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a  bundle  for  the  winter,  while  others  leave  the  winter  pruning 
until  the  last  possible  moment.  The  best  method  of  all,  but 
rather  expensive  in  the  first  place,  is  to  surround  the  plantation 
with  lin  mesh  wire  netting  on  iron  supports. 
Cordon  Gooseberries  are  grown  against  walls  or  fences. 
U  shaped  trees  are  best  for  this  purpose,  and  may  be  obtained 
ready  shaped  at  nurseries,  for  the  purpose.  These  should  have 
a  short  main  stem,  be  furnished  with  abundant  roots,  and  a 
main  stem  must  be  encouraged  from  each  side.  The  side  shoots 
they  produce  in’  summer  must  be  pruned  back  in  July  to  five  or 
six  leaves,  and  further  shortened  in  winter.  This  pruning  is 
practically  all  that  is  required,  and  may  be  continued  annually. 
Afford  liberal  mulchings  of  manure  each  winter. 
The  varieties  of  Gooseberries  are  numerous,  especially  the 
show  Gooseberries.  They  comprise,  green,  red,  white,  and 
yellow.  The  trees  are  mostly  of  spreading  growth,  and  to  pro¬ 
duce  large  fruit  must  be  kept  thin.  The  best  among  the  show 
varieties  are : — 
Green. 
Admiration 
Greenock. 
Matchless. 
Ocean. 
Shiner. 
Telegraph. 
Thumper. 
Reel. 
White. 
Bobby. 
Antagonist. 
Clayton. 
Careless. 
Companion. 
Freedom. 
Dan  s  Mistake. 
Lancer. 
London. 
Nonpareil. 
Rifleman. 
Postman. 
Speedwell. 
Transparent. 
Yellow. 
Catherina. 
Drill. 
Highlander. 
Leader. 
Leveller. 
Ringer. 
Stella. 
For  general  purposes,  including  culinary  and  as  dessert  when 
ripe,  the  following  are  admirable  varieties: — 
Green. 
Berry’s  Early  Kent. 
Pitmaston  Green 
Gage. 
Green  Gascoigne. 
Roseberry. 
Langley  Green. 
— E.  Dennis. 
Red. 
White. 
Crown  Bob. 
Shir  er. 
Ironmonger. 
Whitesmith, 
Red  Champagne. 
Keen’s  Seedling. 
•  Velvet  White. 
Hedgehog. 
M  arrington. 
Early  White. 
Whinham’s  Industry. 
Yelloic. 
Golden  Drop. 
Early  Sulphur, 
Rumbullion. 
Yellow  Ball. 
Fuchsia,  Western  Beauty,  over  8ft.  high 
(See  page  293.) 
tions  of  birds  when  the  fruit  is  ripe,  hence  give  protection  by  fish 
netting,  arranging  a  temporary  light  framework  to  support  it. 
Autumn  fruiting  Raspberries  produce  fruit  on  the  young  wood 
of  the  current  year,  and  should  be  cut  down  close  to  the  ground 
in  February.  Thin  out  the  shoots  which  result. 
Varieties  of  Summer  Raspberries. 
Superlative. 
Carter’s  Prolific. 
Red  Antwerp. 
Bamnforth’s  Seedling. 
Norwich  Wonder. 
Yellow  Antwerp. 
Varieties  of  Autumn  Rasplerries. 
October  Red  and  October  Yellow. 
SEA  EAGLE  PEACH. 
Eight  model  fruits,  though  shown  in  a  greatly  reduced  size, 
are  presented  on  page  291.  These  were  from  Mr.  W.  Strugnell, 
gardener  to  Colonel  Vivian,  Rood  Ashton,  Trowbridge,  Wilts, 
the  first  prize  in  class  45  at  the  recent  show  held  by  the  Bath 
Horticultural  Society.  The  photographer,  Mr.  E.  Rye,  of  Bristol, 
added  a  note  when  sending  the  photograph  from  which  we  worked 
saying,  “They”  (the  Peaches)  “  were  of  grand  colour,  as  may  be 
judged  by  their  ‘coming  out’  so  dark  on  a  bromide  print.”  We 
should  like  to  note  that  Mr.  Strugnell  is  a  regular  contributor 
to  the  Journal,  and  a  thoroughly  successful,  all-round  gardener. 
Sea  Eagle  was  well  staged  at  the  Crystal  Palace  fruit  show  last 
week.  “  It  is  a  handsome  late  variety,  ripening  in  the  end  of 
September  and  beginning  of  October,  in  the  open  air.  It  is  one 
of  the  best  for  the  open  air.” 
Notes  on  Gooseberries. 
Gooseberries  are  usually  profitable  to  grow,  as  it  is 
seldom  they  will  fail  to  fruit,  and  also  to  give  abundant 
crops  if  managed  well.  Perhaps  the  largest  and 
heaviest  crops  may  be  obtained  from  bushes  grown  in  a 
free  manner,  but  cordon  trees  also  bear  freely.  They 
are  admirable  for  growing  on  a  wall  or  fence. 
The  cultivation  of  Gooseberries  is  simple,  requiring, 
in  the  first  place,  good  ground  deeply  worked  and  freely 
manured.  The  young  trees  should  be  planted  in 
autumn,  giving  6ft  space  every  way  between  the  bushes. 
In  planting  spread  out  the  roots  as  far  as  they  will 
extend,  working  some  good  soil  among  them.  They 
should  start  strongly  into  growth  in  spring,  previously 
to  which  a  little  regulation  of  the  branches  may  be 
carried  out.  Shorten  them  well  back  the  first  year  if 
enough  branches  have  not  been  secured  to  form  a  good 
bush.  Thin  out  weakly  growth.  When  fair-sized 
bushes  have  been  obtained,  further  severe  shortening 
should  not  be  practised,  but  adopt  the  method  of 
thinning  out,  leaving  plenty  of  young  wood.  Some  of 
the  best  crops  are  to  be  grown  in  this  way. 
It  frequently  happens  that  the  trees  during  the 
winter  are  denuded  of  their  buds  by  bullfinches  and 
other  birds,  hence  it  is  desirable  to  protect  them  from 
these  onslaughts.  An  effective  method  is  to  wind  cotton 
over  the  bushes,  black  cotton  being  the  best.  Dusting 
the  bushes  with  lime  and  soot  tends  to  repel  many. 
Some  growers  gather  the  branches  together  and  tie  in 
Fruits  of  Sea  Eagle  Peach. 
