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trotting quickly to the next tree, and so on through the 
thousand foot rows. The curculio is a sort of a “ possum;” 
so long as he is kept in motion he “ lies low,” apparently 
dead ; but let the receptacle rest a moment and the in¬ 
sect finds wings to get back to his destructive work. 
Therefore the gang must keep actively on the move to 
the end of the rows, where a rest is enjoyed while boys 
pick out the curculios and drop them into a kerosene 
bath. 
The workers became so expert that they could tap full 
fifty thousand trees a day, thus getting over the whole 
orchard three times a week. It was expensive work, that 
seven weeks’ fight, but conservative men, comparing the 
Hale orchard with the neighboring one in which the little 
bug has been allowed to have its own way, estimate that 
Mr Hale has saved nearly $20,000 worth of his crop by 
his prompt and persistent work. As a comparative ex¬ 
periment on a gigantic scale, the thing is interesting and 
valuable, more especially as one notes that the fruit being 
marketed from the great orchard in which the curculio 
was not fought is not equal in quality and grade to that 
which is shipped by the Hale company under its well- 
known “ red label.” 
J. Horace McFarland. 
INDUSTRY GOOSEBERRY IN AMERICA. 
Hexham, England, July 1.—At the meeting of the 
American Nurserymen’s Association held at Chicago on 
June 10th and nth a question was asked by Mr. Kellogg 
as to whether any gentleman present could give an instance 
in which the Whinham’s Industry gooseberry had been a 
success. 
I had the pleasure of being present when that question 
was asked, but unfortunately did not hear Mr. Kellogg’s 
question as applied to the Industry gooseberry; other¬ 
wise I would have attempted to answer at the time. With 
your permission I will now attempt to answer Mr. Kel- 
logg’s question. 
I have seen the Whinham’s Industry gooseberry grown 
and fruiting in America as well as we can fruit it in Eng¬ 
land, as far south as Bloomington, Ill., in the grounds of 
Dr. Schroeder, and this season I saw it bearing a good 
crop of fruit in the grounds of the Green Nursery Co. of 
Rochester, N. Y. And Mr. Perkins of Jackson & Perkins, 
Newark, N. Y. informed me when at the convention that 
he had half an acre of Industry planted out near Grand 
Rapids which is bearing a splendid crop of fruit this 
season. 
On my return home from my American trip, which I 
am pleased to say has been of a successful and pleasant 
character, the Newcastle-on-Tyne Daily Chronicle of that 
date, namely, June 27th, was placed before me, contain¬ 
ing an article on this gooseberry and its origin which I 
consider a very accurate and reliable account, hence take 
the liberty of sending it to you and shall be pleased if 
you can find room for same in your popular journal, The 
National Nurseryman, 
The 200 tons of unripe Industry gooseberries which the 
writer estimates has been the annual sale of this item 
from Morpeth does not represent the entire tonnage, as 
to this must be added a very large tonnage sold when 
ripe. 
Since reading this article I have consulted one of our 
largest market growers at Hexham and he considers that 
fully too tons of fruit of this variety are grown and sold 
at Hexham on the average every year. Each ton as 
referred to contains 2,240 pounds. 
William Fell. 
INDUSTRY GOOSEBERRY IN ENGLAND. 
There are few persons in the North of England 
who are not acquainted with “Whinham’s Industry.” 
Certainly there is not a single gardener in the northern 
counties who is not familiar with the name, and who is 
not aware that “ Whinham’s Industry ” gooseberry is not 
only one of the most prolific but one of the best now in 
the markets of England and Scotland. It takes its pecu¬ 
liar cognomen from the man who propagated it—Mr. 
Robert Whinham of Morpeth, Northumberland, himself 
a market gardener at that place. He lived in the quiet, 
sequestered town in the early decades of the present cen¬ 
tury. He was a typical Morpethian. From a young man 
he showed hef was possessed of an original turn of mind. 
Ambitious, and even venturesome he, prior to settling 
down, had a somewhat rough experience in the early days 
of colonization in North America. Before his American 
experiences he had given much attention to the raising of 
seedlings. On his return, he devoted a great deal of time 
to this difficult department of gardening. After many 
fruitless attemps, he produced the gooseberry to which, 
in his just pride, he gave his own name. It is thought 
he obtained it from a variety known as the Rifleman. 
Whinham knew he had a good thing in his new variety 
of gooseberry, but he was unable to convince others of its 
qualities as speedily as he had expected. His time, 
talents and energy seemed to have been wasted. His 
end was less comfortable than it might have been. He 
lies buried in Morpeth churchyard, but it is greatly doubt¬ 
ful if anyone can point out the exact spot. Seeing that 
the result of his discovery of the variety of gooseberry 
which bears his name has brought, and still brings, large 
sums of money to northern gardeners, it would be a 
becoming thing on their part if they were to institute 
some memorial of him in his native town. His gooseberry 
is scarcely likely to be superseded. 
“Whinham’s Industry ” gooseberry is a very vigorous 
plant of an upright character. Its upright foliage securely 
protects the blossoms from the frosts of early spring. 
This characteristic gives Whinham’s a decided advantage 
over other sorts. The berry, large quantities of which 
are now placed almost daily on our northern markets, is 
of more than the average size. Used in their green state 
they can be quickly pulled, packed into sacks, and readily 
and cheaply conveyed long distances. The berries are iq 
