REPORT ON SMALL FRUITS. 375 



REPORT ON SMALL FRUITS. 



Mks. A. A. KE.WKDV, H I TCH INS( ».\. 



Strawberries. Crescent and Charles Downing and Finch's Prolific 

 have given the best satisfaction. I have tried Bederwood for three 

 successive years; the plants look strong and vigorous, but I don't 

 think they have borne two dozen berries. It may be owing to the 

 dry seasons and not to the plants, as none of our plants have 

 aiuounted to much. 



We have had the best success with the Cuthbert and Turner rasp- 

 berries, as far as I know, in this district, though the Marlborough 

 and Shaffer have done well in some localities. Of blaCk raspberries, 

 the Ohio and Doolittle have borne heavily in spite of the drouth, 

 Gregg and Souhegen have proved to be too tender, and Mrs. Bell 

 says they want too much petting. The Ada, Kansas, Palmer, 

 Progress and Alden I have on my grounds, Prof. Green sent to me 

 for trial this year; they all did well; the Alden bore the largest ber- 

 ries I ever saw. 



Currants do well, but as far as I know very few know what 

 kind they have; they have been handed down from one generation 

 to another, and nobody knows where they came from, but some of 

 us know where they will go to -they will run out if they are not re- 

 placed by some standard varieties. Buffalo berries are a success 

 with us. Mr. Barrett sent me some plants three years ago. I planted 

 them in my garden and was sorrj' I did not put them in my flower 

 garden when in bloom. Their loveliness is beyond description, and 

 when laden with fruit they are not much less so. Grapes. The 

 Lady has been a failure; Moore's Early, Concord, Eaton and Nia- 

 gara have done the best. 



The pears Prof. Green sent for trial looked perfectly' hardy audhave 

 never winter-killed but have never produced any pears. I also have 

 some apple trees from Mr. Pearce, of Chowen. he called them Nos. 1, 

 2 and 3. Thej' are free from blight so far and are in bearing. The 

 Peerless, as far as I know, are all doing well and looking nicely. I 

 am going to try and do a little missionary work in this district and 

 see if I cannot prevail upon the people to get fruit that they know 

 the names of and then mark them and keep a record; then we will 

 be able to make intelligent reports. Unless we can succeed in do- 

 ing this, our reports will be meager and unsatisfactorj-. 



A Thornless Rose. — The Paul Nej-ron comes the nearest to being 

 a thornless plant that we have. The canes, or stalks, as well as their 

 branches, are very free indeed from prickers, and the wood is hand- 

 some, with a Ijeautiful smooth finish. The leaves are large, clean 

 and glossy, and the flower is perfectlj" magnificent. It is claimed 

 that this rose is the largest rose in cultivation. Its color is a clear 

 deep rose, and the fragrance is exijuisite, and taking into considera- 

 tion these many valuable points, we see that it is a grand rose. 

 Being perfectly hardy and vigorous, it can be safely recommended 

 for general planting, and should be in the collection of every ama- 

 teur and professional fiorist. 



