THE CA.NADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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English variety. Tree, free upright 

 grower, productive. Fruit medium, 

 roundish conical, yellowish green, with 

 patches of dull russet, and red in the 

 sun. Flesh crisp, juicy, vinous, aro- 

 matic, mild acid. Good — December, 

 March. 



Besides this there are the American 

 Nonjmreil, Braddick's Nonpareil, Early 

 Nonpareil, Fair's Nonpareil, Fleet's 

 Nonpareil, Foote's Nonpareil, French 

 Non[)areil, Golden Nonpareil, Lodge- 

 more Nonpareil, Lindley's Nonpareil, 

 Martin Nonpareil, Oliio Nonpareil, 

 Petworth Nonpareil, Pitmaston Non- 

 pareil, Scarlet Nonpareil, Ross Non- 

 pareil, Sweeney Nonpareil, White Non- 

 pareil, and yet more, so that it may be 

 somewhat difficult to say just which 

 one is the one that our esteemed cor- 

 respondent wishes to hav(; described. 



THE PETIT I<: MARGUERITE. 



T.) TUK Editdk of thk HtmricuLTURiST. 



Dear Sir, — Allow me to say a word 

 in favor of this excellent pear. In the 

 spring of 1881 I planted two trees of 

 the Petite Marguerite. During the 

 season of 1882 they set more fruit than 

 I thought good for young trees, so I 

 thinned them to about two dozen on 

 each tree, which ripened nicely about 

 the 1st of October. The fruit was of 

 first quality, rich, juicy and vinous, 

 and just the right size for dessert fruit, 

 while the tree is a vigorous upright 

 ijrower. This year both trees are again 

 loaded with beautiful fruit. While 

 the Lawrence, Bartlett, Clapp's Favor 

 ite and Duchess d'Angouleme planted at 

 the same time are still without any 

 show of fruit. 



I should like to know the experience 

 of st)me others of your readers, and 

 should their experience prove to be 

 similar to mine I am inclined to thiak 

 the Petite Marguerite may p!-ove a 

 profitable market pear as well as for 



home use. Of course it will take time 

 to prove whether it is more or less 

 liable to blight than other pears. But 

 for vigorous growth, early and regular 

 bearing, and quality of fruit, and hardi- 

 ness for this section, I think there need 

 be no doubt. 



THE BURNET GRAPE AGAIN. 



I wrote you in November last ray 

 unfortunate experience in trying to 

 grow this excellent grape. Thisspiing 

 I placed glass over four of the vines ; 

 they have grown vigorously and bloom- 

 ed so that one week ago I had the fond 

 hope that by September I should have 

 some ripe fruit. But I am again 

 doomed to disappointment. The bloom 

 had only disappeared a day or two 

 when the embryo fruit also dropped off. 

 I apprehend the flower of the Burnet 

 is not perfect, and that there should 

 have been a vine having a perfect 

 flower in the vinery with the Burnet. 

 If this is not the cause of iailure, per- 

 haps Mr. Etlitor you can throw some 

 light upon the subject. 



The Burnet vines that are in the 

 open ground promise to bloom well this 

 year, and in a short time I shall be 

 able to report whether they set their 

 fruit more satisfactory than in former 

 years in this particular locality. 

 Yours, &c., 



D. Reesor. 



Rosedale, Toronto, July Ist, 1883. 



ALUM WATEK FOR CURRANT 

 WORMS. 



Mr. Editor,— Will Mr. Webber be 

 kind enough to inform your readers 

 how he applies the alum water, and 

 how strong he makes the solution ? 

 While many object to the use of helle- 

 bore in any way whatever, thei-e could 

 be no reason for objection to the use of 

 alum water. 



John Savage. 



Windsor, N. S. 



