SYNOPSIS OF GOOSEBERRIES.

I. SKIN RED.

§ Round or Roundish.

A. Skin smooth. Prince Regent (Boardman's) Small Red Globe

B. Skin downy. Miss Bold

Scotch Nutmeg

C. Skin hairy. Hairy Red (Barton's) Irish Plum

Ironmonger

Lancashire Lad (Hartshorn's)

Raspberry

Rifleman (Leigh's)

Rough Red

Scotch Nutmeg

Shakespere (Denny's)

Small Rough Red

Top Sawyer (Capper's)

Victory (Lomas )

§§ Oblong, oval, or obovate.

A. Skin smooth.

Emperor Napoleon (Rival's) Old England (Rider's) Red Turkey Ringleader (Johnson's) Roaring Lion (Farrow's) Sportsman (Chadwick's) Wilmot's Early Red

B. Skin downy.

Farmer's Glory (Berry's) Magistrate (Diggle's) Red Walnut

C. Skin hairy. Atlas (Brundrett's) Beauty of England (Hamlet's) Crown Bob (Melling's) Early Black Early Rough Red Keens' Seedling Over-All (Bratherton's) Pastime (Bratherton's) Red Champagne Red Mogul Red Oval Red Warrington Rob Roy Yaxley Hero (Speechley's)

II. SKIN YELLOW.

§ Round or Roundish.

A. Skin smooth. Amber

Yellow Ball

B. Skin downy. Golden Drop Rumbullion

C. Skin hairy.

Rockwood (Prophet's)

Sulphur

Yellow Champagne

Yellow Warrington

§§ Oblong, oval, or obovate.

A. Skin smooth.

Duckswing (Buerdsill's) Lord Combermere (Forester's) Smiling Beauty (Beaumont's) Victory (Mather's) Viper (Gorton's)

B. Skin downy. Husbandman (Foster's)

Invincible (Heywood's) Prince of Orange (Bell's)

C. Skin hairy.

Conquering Hero (Catlow's) Early Sulphur Golden Fleece (Part's) Golden Gourd (Hill's) Yellowsmith

III. SKIN GREEN.

§ Round or Roundish.

A. Skin smooth. Glory of Kingston Green Gage (Horsefield's)

B. Skin downy. Green Willow

Joke (Hodkinsons's) Perfection (Gregory's)

C. Skin hairy. Green Gascoigne Green Rumbullion Hebburn Prolific

§§ Oblong, oval, or obovate.

A. Skin smooth. Favourite (Bates') Glory of Ratcliff (Allen's) Green Gage (Pitmaston) Green Walnut Heart of Oak (Massey's) Independent (Briggs') Jolly Tar (Edwards')

B. Skin downy.

Jolly Angler (Collier's) Laurel (Parkinson's) Profit (Prophet's)

C. Skin hairy.

Glenton Green

Wistaston Hero (Bratherton's)

IV. SKIN WHITE.

§ Round or Roundish.

A. Skin smooth. Crystal

White Rasp

B. Skin downy. Early White

C. Skin hairy.

Hedgehog Royal White Snowball (Adams')

§§ Oblong, oval, or obovate.

A. Skin smooth. Lady Delamere (Wild's) Lionness (Fennyhaugh's)

Queen Caroline (Lovart's) White Eagle (Cooke's) White Fig

B. Skin downy.

Cheshire Lass (Saunders') Sheba Queen (Crompton's) Wellington's Glory White Lily

White Lion (Cleworth's) Whitesmith (Woodward's)

C. Skin hairy.

Abraham Newland Bonny Lass (Capper's) Bright Venus (Taylor's) Governess (Bratherton's) Lady of the Manor (Hopley's) Princess Royal White Champagne

Those varities marked l.p. are of very large size, and are known as "Lancashire Prize Gooseberries." For the whole of these descriptions I am indebted to the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, as I have had no opportunity of personally examining this portion of the fruits of Great Britain.

Abraham Newland (Jackson's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin white and hairy. Highly flavoured and excellent. Bush erect.

Amber (Yellow Amber; Smooth Amber). - Medium sized, roundish. Skin smooth, greenish yellow. Of good flavour, but not first-rate. Bush a good bearer; spreading.

Aston. See Red Warrington.

Aston Seedling. See Red Warrington.

Atlas (Brundrett's), l.p. - Large, oblong. Skin red,-hairy. Of good flavour, but not first-rate. Bush erect.

Beauty of England (Hamlet's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin red, hairy. Of good flavour. Bush spreading.

Belmont's Green. See Green Walnut.

Bonny Lass (Capper's), l.p. - Large, oblong. Skin white and hairy. Of second-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Bright Venus (Taylor's), l.p. - Medium sized, obo-vate. Skin slightly hairy, white, and covered with a bloom when it hangs long. Sugary, rich, and excellent, and hangs till it shrivels. Bush rather erect, and a good bearer.

British Prince. See Prince Regent (Boardman's).

Champagne, Red (Dr. Davies' Upright; Countess of Errol). - Bather small and oblong, tapering a little towards the stalk. Skin rather thick, light red, and hairy

Early. One of the richest flavoured of all the gooseberries; vinous, and very sweet. Bush very erect, and an excellent bearer. This is frequently, and in Scotland particularly, called "the Ironmonger."

Cheshire Lass (Saunders'), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin very thin, downy, and white. Flavour rich and sweet. Bush erect, and a good bearer. Excellent for tarts, on account of its early attaining a size for that purpose.

Crown Bob (Melling's), l.p. - Very large and oblong. Skin thin, hairy, bright red, with a greenish tinge toward the stalk. Of good flavour, and a first-rate variety. Bush pendulous, and an abundant bearer.

Crystal. - Small and roundish. Skin thick, smooth, or very slightly downy, and white. Of good flavour, and chiefly valuable for coming in late. Bush spreading, and rather pendulous; leaves not hairy above.

Dr. Davies' Upright. See Red Champagne.

Double Bearing. See Red Walnut (Eckersley's).

Duck Wing (Buerdsill's), l.p. - Large and obovatc. Skin yellow, and smooth. A late variety, and only of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

Early Black. - Medium sized, oblong. Skin dark red, and hairy. A second-rate variety. Bush pendulous.

Early Rough Red. - Small, roundish-oblong. Skin red, and hairy. A well-flavoured variety, but not first-rate. Bush spreading.

Early Sulphur (Golden Ball; Golden Bulls Moss's Seedling\. - Medium sized, roundish-oblong. Skin yel-low, ana hairy. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect, very early, ana a great bearer; leaves downy.

Early White. - Medium sized, roundish-oblong. Skin thin, transparent, yellowish white, and slightly downy. Very sweet, good, and early. A first-rate variety. Bush spreading and erect; an excellent bearer.

Emperor Napoleon (Rival's), l.p. - Large and obo-vate. Skin red, and smooth. A second-rate variety. Bush pendulous, and a good bearer.

Farmer's Glory (Berry's), l.p. - Very large and obo-vate. Skin thick, downy, and dark red, with a mixture of green. A first-rate variety, and of excellent flavour. Bush pendulous, and an abundant bearer.

FavourIte (Bates'). - Medium sized, oblong. Skin smooth, and green. Flavour second-rate. Bush pendulous.

Glenton Green (York Seedling). - Medium sized, oblong, narrowest at the base. Skin rather thick, very hairy, green, and with whitish veins. Of a sweet and an excellent flavour. Bush pendulous, and an excellent bearer. Young shoots downy, and sprinkled near the base with small prickles. Leaves downy above.

Glory of Kingston. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin smooth, and green. Not highly flavoured. Bush spreading, and a bad bearer.

Glory of Ratcliff (Allen's). - Medium sized, oblong. Skin thick, quite smooth, and light green. Of excellent flavour, and sweet. Bush spreading and somewhat pendulous, and a good bearer.

Golden Ball. See Early Sulphur.

Golden Bull. See Early Sulphur.

Golden Drop (Golden Lemon). - Medium sized, roundish. Skin downy, and yellow. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

Golden Fleece (Part's), l.p. - Very large, oval. Skin yellow, and hairy. Of first-rate quality.

Golden Gourd (Kill's), l.p. - Very large and oblong. Skin greenish yellow, and hairy. Of second-rate quality. Bush pendulous.

Golden Lemon. See Golden Drop.

Governess (Bratherton's), l.p. - Large, roundish-oblong. Skin greenish white, and hairy. Of second-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Green Gage (Horsefield's), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin green and smooth. Flavour only third-rate. Bush spreading.

Green Gascoigne (Early Green; Early Green Hairy). - Small and round. Skin thin, dark green, and hairy. Very early, and sweet. Bush very erect, and an excellent bearer.

Green Laurel. See Laurel.

Green Walnut (Belmont Green; Smooth Green; Nonpareil).-Fruit medium sized, obovate. Skin very thin, dark green, and smooth. An early variety, of excellent flavour. Bush with long-spreading shoots; leaves close to the branches; and a great bearer.

Green Willow. See Laurel.

Grundy's Lady Lilford. See Whitesmith (Woodward's).

Hairy Amber. See Yellow Champagne.

Hairy Black. See Ironmonger.

Hairy Red (Barton's). - Small and roundish. Skin thick, red, and slightly hairy. Briskly and well flavoured. Bush erect, and an excellent bearer.

Hall's Seedling. See Whitesmith (Woodward's).

Heart of Oak (Massey's), l.p. - Large and oblong, tapering to the stalk. Skin thin, green, with yellowish veins. Rich and excellent. Bush pendulous, and an abundant bearer.

Hebburn Prolific. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin rather thick, dull green, and hairy. Very rich and sweet. Bush erect, with broad, thick leaves, and an abundant bearer.

Hedgehog. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin thin, white, and hairy. A richly-flavoured variety. Bush erect; the shoots thickly set with small briskly spines. This name is also applied to Glenton Green, in Scotland.

Husbandman (Foster's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin yellow, and downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

Independent (Brigg's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin green and smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect, and a good bearer.

Invincible (Heywood's), l.p. - Large and roundish-oblong. Skin yellow, and downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

Irish Plum. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin dark red, and hairy. A first-rate dessert sort. Bush erect.

Ironmonger (Hairy Black). - Small and roundish. Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate variety, of excellent flavour, but inferior to Red Champagne, which is also known under this name chiefly in Scotland; and from which it is distinguished in having rounder and darker red fruit, and a spreading bush - that of the Red Champagne being erect; leaves downy.

Jolly Anglers (Collier's), l.p. (Lay's Jolly Angler). - Large and oblong. Skin green, and downy. Of first-rate quality, and a good late sort. Bush erect.

Jolly Tar (Edwards'), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin green, and smooth. Of first-rate quality. Bush pendulous, and a good bearer.

Keens' Seedling (Keens' Seedling Warrington). - Medium sized, oblong. Skin brownish red, hairy. Of first-rate quality. Bush pendulous; a great bearer, and earlier than Red Warrington.

Lancashire Lad (Hartshorn's), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin dark red, and hairy. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect, and a good bearer.

Lancashire Lass. See Whitesmith (Woodward's).

Laurel (Parkinson's), l.p. (Green Laurel; Green Willow). - Large and obovate. Skin pale green, and downy. A first-rate variety, somewhat resembling Woodward's Whitesmith. Bush erect, and a good bearer.

Lay's Jolly Angler. See Jolly Anglers (Collier's).

Lord Combermere (Forester's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin yellow, and smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Magistrate (Diggles'), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin red, and downy. A first-rate variety. Bush spreading.

Miss Bold (Pigeon's Egg). - Medium sized, roundish. Skin red, and downy. Of first-rate quality, and early; it somewhat resembles Red Walnut, but is better. Bush spreading.

Moss' Seedling. See Red Warrington.

Murrey. See Red Walnut.

Nonpareil. See Green Walnut.

Nutmeg. See Raspberry.

Old England (Rider's), l.p. - Large and roundish-oblong. Skin dark red, and smooth. Of second-rate quality, resembling Wilmot's Early Red. Bush pendulous.

Old Preserver. See Raspberry.

Over-All (Bratherton's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin red, and hairy. Of second-rate quality. Busk pendulous.

Pastime (Bratherton's), L.P.- Large and roundish. Skin dark red, and hairy. Of second-rate quality. The fruit is often, furnished with, extra, bracts attached to its sides. Bush pendulous.

Perfection (Gregory's), L.p.- Large and roundish. Skin green, and downy. A first -rate variety, and late. Bush pendulous.

Pigeon's Egg. See Miss Bold.

Pitmaston Green Gage. - Small and obovate. Skin green, and smooth. A firat-rate variety, very sugary, and will hang on the bush till it becomes shrivelled-. Bush erect.

Prince of Orange (Bell's), L.p.-Lgrge and oblong. Skin yellow, and downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush pendulous.

Princr Regent (Boardman's), l.p.- large and roundish. Skin dark red, and smooth. A second-rate variety. Bush spreading.

Princess Royal, l.p, - Large and obovate.. Skin greenish-white and hairy. Of first-rate quality. Bush pendulous, and a good bearer.

Profit (Prophet's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin green and downy. Of second-rate quality;. Bush spreading.

Queen Caroline (Lovart's). - Medium sized, obovate.. Skin white and smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

Raspberry (Old Preserver; Nutmeg). - Fruit small, roundish-oblong. Skin thick, dark red, and hairy. Richly flavoured and sweet. Ripens early. Bush spreading, and a good bearer.

Red Champagne (Dr. Davies' Upright; Countess of Errol; Ironmonger, in Scotland). - Small and roundish-oblong, sometimes tapering towards the stalk. Skin rather thick, light red, and hairy,. Flavour very rich, vinous, and sweet. Bush very erect, and a good bearen This is known in Scotland by the name of "Ironmonger."

Red Mogul. - Small, and roundish oblong. Skin thin, red, with a mixture of green, and hairy. Of lust-rate quality. Bush spreading, and a good bearer; leaves smooth, by which it is distinguished from Ironmonger.

Red Oval, l.p. - Large and oval Skin red, and hairy. Of first-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Red Walnut (Murreys Eckersley's Double-bearing), - Medium sized, obovate. Skin red, and downy. An early variety. Of second-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Red Warrington (Aston; Aston Seedling; Volunteer). - Above medium size, roundish-oblong. Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate late variety, and highly esteemed for preserving. Bush pendulous.

Rifleman (Leigh's), l.p. (AlooCk's Duke of York; Yates' Royal Anne; Oranges Admirable), - Large, roundish. Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate late variety. Bush erect, and a good bearer.

Ringleader (Johnson's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin red, and smooth. A second-rate variety. Bush pendulous.

Roaring Lion (Farrow's), l.p. (Great Chance). - Terry large, oblong. Skin red, and smooth. A second-rate variety as to flavour, but one of the largest in size. Bush pendulous.

Rob Rob. - Medium sized, obovate. Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate variety, and very early. Bush erect.

Rockwood (Prophet's), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin yellow, and hairy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect.

Rough Red (Little Red Hairy; Old Scotch Red; Thick-skinned Red). - Small and round. Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate variety, of excellent flavour, and highly esteemed for preserving. Bush spreading.

Rough Yellow. See Sulphur. Round Yellow. See Rumbullion.

Royal White. - Small and round. Skin white, and hairy. A first-rate dessert variety. Bush erect.

Rumbullion (Yellow Globe; Round Yellow). - Small and roundish. Skin pale yellow, and downy. Flavour of second-rate quality. Bush erect, and a great bearer; and the fruit much grown for bottling.

Rumbullion, Green. - Small and round. Skin green, and hairy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect.

Scotch Nutmeg. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin red, hairy, or downy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect;.

Shakespere (Denny's), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin red, and hairy. Of first-rate flavour. Bush erect.

Sheba Queen (Crompton's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin white, and downy. Flavour of the first quality. Bush erect. Very similar to Whitesmith.

Sir Sidney Smith. See Whitesmith (Woodward's). Small Dark Rough Red. See Small Rough Red.

Small Red Globe (Smooth Scotch). - Small and roundish. Skin smooth, and red. Of first-rate quality, and with a sharp, rich flavour. Bush erect.

Small Rough Red (Small Dark Rough Red). - Small and round. Skin red, and hairy. Of first-rate quality, and early. Bush spreading, and the leaves pubescent.

Smiling Beauty (Beaumont's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin thin, yellow, and smooth. Of first-rate flavour. Bush pendulous, and a good bearer.

Smooth Amber. See Amber.

Smooth Green. See Green Walnut.

Smooth Red. See Turkey Red.

Smooth Scotch. See Small Red Globe.

Snowball (Adams'). - Medium sized, roundish. Skin white, and hairy. Of first-rate flavour. Bush pendulous.

Sportsman (Chadwick's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin dark red, and smooth. Flavour second-rate. Bush spreading.

Sulphur (Bough Yellow). - Small and roundish. Skin yellow, and hairy. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect, and the leaves not pubescent, by which it is distinguished from Early Sulphur.

Thick-skinned Red. See Rough Red.

Top Sawyer (Capper's), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin pale red, and hairy. Flavour of second-rate quality. Bush pendulous.

Turkey Red (Smooth Red). - Small and obovate. Skin smooth, and red. Of first-rate flavour. Bush spreading.

Victory (Lomas'), l.p. - Large and roundish. Skin red, and hairy. Of second-rate flavour, but much esteemed for cooking. Bush pendulous.

Victory (Mather's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin yellow, and smooth. Flavour only second-rate. Bush spreading.

Viper (Gorton's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin greenish yellow, and smooth. Flavour second-rate. Bush pendulous.

Volunteer. See Red Warrington.

Wellington's GloRy, l.p. - Large and roundish-oblong. Skin thin, white, and downy. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect.

White Champagne. - Small and roundish-oblong. Skin white, and hairy. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect; leaves pubescent.

White Eagle (Cook's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin white, and smooth. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect.

White Fig. - Small and obovate. Skin white, and smooth. Flavour of first-rate quality, and rich. Bush spreading, but tender.

White Lily. - Medium sized, obovate. Skin white, and downy. Flavour of second-rate quality. Bush erect.

White Lion (Cleworth's), i.p. - Large and obovate. Skin white, and downy. Of first-rate quality, and a good late sort. Bush pendulous.

White Rasp. - Small and round. Skin white, and smooth. Flavour of second-rate quality. Bush spreading.

Whitesmith (Woodward's), l.p. (Whitesmiths Sir Sidney Smith; Hall's Seedling; Lancashire Lass; Grundy's Lady Lilford). - Large, roundish-oblong. Skin white, and downy. Flavour of first-rate excellence. Bush erect, and a good bearer.

Wilmot's Early Red. - Large and roundish-oblong. Skin dark red, and smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush pendulous.

Wistaston Hero (Bratherton's), l.p. - Large and oblong. Skin green, and hairy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect.

Yates' Royal Anne See Rifleman.

Yaxley Hero (Speechley's), l.p. - Large and obovate. Skin red, and hairy. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect.

Yellow Amber. See Amber.

Yellow Ball. - Medium sized, roundish. Skin yellow, and smooth. Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect.

Yellow Champagne (Hairy Amber). - Small and roundish. Skin yellow, and hairy. Of first-rate excellence. Bush erect.

Yellow Globe. See Rumbullion.

Yellowsmith. - Small and roundish-oblong. Skin yellow, and hairy. Of first-rate quality, resembling Yellow Champagne. Bush erect.

Yellow Warrington (Yellow Aston).- Middle sized, roundish-oblong. Skin yellow, and hairy. Of first-rate quality. Bush pendulous.

York Seedling. See Glenton Green.

SELECT GOOSEBERRIES.

FOR DESSERT USE.

Red.

Ironmonger Keens' Seedling Miss Bold Raspberry Red Champagne Red Globe

Red Warrington Rough Red Scotch Nutmeg Small Rough Red Turkey Red Wilmot's Early Red

Yellow.

Early Sulphur Glory of Rateliff Rockwood

Rumbullion Yellow Ball Yellow Champagne

Green.

Green Gaseoigne Green Pronfic Green, Walnut

Heart of Oak

Hebburn Prolific Pitmaston Green Gage

White.

Bright Venus Crystal Early White

Hedgehog White Champagne Whitesmith

FOR EXHIBITION,

WITH THEIR GREATEST WEIGHTS.

Red.

Dwts. Grs.

Companion ............

.. 26

8

  

Conquering Hero

.28

3

  

Lion's Provider.

..25

8

  
 

Dwts.

Grs.

London...........

34

7

Slaughterman ..

. 24

17

Wonderful .....

28

12

Yellow.

 
 

Dwts.

Grs.

Catherine ...............

27

14

Drill ..............

. 27

9

Gunner ...........

.20

23
 

Dwts.

Grs.

Leader ..............

.24

12

Pilot..............

23

0

Railway ................

22

21

Green.

Dvts. Grs.

General ...........

28

21

Gretna Green ...................

22

7

Over-All...........

. 23

10
 

Dwts.

Grs.

Queen Victoria..

. 23

8

Thumper .................

25

6

Turn Out

22

0

White.

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Eagle ..............

20

0

Freedom...........

23

16

Lady Leicester ..

.22

9

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Dwts.

Grs.

Queen of Trumps

25

12

Snowball .........

23

8

Snowdrop ..................

23

0