The Catiadiaii Horticultunst. 



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much as a quart of fruit sometimes off this 

 tree, l)ut it is not a success here. Northern 

 people should plant I 'ond's Seedling, which is 

 hardier. 



1877. Diai5i:m Rasi'Bekky has been re- 

 moved, the Cuthbert proving so much better. 



1878. BuRNKT CiRAi'ii. This hybrid grape 

 of F. C. Dempsey's, of Albury, has done re- 

 markably well and is to my taste one of our 

 first ([uality grapes. It partakes much of the 

 flavor of the Hamburg class, of which it is the 

 offspring. The small berries in the bunches 

 detract somewhat from its appearance. 



1879. Arnold's Ontario Apim.k lives for 

 a few years and produces several crops, but 



The Wonderful Peach. 



Sir, — One of the things in the way of fruits 

 that has been wanted for a long time is a 

 large, handsome, reliable, yellow peach 

 ripening late in the season, after Crawford's 

 Late and other varieties of similar character 

 have disappeared. In the Chairs' Choice, 

 which made its appearance a few years ago, 

 it was thought the long-looked for boon had 

 been found ; but experience proves that 

 while it is a handsome peach, excellent in 

 <|uality and generally productive, it ripens 

 \ery shortly after Crawford's Late and not 

 with or after the old Smock, as claimed. 

 In Beer's Smock, the old Smock Free and 



Fig. 32. — Thk Wondkhhi, 



the effort of maternity appears to weaken the 

 vitality of plant life, and it departed to its 

 long home several years ago ; I trust to re- 

 fresh its originator. 



1880. Saunders' Seedling Raspberkv. 

 There were some fifteen of these seedlings. 

 The one I obtained was not one of the best, 

 it made an excellent canning variety. It has 

 now disappeared. 



1 88 1. Dkmpsev Potato was dry and 

 nut-like in flavor, but the tubers did not ex- 

 pand to any great extent. It was therefore 

 not a success and was allowed to drop out of 

 sight. P. E. BucKE, Ottawa. 



Salway, we have varieties that are prolific 

 and reliable in trees, but all lack in a great 

 degree the desired size and beauty. It there- 

 fore has remained for New Jersey, the home 

 of the peach, where such varieties originated 

 as Crawford's Karly, Crawford s Late, Old- 

 mixon Free, Stump the World, Mt Rose, 

 Beers Smock, etc., now the most popular of 

 all \arieties of peaches, to produce also the 

 Wonderful, which it would seem possesses 

 every point desired united in one \ariety 



In season it is among the latest (ripening 

 •luite as late as the Smock), of largest size, 

 excellent iiuality. a regular and most prolific 



