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The Canadian Horticulturist 



Mr. Charles a. Green, in reply 

 to the question, " How shall we keep 

 grapes ? " very sensibl}- says : 



" How shall we keep grapes ? " 

 Why, keep them cool, dry and in 

 thin layers. If you heap them in 

 baskets they weigh down those in 

 the bottom so closely as to cause 

 mould. Place a layer of paper in 

 the basket when half filled, then 

 place on more grapes. We keep 



ours in a cold room. When in dan- 

 ger of freezing we stack the baskets 

 four or five deep in a pile and cover 

 with heavy blankets. If desired to be 

 kept very long we sometimes pack in 

 dry sawdust. We have tried bran, 

 but it did not serve a good purpose. 

 There is no trouble in keeping ripe 

 grapes, even the Concord, though 

 thick skinned varieties such as Agaw- 

 am, Salem, Wilder, etc., keep better. 



RASPBERRIES-VARIETIES TESTED. 



IN the Report of the Ohio Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, we 

 find some results of experience that 

 may interest our readers, and here 

 present them : 



Ada. — This is the second season that Ada 

 has fruited here, and it has thus far been 

 satisfactory, with the exception of showing a 

 tendency to blight. As the blight is not 

 troublesome in most other sections, and so 

 far as known does not appear at all in those 

 localities where the raspberry is most at 

 home, there need be no fear on that score, 

 In vigor and producti\ eness the Ada equals 

 the Gregg, and perhaps excels it in the latter 

 particular, and is about the same in season, 

 continuing in bearing a little longer, if there 

 is an}' difference. In fruit, the two varieties 

 are similar, the Ada being a trifle the smaller. 

 We have not been able to test its hardiness, 

 but there can hardly be a doubt but it will 

 prove satisfactory in that respect. Commer- 

 cial growers will do well to give it a trial. 



Hilborn.— This variety has thus far given 

 entire satisfaction here, the plants being 

 hardy, vigorous and productive, while the 

 fruit is unsurpassed in appearance. It can 

 hardly fail to take rank as one of the best 

 second-early black caps. Another season's 

 trial confirms what has been said of this 

 variety in previous reports. Its uncommon 

 vigor, productiveness and beauty of fruit 

 commend it to the attention of fruit-growers 

 generally. 



yohnston's Sweet. — This is another good 

 second-early black cap, and is thought by 

 some to excel all others in quality, It has 

 shown no weakness here, except that the 

 canes have been affected more than most 

 other varieties by blight. It produced but 

 little fruit the past season, owing to the 

 blight. As stated concerning the Ada, this 



need cause no uneasiness to those living in 

 more favored sections. It is a safe variety 

 to try. 



Marlboro. — There is still much difference 

 of opinion as to the value of this variety. 

 It does not rank as a prolific bearer here, 

 and yet is valuable, as it uniformly gives a 

 fair crop of very fine berries. It surely has 

 sufficient merit to warrant further trial. 



Nemaha. — Thus far this variety has not 

 proven equal to the Giegg in productiveness 

 and size of fruit. Not fully tested as to 

 hardiness. Another season's trial shows 

 that it is decidedly inferior to the Gregg in 

 the above respects, the berries being about 

 the size of the Ohio. 



Earhart. — Fruited here for the first time 

 last season. The plants are vigorous and 

 healthy, and apparently productive. It is 

 probably one of the best of the ever-bearing 

 sorts. The first crop this season was nearly 

 equal to that of most other varieties, and 

 there are still considerable numbers of un- 

 ripe berries and blossoms. 



Golden Queen. — So far this variety has 

 proven to be all that has been claimed for it. 

 The plants are hardy, vigorous, healthy and 

 productive, while the fruit is beautiful in 

 appearance and excellent in quality. It is 

 an excellent variety for home use, and might 

 be profitably grown for some markets. 



Txler (Souhegan). — The most reliable and 

 profitable of early black caps. The fruit is 

 small, and not of high quality, but sells at 

 good prices because of its earliness. It has 

 been reported as having a tendency to rust 

 in some localities, but it has not exhibited 

 that weakness here, and it is a matter of 

 doubt if those so reporting it have it true to 

 name. 



Turner. — Among the red varieties the Tur- 

 ner is still the standard for earliness and 

 productiveness. It may not show the first 

 ripe berries, but it will yield a good picking 



