recommend Crown Bob, Bearing Lion, and Whitesmith.

I am sorry to say that seedlings of these foreign varieties have the
same tendency to mildew shown by their parents. The Late Emerald was
originated in the old garden at Newburgh, and is a sad example of this
fact. For many years it thrived in its birthplace without a trace of
mildew, but on my own place it has behaved so badly that I do not
recommend it. Were it not for this fault, I should grow no other
variety.

In view of this inveterate evil, mildew, which is so seldom escaped
and so difficult to overcome, we must turn to the second great class,
our native species, since they are adapted to our climate. Of these
there are several species, of which the following are the most
prominent:

_Ribes speciosum_, showy, flowering gooseberry of California,
cultivated for ornament, especially in England, and likely to succeed
in the southern Middle States. It is trained like a climber; has
small, shining leaves, very handsome flowers resembling those of a
fuchsia, berry prickly, and few-seeded.

_R. rotundifolium_, more common in the West, is often downy-leaved;
peduncles slender; the slender stamens and two-parted style longer
than the narrow calyx; berry smooth.

_R. cynosbati_ is found in the rocky woods of the North, is downy-
leaved, with slender peduncle, stamens and undivided style not
exceeding the broad calyx; large berry, usually prickly.