This special re-print edition of Johnson's book "The Cucumber and the Gooseberry" is a guide to growing the gooseberry and the cucumber as fruit crops in the home garden or on the farm. Written in 1817, this classic text provides insights into numerous heirloom varieties of gooseberries and cucumbers, as well as how to cultivate, harvest and utilize them. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.