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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



the Weyauwega, Cox's Orange Pippin, 

 Stump. Our colored plate is a good 

 representation of a new German apple 

 of large size, handsome appearance, and 

 good quality, the Red Bietigheimer. 

 The tree is a free grower and abundant 

 cropper, and said to be very hardy. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



THE BURNET GRAPE. 

 I was sorry to see in your last issue 

 a letter from a member questioning 

 the good faith of Mr. Bucke regarding 

 the Burnet Grape. From my experi- 

 ence of this variety, it is not worthle^is 

 in any respect, it is a most vigorous 

 grower, and the vine I received from 

 the Association outstrips everything I 

 have in the shape of a vine — fine, large^ 

 well ripened wood. Also having planted 

 about fifty vines last spring, five of 

 them being Burnets, it was remarked 

 by all who saw them that they made 

 the most vigorous growth out of thirty 

 varieties. It has regularly borne good 

 crops of fruit, fine large bunches and 

 large berries. This last two years only 

 a few of the bunches would be marred 

 by a sprinkling of small berries about 

 half the size of the others, yet this 

 would be the exception, not the rule, 

 there being lots of good, pei-fect fruit. 

 I noticed that the small berries were 

 generally on old spurs. This year, to 

 try to remedy that defect, I will en- 

 tireiy cut away all the old wood, and 

 fruit on the new or last season's growth. 

 The flavor is splendid, just like the 

 black Hamburg, and as another corres- 

 pondent terms it, " a fine acid flavor." 

 And further, it is a good keeper. In 

 proof of this I send you a couple of 

 small bunches (the larger and more 



perfect ones having been eaten), they 

 are hardly as good flavored as when 

 fresh, yet it is near five months since 

 they were cut from the vine, and I ask 

 what better fruit can we have. 



I have a Brighton Grape vine which 

 I might condemn, and though a large, 

 strong vine, I have never got more 

 than about a quart of fruit from it. The 

 show for fruit is always very good, but 

 the flowers don't set well, and in con- 

 sequence the number of berries on a 

 bunch is from one to five. I would be 

 thankful if you could inform me how 

 to remedy this defect in the Brighton. 

 I consider it is through some error of 

 my own, as I hear of others fruiting 

 it successfully. Now being just an 

 amateur, I have no axe to grind, neither 

 have I any interest in this or any other 

 variety, yet fair play is bonnie play, 

 and I trust other members who have 

 fruited this variety will give their ex- 

 perience in our instructive little book, 

 and hope you will pass an opinion upon 

 the fruit I send. 



I am yours, &c., 



Thomas Hedley. 



Hamilton, February 12th, 1883. 



GREEN PEAS. 

 To THE Editor of thk Canadian Horticulturist 



Sir, — By the time this meets the 

 eye of your readers, the time will have 

 arrived when many will be thinking 

 about what varieties of peas they will 

 use this year, I have grown manj 

 kinds, and have no hesitation in recom- 

 mending "Bliss' American Wonder" 

 as the best in the market, taking all 

 things into consideration. They are 

 very early, ri[)ening usually in seven or 

 eight weeks from date of sowing ; very 

 prolific when liberally treated. Mr. 

 Jackson of this town, jailer, dibbled 

 some in rows about a foot apart, and 

 two inches apart in the row, in very 



