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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



where the band discourses sweet niusic 

 in summer, and so on, past wide mea- 

 dows and bold hill-sides clotlied with 

 fine Evergreens, to Lookout Hill, the 

 highest point in the park. From this 

 point the eye wanders over a distant 

 view of the ocean on one side, and on 

 the other over the great city of Brook- 

 lyn. The same sense of largeness of 

 design accompanies this outlook that is 

 felt in considering the gc^neral treat- 

 ment of the park, whether the subject 

 be meadows, trees, or water. 



Turning our faces toward the main 

 entrance and Plaza, we pass througli a 

 lovely ravine with picturesque masses 

 of rock covered with Rhododendrons, 

 Evergreens, and vines, and on by a 

 quaint dairy-house and i-estaurant em- 

 bowered in charming masses of the 

 Japan Ivy or Ampelopsis tricuspidata. 

 Not far from here, across the Long 

 Meadow, we meet numerous groups of 

 the grand old native forest trees that 

 have here, as elsewhei'e, been carefully 

 and judiciously preserved, and frame so 

 beautifully the open grass spaces of 

 Prospect Park. 



We might raml^le, indeed, for hours 

 over the walks and drives of this noble 

 pleasure-ground and find charming near 

 and distant landscapes at every turn, 

 but the longer we ramble, the more 

 surely we arrive at the conclusion that, 

 for attractive open spaces of greensward 

 and valuable specimens of rare and 

 choice trees. Prospect Park must bear tlie 

 palm over all other parks in America. 

 — S. Parsons, juii. in American Garden. 



THE EARLY CLUSTER BLACKBERRY. 



The plant was discovered, about 

 eleven years ago, on the farm of Mr. 

 Charles W. Starn, in southei-n New 

 Jersey, where it attracted attention for 

 its early and profuse bearing, and was 

 transplanted and propagated for mar- 

 ket purposes. It is a vigorous, healthy 

 grower, hardy and extremely produc- 



ti^e. The berries are of medium to 

 lai-ge size, and of best quality ; sweet, 

 without hard, bitter core — so objection- 

 able in a BlackbeiTV — and sufficiently 

 firm for s]iij)ping. It I'ipens l)ut little 

 earlier than Wilson's Early ; but, as 

 the berries mature {)romptly, the entire 

 ci'Op is harvested in a few days, before 

 the bulk of the Wilson's Eai-ly is mar- 

 ketable. In this consists one of its 

 main points of value, and also iii that 

 it is free from the abnormal habit of 

 forming double flowers which has be- 

 come so disastrous to some of the older 

 vai'ieties. 



We have not seen the berry, but 

 many experienced, practical fruit- 

 growers who have given it careful ex- 

 amination are favoral)ly inq)ressed with 

 its merits. — American Garden. 



IMPROVED ONION CULTURE. 



Onions are not a ditficult crop to 

 raise. They are no more perishable 

 than potatoes. They do not re(piire 

 immediate marketing when harvested, 

 but the grower can await a favorable 

 opportunity in the market, if he is not 

 satisfied with fall prices. In large 

 markets an entire crop can be disposed 

 of any day to shij)pers and dealers, as 

 onions liave their market value as 

 firmly established as corn or potatoes. 

 While quotations may vary somewhat, 

 from day to day, a farmer can gener- 

 ally tell by them what he can get for 

 his crop. 



I started to give my own exj)erience 

 with onions as a farm crop. The 

 methods of cultivation I advocate may 

 perhaps conflict with the opinions of 

 others engaged in the same Ijusiness. 

 (Jontrary to the accepted theoi-ies and 

 practice of most onion growers, I do 

 not believe it essential that onions 

 should be grown on the same piece of 

 land, year after year. I have; invaria- 

 bly had better success with new ground 

 each year. Now I do not wish it under- 



