GOOSEBERRIES AND 
CURRANTS 
Gooseberries and Currants are fruits whose merits for the home 
garden and local market are not fully appreciated. They are 
easy to grow, and they occupy only a small amount of space. 
They may be grown on places too shady for other plants, thus 
permitting complete utilization of a limited garden area. 
They are very hardy. Heavy, annual crops are the rule, and 
strong, 2-year-old plants may produce some fruit the first year 
planted. 
Per2 PerlO Per25 
Strong Plants, 2 year, Transplanted...$1.80 $8.50 $20.00 
DOWNING GOOSEBERRY. A large, handsome fruit, green 
in color, thin skmned, tender, juicy, and sweet. An im- 
mense cropper, and free of mildew. 
POORMAN GOOSEBERRY. Fruit dark red, large and very 
attractive. Until one is acquainted with the Poorman Goose- 
berry, one does not realize how delicious a Gooseberry 
may be. It requires a rich soil, and does not grow well on 
very light, sandy soils, where Downing should be preferred. 
RED LAKE CURRANT. A new red Currant, far superior to 
all other varieties. Berries are unusually large, up to % in. 
diameter. The clusters are up to 4 in. long and are filled 
out to the top with 8 to 10 juicy melting berries on each 
cluster. 
WHITE GRAPE CURRANT. White Currants are fine for 
dessert because of their mild flavor. You will like to eat them. 
BLACKBERRIES 
AND BOYSENBERRIES 
PerlO Per25 Per 100 
Strong Plants, 2 year, Transplanted. ..$3.00 $7.00 $25.00 
ELDORADO BLACKBERRY. The hardiest and sweetest 
Blackberry. Large berries, in large clusters. 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY. A tremendous bearer of 
immense berries, often 2 in. long, and almost seedless. ‘They 
have a delicious, sweet flavor, wonderful to eat or to can. 
Allow canes to trail along the ground the first season, protect 
them during the Winter with straw or similar material, and 
tie them to a trellis, fence or stakes the following Spring, 
after cutting them back to about 5 ft. 
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Downing Gooseberry 
Red Lake 
Currant 

