The New White Gooseberry, QtpiUTAUQLlA, 
Equals the finest and largest varieties in size, beauty and quality, and excels them all in vigor and yield. 
MISTORY AND DESCRIPTION. 
The Chautauqua was first found, several years ago, growing in the shade of some plum trees when our attention was attracted to it by 
the wonderful beauty and size of its fruit and robust habit of bush. We at once sent branches of it in fruit and leaf to noted Horticulturists 
for identification. Among them was the late Chas. Downing of Newburgh, N. Y. The report from each was that they did not recognize the 
variety, and^ that it probably is a seedling of a variety of the English type. 
The first plants grown were planted on a warm gravely loam in the shade of an apple and peach orchard ; excepting a few which were 
sent to the New York State Experimental Station at Geneva, N. Y., for testing. 
I he bush of the Chautauqua is a very vigorous, stout, stiff, upright grower, having the usual complement of thorns. It should not be 
planted closer than four by six feet apart. Its leaves are large, glossy and dark green. Its fruit is of a beautiful light yellow color, perfectly 
free of spines and hair, veined and translucent, averaging in size 1 to inches in diameter, although we have often grown them 1^ inches long. 
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 overshadowed 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. 
I3PT000 Plants of the Chautauqua were sold before they were a 
of them. 
Report of the New York State Experiment Station : Director , Dr. Peter Cottier , 
Geneva, N. Y., August 4th, 1893. 
Dear Sir: —The Chautauqua gooseberry has been 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 good 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. 
ertised, solely on the strength of what the parties had themselves seen 
In addition to the gooseberry spoken of, we offer a very large and complete 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. 
SPECIALTIES » Tree Currants, Gooseberries, Hydrangeas (tree shape). White Fringe, Dutchman’s Pipe, 
.. ■ ■ ■ M . Clematis, and Tree Roses, 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 , IH- V 
in large and small quantities. Order at once 
of the following: 
(Others ready later. Get prices.) 
Fruit Seeds and Seedlings, Native and Imported, 
Native Apple Seedlings and Seed, Natural Peach, Mazzard Cherry and Myrobolan Plum Seed. 
We also carry one of the largest stocks of general Ornamental, Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Vines, Herbaceous Perennials, and Tree 
Seeds. Kaltia. Nurserymen and Dealers should send their lists ol wants and for our new catalogue, mentioning this paper. 
THOM/AS MEEHAN & SONS, Box P, GERMANTOIA/N, PM. 
Grape Ifiqes. 
LARGE SURPLUS. Send List of Your Wants for Prices. 
50,000 Moore’s Early, get our prices on them. 
100,000 each Taylor and Snyder Blackberries, put up expressly 
for nurserymen. All have cross roots, and tightly tied with two willows. 
CORRESPOND WITH US. 
EUGENE WILLETT & SON, = North Collins, N. Y. 
MARIANA PLUM STOCKS 
i 
II you want to grow best Japans use Mariana Stocks. We have more of these 
than all others in America. Also JAPAN PLUMS, all sizes and 
variety. Thousands or car lots. 
HALE GEORGIA ORCHARD COMPANY - . FORT VALLEY. GEORGIA. _ 
HERBACEOUS PAEONIES: 
Carefully inspected when in bloom the last two seasons, and all mixtures noted. SEEDLINGS and mixed lots at LOW RATES. 
Large Stock of PHLOX, IRIS, &c. x/ so se^a, NOVELTIES stenmg Mem. 
Trade Circular early I n September. 
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