. Catalogue for fall 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. The Chautauqua Gooseberry.—A large rello^v variety of American origin. It is Avithoiit doubt the best variety of G-ooseberry ever originated in this coimtry. Tlie bii-sh is a vigorous, stout, stiff, upright grower. The illustration gives a fair idea of its xjroductiveness. Its leaves are large, glossy, and dark gr^en : its fruit is of a beautiful hght ytllow color, perfectlv free of spines and hair, veined and trau'^Iucent. averaging in size 1 to 1^:^ inches
. Catalogue for fall 1900. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Rochester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. The Chautauqua Gooseberry.—A large rello^v variety of American origin. It is Avithoiit doubt the best variety of G-ooseberry ever originated in this coimtry. Tlie bii-sh is a vigorous, stout, stiff, upright grower. The illustration gives a fair idea of its xjroductiveness. Its leaves are large, glossy, and dark gr^en : its fruit is of a beautiful hght ytllow color, perfectlv free of spines and hair, veined and trau'^Iucent. averaging in size 1 to 1^:^ inches in diameter, although, we have often grown them IJ2 inches long. It is rather thick sldnned. but very sweet and of exquisite flavor. Our Cha^. A. Green sa^v fruit of this variety first at the World's Fa'ir. It made a wonderful show, all others. Since then we have seen it two seasons at the Xew York Experimental Stations. The bushes were a marvel of , and all the fruit large, and a beautiful yellow color. It has also fruited on our own groiuids at Clifton, X. Y., several years, producing an extra heavy yield the past season, sur- prising everyone there, for after being used to the other American varietiW, it was not expected that Chautauqua* would so much echpse them. It is truly a wonderful variety, and should be planted by everyone, for home use or market. It v-ill not be long ere the fruit of the gooseberry ^^-ill be general in th'e market. It is a dehcious fruit and a fruit that everyone is fond of, a fruit that everyone could have if they had a garden or field. Last season we had several rows fruiting on otu' grotmds in Roch- ester—and such fruit! So large that passers-by were attracted as they passed by in the distance. The rows in question yielded so well that there were lots to eat, lots to market, and these sold readily in the market at 6 cents per pound. Price of .strong, 2 year bushes, each; ? per 12: ? per 100. Prices o
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