'HIE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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Transcentiants. I think the Siberian 

 too small to be worth cultivating. The 

 currants yielded small crops only for 

 several years, but last year did well, 

 and so did the gooseberries. I think if 

 the English gooseberry wei'e protected 

 for a season or two until they got well 

 rooted and were kept clear of the 

 caterpillar, they would succeed. This 

 is the country for strawVjerries. I have 

 seen finer here than I ever saw before. 

 My present favorites are the Sharpless, 

 perfectly hardy, I give it no protec- 



tion; and the Bid well. In 1879^1 

 planted the first six plants of the 

 Sharpleas; in 1881 I sent a small 

 basket of them to the Toronto Horti- 

 cultural Exhibition and received first 

 prizes from, I am told, about forty 

 competitors. The raspberries were 

 planted in the fence panels and neglect- 

 ed, but I ti'ansplanted some to beds and 

 find they pay well for cultivation. The 

 sorts are Franconia and Brinkle's 

 Orange, Shaffer s Colossal, ifec. 



I think my ignoi'ance of the nature 



