Show fredonia gooseberry goos eberry Is vigorous and productive the gooseberry Is the fruit of fruits in northern european countries but in north america lias has never been lar jar because nursery men for the most part offer to fruit growers only sorts derived from the american species ples of which the wretchedly small houghton and downing are the best known kinds the new york experiment station has long been testing european kinds and trying to breed new g sorts which have the character of the european varieties this year fredonia Is recommended as a new gooseberry of the european type the nurseryman who propagates and popularizes it deserves to make a fortune the plants are vigorous productive quite resistant to tile the mildew and hold their foliage longer than any other european sort the berries are large attractive in appearance and of most excellent quality suitable for culinary purposes from the time they are as large as a pea until they are ripe en ouli for a dessert fruit the skin Is thick and tough and the fruit hangs bangs and keeps well so that the sort should bo be excellent for the general market and cannery as well as for use the berries are most detectable when ripe tind and make a splendid dessert fruit for those who appreciate gooseberries goose berries to eat out of hand |