The New White Gooseberry, QTaut MJQim, 
Equals the finest and largest varieties in size, beauty and quality, and excels them all in vigor and yield. 
HISTORY AND 
The Chautauqua was first found, several years ago, growing in t 
the wonderful beauty and size of its fruit and robust habit of bush. W 
for identification. Among them was the late Chas. Downing of Newbi 
variety, and that it probably is a seedling of a variety of the English ty 
The first plants grown were planted on a warm gravely loam in 
sent to the New York State Experimental Station at Geneva. N. Y., for 
The bush of the Chautauqua is a very vigorous, stout, stiff, upri 
planted closer than four by six feet apart. Its leaves are large, glossy 
free of spines and hair, veined and translucent, averaging in size 1 to f i 
It is rather thick skinned, but very sweet and of exquisite flavor. 
The Chautauqua Gooseberry at the World’s Fair. 
At the World’s Fair Exhibition there was perhaps the largest show of 
gooseberries ever made in this country. The Geneva Experiment Station has 
planted almost every known variety, both from Europe and America, and 
most of these were on exhibition. In competition with these were two plates 
of the Chautauqua Gooseberry which overshado wed everything on exhibition, 
either in the New York State exhibit or in any other exhibit, in size and 
beauty, and it was equal to anything exhibited in quality. It is safe to say 
that the Chautauqua is the largest gooseberry ever produced in this country; 
it is at the same time a remarkably vigorous grower and equally as great a 
bearer, being the most productive gooseberry in existence. 
"1000 Plants of the Chautauqua were sold before they were a 
of them. 
DESCRIPTION. 
ie shade of some plum trees when our attention was attracted to it by 
e at once sent branches of it in fruit and leaf to noted Horticulturists 
rgli, N. Y. The report from each was that they did not recognizethe 
ie. 
the shade of an apple and peach orchard ; excepting a few which were 
testing. 
ght grower, having the usual complement of thorns. It should not be 
and dark green. Its fruit is of a beautiful light yellow color, perfectly 
inches in diameter, although we have often grown them 1£ inches long. 
Report of the New York State Experiment Station ; Director , Dr. Deter Cottier , 
Gknbva, N. Y., August 4th, 1893. 
Deab Sib:—T he Chautauqua gooseberry has boon fruited at this Experi¬ 
ment Station for several years. During this time it has been vigorous and 
productive. The fruit is large, smooth, pale yellow, very g.. and sweet. It 
belongs to a class of gooseberries commonly known as English gooseberries 
and like the English varieties and their seedlings it sometimes mildews. At 
this Station the mildew has been successfully treated for several years by 
spraying, and the finest English varieties have been kept practically free from 
this disease. To those who take the trouble to spray their gooseberries we can 
recommend the Chautauqua as one of The best varieties yet tested on our 
grounds. Very truly yours, S. A. Beach, Horticulturist. 
vertised, solely on the strength of what the parties had themselves seen 
In addition to the gooseberry spoken of, we offer a very large and com | defer assortment of .SHADE TREES for. private grounds and street 
planting, consisting of Elms, Maples, Carolina Poplars, Cut-leaf Weeping Birch. Magnolias, Lindens, Tulip Trees. Camperdown Elms, Kilmar¬ 
nock Weeping Willows, Purple Beech, Horse Chestnuts, American Sweet Chestnuts, Thorns, Ash (all varieties), Catalpas, etc.; Evergreens (all 
varieties and grades). Also a very complete line of SHRUBS and ROSES. 
Can also make special prices on Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Plums. Standard Pears, Dwarf Pears, and Currants, in car load lots. 
S PF'C IA LTIES * Tree Currants. Gooseberries, Hydrangeas (tree shape), White Fringe, Dutchman’s Pipe, 
- ii x i- * - Clematis, and Tree Hoses, home grown. 
Write for prices and testimonials on the Chautauqua Gooseberry ; also on all the stock noted, believing they cannot be duplicated by any 
reliable house. 
Address all communications to 
J, FRANK NORRIS, - - Brighton Central Nurseries, 
BRIGHTON, N. Y . 
THE DOWNING GOOSEBERRY. 
We offer this season one of the largest and best grown stocks of Gooseberry Plants in the country—principally Downing, Smith’s Improved, and 
Houghton’s. Also, a splendid stock of Fay’s Currants. ^^Correspondence solicited. 
C. JYl . HOOKER Sc SONS, - - ROCHESTER, N.Y. 
