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variety usually is, though we have 

 eaten the Clinton when in agreeable- 

 ness it sui'passed most of our grapes. 

 We think that the Early Victor will 

 prove a valuable amateur variety where 

 early ripening and agreeable flavor are 

 more important than size. It seems 

 also to be a very healthy and hardy 

 vine, and immensely productive. 



HYDRANGEA PAXICULATA 

 (iRANDIFLORA. 



Professor Budd, of the Iowa Agi*icul- 

 tural College, writing to the Prairie 

 Farmer, says that this grand shrub 

 stands at the head of the list of autumn 

 flowering shrubs. Its numerous pani- 

 cles of pure white flowers rival those of 

 the Snowball, and hold their beauty 

 and perfection much longer. If it has 

 proved itself hardy in Iowa it will cer- 

 tainly endure our Ontario climate even 

 far to the northward. This beautiful 

 shrub was widely disseminated by the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, and those 

 membei-s who have planted it would 

 confer a favor upon their neighbors 

 and others if they would write to the 

 Canadian Horticulturist and tell us 

 whether it proved to be hardy with 

 them. 



REVISED FRUIT NOMENCLATURE. 



As a beginning to simplify and con- 

 dense the names of fruits as much as 

 possible, according to the suggestion of 

 President Mai-shal P. Wilder, the 

 American Pomological Society has in 

 its latest catalogue made the following 

 changes in the names of small fruits : 



STRAWBERRIES. 

 New Name. Old Name, 



Cumberland Cumberland Triumph. 



Hovey Hovey's Seedling. 



Miner Miner's Great Prolific. 



Monarch .... Monarch of the West. 



Neunan Neunan's Prolific. 



Wilder President Wilder. 



Wilson W^ilson's Albany. 



RASPBERRIES. 



New Name. Old Name. 



Fontenay Belle de Fontenay. 



Kenevett Kenevett's Giant. 



Orange Brinckle's Orange. 



Palluau Belle de Palluau. 



CURRANTS. 



Angers Fertile d' Angers. 



Knight's Red Knight's Large Red. 



Palluau Fertile de Palluau. 



Versaillaise La Versaillaise. 



G00SEBERRI1CS. 



Smith Smith's Improved. 



QUESTION DRAWER. 



Sir, — Being a subscriber to your 

 valuable production, I am vastly in- 

 terested and instructed thereby ; but, 

 if not trespassing, would like to ask the 

 following questions : — 1st. What may 

 be the cause of the young fruit wither- 

 ing and dying off" my Early Scallop 

 Squash and Hercules Club Gourd, 

 being well watered \ 2nd. What is 

 the best method to propagate George 

 IV. Climbing Rose and low bush roses, 

 I having failed diff'erent ways 1 



Fancy. 



Reply. — 1st. It is impo.ssible to say 

 with certainty without an inspection of 

 the plants ; perhaps too much water. 

 2nd. You will be most likely to suc- 

 ceed by layering. 



Dear Sir, — I have a particular grape 

 vine which I wish to propagate by cut- 

 tings. Please give me instructions as 

 to the best mode of doing so in the 

 October number of the Horticulturist, 

 and oblige, 



Yours truly, W. Kay. 



Goderich, Sept. 2, 1884. 



Reply. — The propagation of grape 

 vines from cuttings is as simple as that 

 of currants. When the growing season 

 is over, the ripened wood is taken from 



