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autumn bearers it does not matter whether they are hardy or not. It would certainly be 

 no good to you for a summer crop. 



Mr. a. M. Smith. — This variety has been sent out under another name. A few 

 years ago they were recommending an autumn variety very much on the other side, called 

 the Amazon. I sent and obtained it ; and it was exactly the same. 



Mr. Beadle. — A very enterprising firm in Connecticut brought out a raspberry with 

 a, great flourish of trumpets, called the Henrietta ; and it was nothing but the Belle de 

 Fontenay again. 



Mr. Bucke. — Has anyone tried the Franconia? 



Mr. Leslie. — It is all killed with us this year. 



Mr. Saunders. — It has killed with me the last three years. We have not had a 

 berry. 



Mr. Beadle. — I have had to give it up. 



PROFITABLENESS OF SUMMER APPLES. 



The next question on the programme was " Is it profitable to grow summer varieties 

 of apples for market 1 " 



Under this head Mr. Beadle submitted the following paper by Mr. Linus Wolverton, 

 of Grimsby : — 



IS IT PROFITABLE TO GROW SUMMER VARIETIES OF APPLES FOR 



MARKET? 



BY L. WOLVERTON, GRIMSBY. 



In answering the question before us there are several circumstances which need to 

 be considered. To the farmer who has his fields of grain to harvest, an early apple is un- 

 profitable, because at that time of the year he cannot give it the attention necessary to 

 market it successfully. To the fruit grower who is situated at an inconvenient distance 

 from trains or markets, early apples are unprofitable, because the most successful way of 

 shipping them is in small, well selected packages. But to the large grower who is 

 situated near a good market, or to a convenient shipping station, we are confident the 

 summer apples are profitable, and of late growing in favour. 



Poor apples are a drug at any season of the year, and some of the early and small 

 varieties can scarcely be given away, but prime fruit, properly handled, can always be 

 made profitable whether it be in spring, summer, autumn or winter. 



The question then is, have we early apples of prime quality ? Let us bring under 

 our review some of the most prominent varieties. 



The Early Joe is well spoken of in some localities, a yellowish apple of excellent 

 quality ; but it is too small and not suflSciently productive. 



The Baenoni is an excellent apple from Massachusetts. It is pale yellow, marbled 

 with crimson, pleasant to the taste, and very good for table and market ; but it is too 

 small to be planted largely for profit. 



The Early Strawberry is a beautiful apple having its origin near New York City. It 

 is yellowish, and is striped and stained with bright and dark red except on the inner and 

 lower boughs where the sun does not penetrate. This apple would be highly profitable 

 by reason of its beauty, but for two faults ; first, it is a shy bearer, and second, it is very 

 uneven in size, the fruit on the inner and lower branches being sometimes so small as to 

 be quite worthless. 



