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original tree, aud seen numbers of young trees in orchard. The fruit 

 is only medium in size, and I fear when the trees become old and bear 

 full crops many will be too small. The color is attractive, being a 

 bright red striped. The quality is best — sprightly, fine-grained, and 

 juicy. The tree is an upright grower, and comes into bearing late, so 

 that the limbs retain their upright position unless spread out artificially 

 before they come into bearing. 



I think if Mr. Dix has 300 trees of it growing, it would be safe to 

 wait results from them before planting more. 



The paragon ( black twig ) is a large dark red apple of good quality.. 

 The tree is a strong, sturdy grower, that comes into bearing early. I 

 think it a promising variety. — E. A. Riehl in Coleman's Rural World. 



Watch 'Em, Tige. 



A new market has been opened for American apples by the enter- 

 prise of Canadian fruitgrowers. This is that far-distant colony of 

 Great Britain, Australia, to which 115 cases — not barrels — of the best 

 fruits have been sent for the Christmas markets. The result of the 

 new opening for the disposal of fruits will be watched with interest. 



It should be remembered that this Southern locality has its sea- 

 sons reversed as compared with ours, and that the Christmas holiday 

 season is in their midsummer. At this season apples are at a premium 

 in the far Southern countries, and this, in point of fact, doubles the 

 period of consumption, affording a timely market for our winter fruits. 

 The Canadian government, with the vigor and promptitude which it 

 has shown itself very capable, has a commissioner on the ground to 

 dispose of the fruit and arrange for future business in the whole South- 

 ern hemisphere, in which doubtless some of our future most valuable 

 business connections will be made if the right methods are pursued. 

 The whole world may be made contributary to the traffic in our fruits, 

 of which we have a very large variety of the very best kinds. 



Api)les for Everybody. 



"The apple yield of this year is an enormous one," remarked a 

 prominent fruit dealer, "and will not fall short of 70,000,000 barrels. 

 Just think of it, a heaped up, old-fashioned barrel of apples for every 

 inhabitant of the United States. A cargo of 5000 barrels of choice 

 apples sent to London from Philadelphia arrived there in good condi- 

 tion, and was readily bought up at fair prices. The present damp 



