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The Canadian Horticnlturist. 



on these islands. Alonji^ the border 

 of a marshy place, peeping through 

 the grasses, we found the pretty httle 

 hght-blue flower of Lobelia Kaliiiii, 

 and, near by, plants of the strong 

 scented Hcdconia, or Mock Penny- 

 royal. Laden with such treasures as 

 these, we found our wa}- to our head- 

 quarters for rest and refreshment. 

 Finding that we were in the vicin- 

 it}' of the great Lund\'s Lane, and 



He plants his currants, gooseberries 

 raspberries, etc., all six feet one way 

 and four feet the other, so that he 

 can cultivate two ways, a great sav- 

 ing of hand labor over the common 

 method of planting in rows one way 

 only. He complains that the Sou- 

 hegans and Tylers have suffered very 

 much from rust. The same was also 

 true of the Saunders, of which he has 

 quite a large number. He does not 



Fig. 64 — American Falls— from Bluff Overlooking Park. 



that the whole neighborhood was 

 devoted more or less to 



FRUIT CULTURE, 



we decided to trace out some mem- 

 bers of our fruit-growing fraternity. 

 We were soon directed to the resi- 

 dence of Mr. E. Morden, who took 

 pleasure in showing us over his 

 plantation of small fruits. Although 

 his place is not large, only twenty- 

 five acres, of which twelve are devoted 

 to fruit culture and the propagation 

 of plants, it is a model of cleanliness ; 

 a point worthy of mention in these 

 days of grass-grown vineyards and ' 

 shabbily kept raspberry plantations. 



recommend this variety, both on 

 account of rust and because its 

 small size and poor color make it less 

 attractive than the Shaffer. This 

 latter variety he has tested pretty 

 well, but in size our plants and fruit 

 at Grimsby are ahead. He says he 

 has no difficulty in selling the fruit 

 when once it is known, but otherwise 

 its color is a serious objection. From 

 a commercial point of view he would 

 place the Shaffer ahead of the Gregg, 

 as it is more productive, but he does 

 not consider it equal to the Cuthbert 

 for profit. He thinks well of the 

 Honey Locust as a hedge plant. He 

 has one now about five years planted 



