>. L.WOLKY. 
Ablleno Kan., April 10th. 1913. 
Tlie plants arrived all ripht. I planted them at 
once and they have started to fp’ow. 
X. O. HKRSIIKY. 
I.ewiston, Idaho. April l.lth, 1913. 
Kerry bushes came through O. K. 
I). WHITFOUn. 
Bay St. Louis. Miss., March 15th. 1913. 
Your catalogue an<l postal came to hand followed by 
the plants. They are something different than I have 
ever seen in strawberrj- plants for the size and 
robust quality. MRS. AMKLIA GIBS. 
Cayuga. N. Y.. May 23d, 1913. 
I write to thank you for the nice way you filled 
my order. My strawberries are growing nicely, also 
the ra-spberries and currants. The Rough Rider and 
Amerlcus are doing the best of any of them. 
C. M. FOUSHAY. 
Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. 14th. 1913. 
I want to tell you what perfect success I had In 
bringing the fall strawberries to Cleveland with me. 
I tied each ba.sket In a paper and set them Into a 
market basket. We left Pulaski Saturday at 8 A. M. 
and readied Cleveland at 5:30 the same afternoon. 
The berries were in perfect condition and were the 
astonishment and delight of all who saw them. 
CARRIE A. CROSS. 
((These berries were picked by us lu 
the afternoon and delivered to Miss Cross 
the evening before she left for Cleveland. 
—L. J. F.) 
Muskegon. Mich., June 4th, 191.3. 
Received one bushel of potatoes in good condition. 
CIIAS. WELLS. 
Geneva, Ohio May 18th. 1913. 
Tlie 50 Amerlcus plants arrived May I6th In very 
good shape. They were still damp In the wrapping. 
E. F. MERRILL. 
