Bush-fruits; a horticultural monograph of raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, currants, gooseberries, and other shrub-like fruits . r have been, most prominentlyknown in the United States, following chiefly thosewhich are mentioned by Professor S. A. Beach, ofthe Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station, in his Bull-etin No. 114, as most promising. Gooseberries, andespecially the English varieties, have received muchattention at this station. The opinions of ProfessorBeach are, therefore, worthy of especial considera-tion. Lindleys Guide to the Orchard, published in1830, enumerates nearly one thou
Bush-fruits; a horticultural monograph of raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, currants, gooseberries, and other shrub-like fruits . r have been, most prominentlyknown in the United States, following chiefly thosewhich are mentioned by Professor S. A. Beach, ofthe Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station, in his Bull-etin No. 114, as most promising. Gooseberries, andespecially the English varieties, have received muchattention at this station. The opinions of ProfessorBeach are, therefore, worthy of especial considera-tion. Lindleys Guide to the Orchard, published in1830, enumerates nearly one thousand varieties, andmany more have been produced since then. Some ofthese have found their way across the water and haveappeared in the United States, usually only to sue- 404 BUSH-FBUITS eumb to that inveterate enemy, mildew, and pass intooblivion. To attempt to describe all these varietieswould be as futile as useless. Blucher.—Grown at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station,and described as very large, dark red, oblong or roundish oblong,nearly smooth,* with thin skin, sweet, of very good flavor. Bush m^j,t::% --f?i:> %:.
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