Thesesameflowersalsovariedmuchinthenumberofthepetals，andoccasionallyinthenumberofthestamensandpistils;sothattheyweresemi—monstrousinstructure，yettheyproducedplentyoffruit。Mr。

　　ThompsonremarksthatinthePastimegooseberry\"extrabractsareoftenattachedtothesidesofthefruit。\"（10/124。’CatalogueofFruitsofHort。

　　Soc。Garden’3rdedition1842。）

　　Themostinterestingpointinthehistoryofthegooseberryisthesteadyincreaseinthesizeofthefruit。Manchesteristhemetropolisofthefanciers，andprizesfromfiveshillingstofiveortenpoundsareyearlygivenfortheheaviestfruit。The’GooseberryGrowersRegister’ispublishedannually;theearliestknowncopyisdated1786，butitiscertainthatmeetingsfortheadjudicationofprizeswereheldsomeyearspreviously。（10/125。Mr。ClarksonofManchesterontheCultureoftheGooseberryinLoudon’s’Gardener’sMagazine’volume41828page482。）The’Register’for1845givesanaccountof171GooseberryShows，heldindifferentplacesduringthatyear;andthisfactshowsonhowlargeascaletheculturehasbeencarriedon。Thefruitofthewildgooseberryissaid（10/126。Downing’FruitsofAmerica’page213。）toweighaboutaquarterofanounceor5dwts。，thatis，120grains;abouttheyear1786gooseberrieswereexhibitedweighing10dwts。，sothattheweightwasthendoubled;in181726dwts。17grs。wasattained;therewasnoadvancetill1825，when31

　　dwts。16grs。wasreached;in1830\"Teazer\"weighed32dwts。13grs。;in1841\"Wonderful\"weighed32dwts。16grs。;in1844\"London\"weighed35

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