. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXIV. THE GOOSEBERRY. "With the advent of the practice of applying fungicides new possibilities are opened up for success in propagating and ob- taining satisfactory and profitable crops of the superb varieties of these fruits, so much esteemed abroad. The field is an in- viting and a promising one, and offers opportunities to the painstaking cultivator -which will no doubt prove encouraging and remunerative. Few even of our native variet
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXIV. THE GOOSEBERRY. "With the advent of the practice of applying fungicides new possibilities are opened up for success in propagating and ob- taining satisfactory and profitable crops of the superb varieties of these fruits, so much esteemed abroad. The field is an in- viting and a promising one, and offers opportunities to the painstaking cultivator -which will no doubt prove encouraging and remunerative. Few even of our native varieties of goose- berries are wholly free from mildew, and no one who plants them should neglect spraying. The propagation, pruning, and cultivation of the gooseberry are similar to that of the currant (see p. 386). Of the English gooseberries many hundreds have been named and described, and large numbers have been imported and tried in this country, but they have so generally mildewed and become worthless after bearing a year or two that they have been mostly dis- carded. A few of the best are included in the list below and in the Index of Fruits. I. European Varieties. Chautauqua.* Bush vigorous, sometimes mildewing; fruit large, roundish oblong, smooth, pale green, of the very best qual- ity. Unexcelled for home use. New^York. Columbus.* Large, oval, greenish-yellow, smooth, very good. Hardy, vigorous, pro- ductive, free from mildew. Fig. 534- -A valuable mid-season sort. American seed- ling. Crown Bob. (Melling's Crown Bob.) Large, often an inch and a fourth long, roundish oval, red, hairy; flavor of first quality; early; branches spreading or drooping. England. Fig. 535. Industry.* Very large, oval, dark red, hairy. Vigorous upright 393. Fig. 534.— Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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