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name as the apple, and the originator 

 and owner of it. It is a magnificent 

 apple, the Decarie. In color perfect, 

 with a bloom like that on Pond's 

 Seedling plum. Quality all that 

 could be desired, and a prolific 

 bearer. This fall fruit would be a 

 great acquisition in Ontario, we are 

 deeply persuaded. We secured 

 some scions two summers ago, but 

 owing to their having dried by the 



way, only a few succeeded. We 

 strongly commend this variety for 

 orchard cultivation, assured that 

 there is money in it. 



PEACH OF MONTREAL. 



Hardy apple of good quality, fine 

 dessert fruit, saleable, though a yel- 

 low color. A heavy bearer, but 

 easily bruised ; valuable for a near 

 market— a very profitable apple. 



Milton, 1889. 



KEEPING FRUIT. 



EXPERIMENT IN KEEPING WINTER 

 APPLES. 



A question of interest to apple- 

 growers was thoroughly ex- 

 perimented upon at the Ohio Ex- 

 periment Station during the last sea- 

 son. The object of the experiment 

 was to determine whether early or 

 late picking of apples is best for their 

 keeping, and which of the leading 

 market varieties is really the best 

 keeper. The experiment was super- 

 vised by W. J. Green, and was be- 

 gun September 26th, when all the 

 kinds were deemed of proper ripe- 

 ness for early picking ; the second 

 picking was on October 6th ; 3rd, 

 October 13th; and last, October 



20th. 



At each picking, 100 perfect apples 

 of the following varieties were 

 gathered for the test : Ben Davis, 

 Newton Pippin, Jonathan, Roxbury 

 Russet, and Baldwin ; and the Ben 

 Davis showed the best keeping quali- 

 ties all through the experiment ; the 

 tests also showed that with all of these 

 kinds, early picking is better for 

 keeping than late picking, though 

 for the first two months the differ- 

 ence was verv trifling. Thereafter 

 it became more perceptible ; and 256 

 days after picking, the nmnber of 

 specimens of each left, was : 



Ben Davis, ist picking.. 43 ; and, 33 ; 3rd, 12; 4th, 12 



Newton Pippin, ist *' ..13; 2nd, 8 ; 3rd, 6; 4th, i 



Jonathan, ist " ...11; 2nd, 8; 3rd, 2; 4th, o 



Roxbury Russet, iSt" ..5; and, i ; 3rd, i; 4th, i 



Baldwin, ist " .. 3; and, o; 3rd, o; 4th, o 



We are glad to place the results 

 of this timely, judicious and instruc- 

 tive experiment before our readers, 

 because we believe they may be of 

 both present and future benefit to 

 apple-growers. 



KEEPING GRAPES. 



There is an article going the 

 rounds of the press which advises 

 burying grapes, enclosed in a stone- 

 pot, in a dry knoll until New 

 Year's day, and then digging them 

 up for use. There is no doubt that 

 the cool even temperature of the 

 ground, and the moisture of the same, 

 afford just the right conditions for 

 preserving fruit, but why ma}' not 

 the same conditions be secured in a 

 properly constructed fruit cellar, or 

 even in an ordinary cellar, by admit- 

 ting plenty of cool air, and keeping 

 the temperature down to nearly the 

 freezing point. We cannot see the 

 fun in digging up grapes, or any 

 other hid treasures in mid-winter, 

 when they can be just as well pre- 

 served in some more accessible 

 place. 



