The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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THE GRAPE CROP. 



In this County of Durliani grapes 

 have been a failure this year. They, 

 up to the blossoming time, gave great 

 promise, but a heavy frost then did 

 great damage. 



In my own garden, which is shelt- 

 ered by a belt of evergreen trees, the 

 Delaware, Early Victor and Lady 

 were well loaded with fruit, but the 

 two former did not fully ripen, and 

 the latter only fairly so, although all 

 were bagged and allowed to remain 

 on the vines until tlie i8th October. 



On a Lady vine planted three 

 years ago, I had sixty bunches of 

 grapes, weighing from one-half to 

 one pound. Last year this vine had 

 ten, and the fruit resembled that of 

 the Niagara in color and bunch, but 

 not quite so good a flavor. It ripens 

 earlier than either the Delaware or 

 Early Victor. The vine is a strong 



grower, with a large thick leaf and 

 compact bunch. It is very free from 

 the thrip or mildew, which this sea- 

 son has been very troublesome here 

 on both the Clinton and Delaware. 

 I am so pleased with the Lady that 

 I wish to recommend it for trial 

 wherever the Delaware will ripen. 

 Three years ago I ordered six new 

 varieties of vines from a nursery 

 near Toronto, only two of which 

 when fruited turned out true to name, 

 and three of them a red variety 

 which drops its berries before they 

 are ripe. It is simply dishonest to 

 substitute such without permission, 

 for special sorts ordered for trial. I 

 hear complaints from my neighbors 

 of substitution also in their orders 

 and threats of publishing the name 

 of nurserymen doing so if again 

 repeated. — J. Smart. 



CONCERNING SOME APPLES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT. 



A Paper bv the Late Robert Blrnet. 



THE WINTER ST. LAWRENCE. 



THIS is a good variety, and en- 

 joys the reputation of several 

 advantageous characteristics. The 

 tree is perfectly hardy, even in se- 

 vere winters, and in tolerably high 

 latitudes. Indeed, for northern On- 

 tario we scarcely know a more eli- 

 gible apple for orchard cultivation. 

 It bears well, is admirably adapted 

 for transportation, will carry long 

 distances without detriment. We 

 would like to see this variety exten- 



sively tried, and, after suitable trial, 

 largely cultivated. The worthy 

 Editor of the Horticulturist might 

 profitably give insertion to a para- 

 graph that it is worthy of a thorough 

 trial in all locations in Ontario. 



THE CANADA BALDWIN. 



We have made careful trial of the 

 qualities of this superb apple. A 

 number of years ago I gave an order 

 for a number of barrels from a Mon- 

 treal house, to be shipped to the 

 Lower Provinces. They turned out 



