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THE CANADIAN HORriCULTDRIST. 



I may add that I have just received 

 a letter from Messrs. Kinney & Co., in 

 which they, regret the unfavorable criti- 

 cism above referred to, and ask if I can 

 furnish them with another carload of 

 Ontario apples this fall. Should I ven- 

 ture the experiment again it will no 

 doubt furnish me with some further 

 experience to publish next season 

 through the valued columns of The 

 IlorticicUurist . 



I am, yours very truly, 



Linus Woolverton. 



THE NIAGARA GRAPE. 



To THE Editor Canadian Horticulturist : 



By same mail I send you a cluster of 

 the Niagara Grape so that you may see 

 what this vine is capable of producing 

 under adverse circumstances. 



You will no doubt remember that 

 during the last few days of May a 

 severe frost prevailed generally through- 

 out Ontario. On the night of the 30th 

 the thermometer registered 27.4° here, 

 and in a place much less exposed to the 

 bleak north-west wind than that where 

 my vines were growing. This frost 

 destroyed nearly every bud on my 

 vines, and the few that were left were 

 so much injured that nearly two weeks 

 elapsed before they commenced to push 

 again. The cluster I send — I have 

 only a few hundred-weight of them — 

 shows what the vine is capable of pro- 

 ducing three months and fifteen days 

 from the night of that frost, 



As many of the readers of the Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist will be glad to 

 get reliable information respecting the 

 suitability of the Niagara Grape to the 

 peculiarities of the climate and soil of 

 this Province, 1 shall be much pleased 

 if you will tell them whether in your 

 opinion, judging from the sample of the 

 fruit now before you, and knowing the 

 difficulties contended with during the 

 past season, the Niagara grape-vine is 

 suitable for cultivation throughout On- 



tario or not. Perhaps it may assist 

 you in coming to a decision to know 

 that the Champion, grown by many 

 persons in this vicinity, is not nearly 

 I'ipe yet. 1 think the Delaware is 

 ripening about equal to the Niagara. 

 Brighton, growing on the same trellis 

 with Niagara, has less than one-half of 

 its berries coloured. There are but few 

 coloured berries to be seen in Concord 

 yet. Moore's Early is a few days ahead 

 of this variety ; Salem, growing in a 

 much more favoi'able locality, is several 

 days behind it ; Chippawa is nearer 

 ripe than any other I have. 



Yours truly, Thos. Beall. 

 Lindsay, 15th Sept., 1884. 



CHAPTER ON CHERRIES. 



f Continued. J 



Tradescant Black Heart. — This fine 

 cherry follows the Black Tartarian, and 

 ripens just as this variety is done. This 

 is a most excellent cherry, equal to the 

 Black Tartarian and commands as good 

 a price. It is a European variety, 

 grown in the States under the name of 

 Elkhorn. The tree is a vigorous 

 grower ; fruit large, of deep black 

 coloi'. Stalk rather short, set in a 

 pretty deep hollow ; flesh very solid and 

 firm ; a good hard cherry for travelling, 

 and a good market fruit wherever 

 raised ; in perfection the second and 

 third week in July. 



Black Eagle. — Ripens much about the 

 same time as the above. It does not 

 bear so large a crop ; in fact it is only 

 a moderate bearer. Fruit generally in 

 pairs or singly, yet it is a remarkably 

 good fruit ; the flesh deep purple, 

 tender, with rich, high flavored juice, 

 and should be cultivated for family use. 



Rei^ie Hortense. — This fruit is of the 

 Duke habit. The tree is a healthy and 

 handsome grower, and a very desirable 

 variety. The fruit is very large, of a 

 bright, lively red, slightly marbled and 

 mottled ; a very beautiful fruit ; as it 



