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TJie Caftadian Horticulturist. 



The Russian Apple Trees. 



87. I send for this day's post two apples 

 from the Russian tree received from the 

 Society. I may say that the tree is exceed- 

 ingly healthy and vigorous as well as per- 

 fectly hardy ; not even the terminal buds 

 suffered. — W. W. Higginson, Hawkshury. 



The Russian trees referred to were 

 seedlings, sent out without name, 

 and consequently nothing could 



be said of the kind or quality 

 of the fruit they would produce. 

 Their only point of excellence was 

 their hardiness, in which respect 

 these appear to be all that could be 

 wished. The size and color of these 

 samples compares favorably with 

 the Greening, but the quality is 

 inferior. 



OPEN LETTERS. 



Dominion Convention of Fruit 

 Growers. 



Sir,— In response to an application from 

 the Provincial Fruit Growers' Associations, 

 the Dominion Government has granted an 

 appropriation to aid in the extension and 

 development of the fruit growing industry 

 in Canada. 



A Convention of the Fruit Growers of the 

 Dominion will be held in the City of Ottawa, 

 February, 1890. Delegates will be present 

 from the various Provinces, and a pro- 

 gramme will be prepared upon subjects of 

 general interest. 



Prizes to the amount of I400 will be offered 



for dried, preserved, and I ale-keeping vari- 

 eties of fresh fruits. 



Special railroad and hotel rates will be 

 obtained for those desirous of attending. 



Schedules of prizes and programmes of 

 proceedings will be issued at an early date, 

 and may be obtained from L. Woolverton, 

 Secretary Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, Grimsby, Ont. ; C. R. H. Starr, Sec- 

 retary Nova Scotia Fruit Grower's Associa- 

 tion, Port Williams, N. S. ; A. H. B. 

 Macgowan, Secretary British Columbia 

 Fruit Growers' Association, Vancouver, B.C. 

 or W. W. Dunlop, Secretary, P. O. Box 

 1 145, Montreal. — Montreal, Nov., 1889. 



OUR FRUIT MARKETS. 



Our home markets have been a 

 little fitful owing to the plentiful sup- 

 ply coming in from certain localities, 

 but on the whole there is a constant 

 demand, and prices for first class 

 apples are from about $3 upwards. 

 The export trade in apples from 

 the Atlantic seaboard to Great Bri- 

 tain, including the ports of New York, 

 Boston, Montreal, Halifax and An- 

 napolis, have amounted to 261,176 

 bbls. to date of Nov. 9th. Last season 

 to same date the amount was 553,- 

 456 bbls. 



Liverpool. 



Sir,— Apples from your side are being 

 forwarded on a very limited scale and prime 

 stock of every description meets with a very 

 ready sale, and this class we can recommend 

 shipping. We quote: Baldwins, 15s. to i8s. 

 3d, ; Greenings 14s. gd. to 18s. ; Kings, 23s. 

 to 26s. 6d. ; various, 13s. 3d. to 20s. 6d. 

 Market steady with a continuance of limited 

 supplies. Prices will be sustained. Waiting 



your favors, yours faithfully, Williams, 

 Thomas & Co. 



Edinburgh. 



Sir, — The markets here and in Glasgow 

 are maintaining prices of Canadian apples 

 with a tendency to firmness for the finer 

 parcels, the prices quoted in your last issue 

 being fully maintained up to this date. 



In this market, careful and honest regular 

 packing is essential to good results. 



There is, at present, a scarcity of color 

 which we should be pleased to see supplied. 



There has indeed been a fair supply of 

 Danish Gravensteins, but though color is 

 beautiful, the flavor is very deficient. 



The Danes have shown remarkable energy 

 this season, shipping their fruit in American 

 style, also in cases of from 60 to 130 pounds 

 net, and as it has met with a very fair 

 market, they will no doubt be stimulated to 

 greater efforts in the future. 



Packing with them has been made a special 

 feature, so much the more necessary does it 

 become for our Canadian friends to attend 

 to this vita! point. — We are, sir, yours re- 

 spectfully, Wood, Ormerod & Co., Edin- 

 burgh, Oct. 21, 1889. 



