The Catiadian Horticulturist. 



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ground, the better. All this rubbish 

 ought to be gathered up and burned, 

 if any reputation is wanted as a tidy 

 cultivator. 



STKAWBKRRV PLANTS. 



We hear a great deal about potted 

 plants, and no doubt that for remov- 

 ing a long distance, they are very 

 desirable ; but on one's own place, 

 in a wet time, young plants may be 

 removed quite as successfully without 

 any pots. They may be lifted witli 

 a spade and a ball of earth, in such 

 a manner as to be almost unchecked 

 in growth, and if done before the end 

 of August, the)- will bear a fair crop 

 the next year. Wm. Falconer says 

 in a late number of the R. N. Y., 

 that from plants set in July or Au- 

 gust, he gets a capital crop the fol- 

 lowing June, and invariably his 

 largest berries. 



The jffssic receives a great variety 

 of criticisms, both favorable and 

 adverse. Our own were in no wa}- 

 disappointing, being fully up in size 

 to all e.xpectations. But most peo- 

 ple are too ready to pass judgment 

 on a new thing, after the very slight- 

 est experience. It is not enough to 

 have a few plants in the garden ; one 

 needs a large plantation to be able 

 to judge fairly. Secretary Williams, 

 of New Jersey, speaks very favorably 

 of this berry, but prefers the Pearl, 

 because more regular in shape. The 

 fessie is larger, but has a tendency, 

 inherited from the Sharpless, to ripen 

 unevenly, and to lose its flavor soon 

 after ripening. 



Of the Bnbacli he speaks very 

 favorably as follows : " Bubach is 

 the most promising of the newer 

 \arieties, fruiting with me this season 

 for the first time. It is early, large, 

 bright-colored, handsome, vigorous 

 and productive, and ripens evenly — 

 all valuable traits in any berry. The 

 (juality is hardh- up to that of some 

 of the others, but still I think it will 

 do to plant more of it." Secy. Craw- 

 ford also commends the Bubach as 

 being the " largest berry that bears a 

 heavy crop. The plant is faultless. 

 The blossom is pistillate and quite 

 hardy. The berry is not firm enough 

 for a distant market, but it is the 

 berry for a home market. 



Little's No. 4., a seedling of our old 

 friend, Mr. John Little, of Granton, 

 is also highly commended by Mr. 

 Crawford. He says " This was the 

 finest berry, all things considered, 

 that I fruited this season. The plant 

 is strong and vigorous, has a perfect 

 blossom, and continues in bloom a 

 very long time. I think it is the 

 most productive very large berr}- that 

 I have ever seen." This accords 

 with our own experience with it this 

 season. Its free bearing and im- 

 mense size were points that we noted 

 down especially, but we intended to 

 give it another year's trial before 

 speaking of it. 



We have now about fifty varieties 

 under trial at Maplehurst, and we 

 hope to make the results helpful to 

 the members of our Association in 

 course of time. 



