. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. LANCASHIRE LAD RED JACKET 309 lines of light flecks; flesh yellowish-green, firm, juicy, mild subacid, nearly sweet; quality good ; seeds medium in size, numerous. LANCASHIRE LAD. R. Grossularia. This variety must be named among the half- dozen best European gooseberries for Ameri- can culture, being a favorite market sort where- ever it succeeds. The fruits stand shipment well and are pleasing in flavor, but unless per- mitted to mature completely, are somewhat austere. The most important consideration is that the plants are comparatively li
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. LANCASHIRE LAD RED JACKET 309 lines of light flecks; flesh yellowish-green, firm, juicy, mild subacid, nearly sweet; quality good ; seeds medium in size, numerous. LANCASHIRE LAD. R. Grossularia. This variety must be named among the half- dozen best European gooseberries for Ameri- can culture, being a favorite market sort where- ever it succeeds. The fruits stand shipment well and are pleasing in flavor, but unless per- mitted to mature completely, are somewhat austere. The most important consideration is that the plants are comparatively little in- fected by mildew. Lancashire Lad is an old English sort long grown in America. Plants small, erect, compact, a little lacking in vigor, fairly productive. Fruit midseason, medium to large, round or round-oblong, dark red, with lines of light flecks, skin hairy; ticsh firm, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; seeds rather small, numerous. OREGON. R. hirtcllum X R. Grossularia. Oregon Champion. Resemblmg Downing, of which it is probably a seedling, this variety appears to have merits not possessed by its parent in some regions. Thus, it is strongly recommended in the Pacific Northwest and in Indiana. On the grounds of the Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, it is similar in plant and fruit to Downing, differing in the plants being slightly more productive, while the fruits are yellower at maturity and later in season. The description of Downing answers for this variety, except in the characters named. Oregon is said to thrive under neglect rather better than most other goose- berries. The variety originated with O. D. Dickinson, Salem, Oregon, sometime previous to 1880, when it seems to have been first de- scribed. PALE RED. Fig. 276. R. hirtellum. American Cluster. Chi^ter. Ohio Prolific. Now seldom to be found, Pale Red is worthy of notice only because it is the sole pure-bred representative of R. hirtellum, and also one of the oldest American varieties under cultivat
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