The Ca/iadiau Horticulturist. 



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Lambton County. 



Apple*. — I'l'unpt'c't I if fair cmpM and |)os.sil)ly 

 a very (,'iMid yield to the hardier kinds. 



An r.<. — Ditto. 



Plums. — No l>lossoin8. 



Peachim. — Few blossoms inj\ired l>y frost. 



Grape».—\\M\\y injured by frost in May. 



Ooaschirrit's, currants and strawlx-rries par- 

 itially injured by frost, but yet promise a fair 

 crop. 



Btiitplurries i)ronii8e a eood crop. Plant.s 

 iiealthy appearance near here. — J. A. Mc- 

 Kknzie, Harnia, June 18th, JitW. 



Perth County. 



SiK,— From th.- first to the middle of May the 

 prospects of an abundant crop of fruit was never 

 better in this c<>untry ; at the time of writing, 

 June ir)tli, the promise was never poorer. So 

 far as applt^s are concerned the outlook is a 

 gloomy one indeed. During the past ft.'W days 

 I have visited and examined a numl)er of the 

 best orchards in the county and venture the 

 statement that theie will not be a barrel of 

 perfect apples in the half dozen or more 

 orchfirds visited. Such j<. condition of affairs, 

 as indicated prevails throughout the county. 

 I have no recollection of a sjiring frost so 

 sweeping in its disastrous effect to the apple 

 croi> as that of three weeks ago. 



With the exception of a few old native trees 

 the destruction of the i)ear crojj is just as com- 

 plete as that of the apple. I have one pear 

 tree thirtj'-five j-ears old that seems to have 

 resisted the effects of the frost and is maturing 

 its heavy croj) of fruit ; but all the other trees 

 of various varieties though covered with 

 blossoms, are not gf>ing to mature a specimen. 

 Gra|)es are totally gone, and it is doubtful 

 indeed, if the wood of last year's growth will 

 recover the shock. I am forcing mine out 

 again from the bottom so as to have an entire 

 new vine. 



Currants and goxiseberries suffered much, 

 though on well protected bushes there will be 



a fair crop. The currant worm got at his work 

 earlier than usual this season and had some 

 bushes niore or less stripped of their foliage 

 before his presence was ribserved. In such 

 cases the frost did its damage comi)!etely, but 

 where the foliage was heaw the young fruit 

 was protected and saved. I'lums, there will 

 be none. There was not in fact an average 

 show of blossom in this section, and what there 

 was is killed. Cherry trees nuide great 

 promise in the blossom but the meagre percent- 

 age of blossoms that withstoorl the fiost will 

 mature a |«>orly developed fruit at l>est. 



Straw l)erries will be an average crop though 

 late. All the earlier bloss(jms were killed, but 

 the abundant rains produced a growth that 

 we would, under ordinary conditions, not 

 likely have had, and the result will be a fine 

 avera;;e late season fruit. 



In ras|il)erries there is promise of an abund- 

 ant yield ; never better.— T. H. R.\(k, Mil- 

 c/hH, June loth, 18S;l 



Dundas County. 



The worm has not been as lively this spring 

 as in former seasons. I have only j)ut a little 

 slug shot on my gooseberries twice, and there 

 is not a worm to be seen. My blackberries, 

 the Taylor, Blackcajis.Tyler, (iregg and Mam- 

 moth Clu.ster, are just loaded with berries. 

 Tiie red raspV>erries, Cuthbert, Hrandywine 

 and Philadeliihia are all bearing heavy crops. 

 The ( Joldeii <^ueen " White " even exceeds my 

 most sanguine expectations, being loaded very 

 heavily. Cabbage and all other vegetables are 

 first-class, although we had so much wet 

 weather. Potatoes, very early. I have had 

 some Henderson's Early Puritan in blow for 

 two weeks and Early Rose about nine days in 

 blow. Peas: Bliss, American, Monte, first 

 crop ready to pick on Saturday of this week. 

 All crops looking well, and fruit of every des- 

 cription good crop, and, so far as we can judge 

 now, free from spot.— Levi F. Sellkck. Mor- 

 risliurg. 



