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quite free from mildew. In planting he digs the holes wide and deep, and fills up with 

 a mixture of loam and coal ashes, upon which he plants the bushes, and afterwards ap- 

 plies a liberal mulch of black loam, coal ashes, and manure. 



Mr. James Dougall, of Windsor, has the following seedling gooseberries, which he 

 has selected as possessing more or less merit : — 



No. 1, from the seed of an English variety crossed with Houghton. Berry something 

 larger than Houghton, oblong, deep green with light veins, quality good. 



No. 2, same parentage ; berry a little smaller than No. 1, almost round, green with a 

 yellow tinge, flavour good, richer than No. 1. 



No. 10, from the seed of Houghton fertilized with an English variety, oval, not 

 quite as large as Downing and about same colour, good to very good. 



Hybrid Seedling, No. 2, from the wild prickly variety crossed with an English 

 gooseberry, oval, with a sprinkling of slender hairs, same size as Houghton, straw colour, 

 covered with red dots, quality good. 



Hybrid Seedling, No. 7, descended from the prickly wild crossed with an English 

 berry, oval, covered with fine hair, large, dark purple, quality good to very good. Mr. 

 Dougall believes this and the Hybrid No. 2 will become two of our most popular berries. 

 The bushes are strong, upright growers, and not subject to mildew. They seem perfectly 

 hardy, and bear regularly large crops. 



Elderberries are becoming valuable for wine-making, and many use them for stew- 

 ing into a sort of preserve, and in making pies. They are so sweet that they take very 

 little sugar. The plant is a regular bearer of umbrella shaped clusters. The white 

 flowering variety is generally considered better than the pink. 



APRICOT. 



Mr. D. B. Hoover, of Almira, has a Russian seedling, a hardy, fast grower, and 

 good bearer. 



CHERRIES. 



Empress Eugenie, said to be the hardiest of any grown in Waterloo county, and a 

 Gait grower says its fruit is much finer than Early Richmond. 



Windsor, one of Mr. James Dougall's seedlings, almost black, very productive, hardy, 

 small stone, fruit medium size, juicy and refreshing. 



Mosely Favourite. — We thus name a supposed seedling fully described in our report 

 of last year. The original tree continues to bear immense crops of very fine marketable 

 fruit, which is bought up eagerly for preserving in Goderich. It has never shewn the 

 slightest trace of disease in any shape, and we believe it to be hardy enough to grow 

 anywhere in this Province. 



GRAPES. 



Brighton does well in Ontario county, where it is groAvn pretty generally. Spoken 

 well of in York county for growth, and in Bruce, Perth, Waterloo, Wellington, Essex 

 and Lambton for growth and hardiness. Very few complaints of killing. Considered 

 one of the best three at Whitby. Likely to become a general favourite in the section 

 around Arkona. Is tender at Whitby according to one grower. Promises well in 

 Oxford ] and said to be an acquisition in Elgin. Strong grower in Huron. 



Burnet mildews in Ontario county, and comes in a little after Concord. Grows 

 rampant in York, berries uneven in size, loose bunch, do not ripen evenly ; but we have 

 no complaints of mildew from that section. It seems to mildew badly all through the 

 western parts of the Province. At the West Riding of Huron Show at Goderich the 

 finest out-door grape upon the tables was Burnet, grown by A. M. Ross, M.P., who says 

 it shows better so far than any grape he has. The bunches were compact and large, jvith 



