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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Whitesmith, and while the berries of 

 that bush were covered with mildew 

 and utterly worthless, no trace of 

 this fungus could be found upon the 

 Pearl. 



More About Simon s Plum. 



Editor Canadian Horticui-ti'kist. 



Sir, — I see that my statement in 

 your journal regarding the Simon 



want them enlarged almost without 

 exception. I can prove this by any- 

 one whose business it is to make 

 colored illustrations for the nursery- 

 men. I wish to say, however, there 

 are exceptions, and one that I just 

 now know is the Wilder Pear as 

 advertised by Charles A. Green, of 

 Rochester, New York. In this case 

 there is no exaggeration either in 



76. — Thk Peakl GoosKBEKKY^Photo-graicd for the Canadian H orticulturist.) 



Plum is being criticised considerably, 

 and this in no way surprises me. 

 The head of one of the leading litho- 

 graphic firms of this country, told 

 me in person not long since, and by 

 letter formerly, that if they made 

 colored plates of fruits true to nature 

 in size and appearance the nursery- 

 men would not bu}' them. They 



'size or description, so far as I know. 

 I think the same is true of the Idaho 

 Pear being sold by a firm in Idaho. 

 The Parker Earle strawberry as 

 advertised by T. V. Munson, of Den- 

 ison, is also true to nature. 



In regard to the statements of 

 some of your correspondents as to 

 the ver\' large size and quality of the 



