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We also inspected several new seedling black currants and gooseberries, some 

 of whicb "we consider improvements on our present varieties, and shall expect good 

 results from these when further tested. 



The strawberry season was over, and we had no opportunity of seeing them in 

 fruit, but a part of your committee saw several seedlings which were brought to the 

 meeting of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association at Niagara on the 9th of July, 

 by Mr, Craig ; and from the fruit inspected there and the growth and foliage of the 

 plants seen ou the farm we should pronounce them very promising. 



In regard to the other and larger fruits being tested on the farm, they are not 

 3^et far enough advanced to form much of an opinion ; yet, we have no hesitation in 

 saying that we believe the experiments being conducted in the Horticultural Depart- 

 ment will result in producing varieties that will be of great value, particularly 

 in the colder parts of our Dominion ; and in conclusion, we would express our 

 regret that the climate at Ottawa will not permit of experiments with some of 

 the more tender and most valuable fruits, such as the peach, and with many varie- 

 ties of apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, grapes, &c. In view of the great 

 advantage it would be to the country to have these fruits tested by disinterested 

 parties not engaged in the sale of trees or plants, we would express a hope that at no 

 distant day the G-overnment will see fit to establish somewhere in western Ontario — 

 where the climate is suitable — a branch Horticultural station for this purpose, 

 similar to those established in some of the neighbouring States. 



r p. C. DEMPSBY, 

 Fruit Growers' Association of the Province of Ont. ] A. M. SMITH, 



( P. E. BUCKE. 



,. ..r- ,A • .• P.i, TD • fr^ fW. W. DUNLOP, 



Fruit Growers Association ol the Province of Que. ■< -□ _rt?0D1E 



SEEDLING EASPBEERIES. 



No. of 

 Plant in 



No. of 



Row. "^j^o^'" RED VARIETIES 



3 11 A seedling of Biggar's Seedling. Berry above medium size ; fair 



quality ; early ; firm ; productive promising for market. 



3 13 Seedling of Biggar's Seedling. Berry large ; attractive ; good quality ; 



early ; promising for market. 



3 21 Probably from Biggar's Seedling. Berry as large as Cuthbert; bright 



red ; fine quality ; medium early ; hardy and very productive. 



3 24 Origin unknown. Large, dark red ; good quality ; firm ; very pro- 



ductive ; should be a good market Ijerry. 



3 36 Origin unknown. Very large ; light red ; good quality ; firm ; pro- 



ductive ; hardy and vigorous. (I have noted this as one of the most 

 promising for market. — J.C) 



3 39 Origin unknown. A duplicate of the last, but a few daj^s earlier. 



3 52 Seedling of Philadelphia. Medium to large ; purple ; early ; good 



quality ; very productive, of the same type as Philadelphia, but 

 earlier. 



4 48 Origin doubtful. Medium size ; dark red; good quality; enormously 



productive, valuable on account of its great productiveness. 



5 12 Seedling origin unknown Medium size ; dark red ; good quality ; 

 >* early. This is too nearly like the last to propagate both. 



(Either of these should supersede some of our present early 

 sorts. — J.C.) 



6 46 Seedling of Biggar's Seedling. Very large ; bright red ; first quality ; 



firm ; somewhat earlier than Cuthbert ; prolific ; hardy and 

 vigorous ; very promising. 

 6 47 Seedling of Biggar's Seedling. A little earlier, otherwise similar to last. 



