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Greenfield, about the size of an average Lombard, yellow covered with bright crim- 

 son, suture shallow, form roundish oval, stalk about an inch long, slender, set in a narrow 

 cavity, flesh yellow, coarse grained, juicy with a tinge of acid, free stone, a splendid 

 cooker. This variety maintains its character for hardiness and its wonderful ability to 

 bear heavy crops regularly, every twig and branch being fairly loaded down. It has 

 proved quite hardy, so that we have little doubt but it will thrive well in all the 

 eastern counties, and we believe it may be found suited to the soil and climate of 

 Muskoka. 



Goderich fruits regularly, holds its reputation as the finest plum in that section. The 

 old tree has never shown any signs of black knot ; is a strong, clean, rapid grower, with 

 very larcre strong foliage. 



Seedling, a small, yellow seedling at Owen Sound, about the size of the black Damson, 

 is esteemed for cooking. The tree has a low branching head and small fine foliage, re- 

 semblino; that of the common wild willow. 



PEARS. 



Col. John McGill, of Oshawa, has the following seedlings : — 



No. 1, medium size, tree hardy and a good grower, has been bearing regularly for 

 twenty-five years, and has never shewn any inclination to blight, quality good. 



No. 2, a seedling from Flemish Beauty, and resembling that variety closely in size 

 and shape as well as in colour. 



No. 3, A'esembling the Giout Morceau in shape, size and colour ; October. 



Clapn's Favourite is doing well in Ontario county. In Middlesex and Kent it has 

 done much to encourage a taste for pear growing. Those who used to contend that it 

 took a lifetime to get a pear tree into fruit are now loud in praises for this variety, Avhich 

 comes into bearing early. Fruit spots and cracks badly in. some sections in cold stiff soil, 

 but in lighter loams and where land is well drained it gives fine clean fruit. Very well 

 suited to soil and climate of Frontenac. At Gait is placed next to Flemish Beauty for 

 hardiness, and when fruit picked early will keep better. Called one of the best in 

 Paisley in Bruce county, and two Perth growers would rather part with any other two 

 varities they have than this. One grower at Whitby calls it decidedly tender, and adds 

 that it succeeds better as a dwarf. In Lambton three growers call it the next best to 

 Bartlett, and one grower would not plant ib as he cannot get it in good condition. At 

 Ingersoll it has given satisfaction. Has done well in Simcoe and Grey, and fair in Brant. 

 Succeeds well in Hamilton. 



General Ihtleben, a good hardy heavy bearer, and long keeper in York. Only good 

 for cooking in Middlesex. Does not seem to mature properly in Haldimand. 



Mr. Gage Miller, of Virgil, has a seedling pear strongly resembling Louise Bonne 

 de Jersey in size, form and colour, winter, tree a rank grower and heavy bearer. 



Mr. P. C. Dompsey has a seedling winter psar of best quality ; tree regular heavy 

 bearer and strong grower ; fruit medium size, resembling Lawrence in form. 



The same grower has a seedling from White Doyenne crossed with Josephine de 

 Malines, melting and luscious, size and form resembling Dearborn seedling, quality 

 almost equal to Seckel. 



Mr. D. Shoff, of McGillivray, has about sixty seedling pear trees, some of which he 

 will test as seedlings, while upon others he intends to experiment ; he buds the top, allow- 

 ing the trunk wood to grow, believing thxt it will prove hardier against blight than a 

 graft would. We will have the benefit of these experiments another season. 



Souvenir dit Conjres of no value for general cultivation, being too tender excepting 

 for a few favoured positions in warm soils. Through the Niagara district and along the 



