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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



long time. Good loamy soil, with, if 

 too heavy, a little leaf-mould and sand 

 added to it, suits this Rose well. — H. P. 

 The Garden. 



MANGOES. 



The Mango, Mangifera Indica, is one 

 of the most beautiful of fruit-bearing 

 trees. Originally from India, it has 

 become acclimatized in all tropical 

 countries. Tn Brazil it grows to a large 

 size, but we have never seen trees which 

 had attained the magnitude to which 

 they grow in their native country. 



The foliage is deep, glossy green when 

 old, the young leaves varying from 

 pink to deep browny-purple. The 

 flowers are small, yellowish-pink, in 

 branching panicles. The fruit is one- 

 sided, dark green, but often with bright, 

 rosy cheek ; is frequently, when fully 

 ripe, all bright yellow. The pulp is 

 fleshy but full of fibres which cling to 

 the seed, and as there is a great deal of 

 juice it is more difficult to eat a Mango 

 than a cling-stone peach. There is no 

 fruit which varies more in quality than 

 the Mango. The best are equal to a 

 delicious peach, while the common 

 kinds have not inaptly been likened in 

 taste to a mixture of tow and turpen- 

 tine. We have never but twice tasted 

 fruit from any tree that did not have a 

 slight flavor of turpentine, but as one 

 of these trees is in our own orchard and 

 has a reputation in the neighbourhood 

 as the best Mango in Para, we can in- 

 dulge our taste for Mangoes to its full 

 extent. This fruit is, however, not con- 

 sidered very wholesome, and although 

 the natives eat it freely, the stranger, 

 until fully acclimated, should beware of 

 Mangoes. The Mango season is from 

 December to March, but in the climate 

 of Para this fruit, like many others, 

 can be had in greater or less quantity 

 at all seasons. — Am. Garden. 



PRICES OF CANNED GOODS. 



The following are the quotations for 

 these goods on the 4th of September 

 last as reported by The Wine and Frv it 

 Grower, published in New York : 



Canned Fruits. — Apples, 3 lbs., $1 10 ; 

 gallon, $3 25. Blackberries, 2 lbs. , 80c. 

 Blueberries, 2 lbs., %1 30. Cherries, 

 white, 2 lbs , $1 85 ; red, $1. Damsons, 

 2 lbs., $1 ; egg plums, 2 IbSj $1 50 ; green 

 gages, 2 lbs. , ll 50. Gooseberries, 2 lbs. , 

 11. Peaches, standard, 2 lbs., $1 40 ; 

 seconds, %l 20 ; standard, 3 lbs. , $1 90 ; 

 seconds, $1 50 ; pie, 3 lbs., $1 10 ; 6 lbs., 

 $1 75 ; gallon, $3. Pineapples, standard, 

 2 lbs., $1 40; Bahama, $2 25. Pears, 

 common, 2 lbs , $1 25 ; Bartlett, ^1 50. 

 Quinces, heavy syrup, 2 lbs., $1 75. Rasp- 

 berries, 2 lbs., $1 80. Strawberries, 2 

 lbs., $1. Whortleberries, 2 lbs., 90c. 



Canned Vegetables. — Asparagus, 3 lbs., 

 $3. Beans, Lima, 2 lbs. , $1 20 to ^1 15 ; 

 string, 75c. ; Boston baked, Lewis, 3 lbs., 

 $1 60 ; do., Curtice, SI 60. Corn, Wins- 

 low, 2 lbs., $1 35 ; Burnham & Morrill, 

 $1 25 ; ^Qw York State, $1 10 ; Balti- 

 more, 90c. ; Harford Co., 95c. Peas, 

 marrowfat, 2 lbs., $1 10 ; early June, 

 $1 25 ; sifted, $2. Pumpkins, 3 lbs., $1; 

 gallon, $3 25. Squash, 3 lbs., %1 40. 

 Succotash, Baltimore, 2 lbs., $1 30. To- 

 matoes, standard, 2 lbs , 85c. ; 3 lbs., 95c. 

 to |1 ; seconds, 3 lbs., 75c. ; standard, 

 gallon, |3 15. 



J'^is/i.—Lobster, 1 lb., $1 50 ; 2 lbs., 

 $2 40. Mackerel, 1 lb., $1 15. Oysters, 

 standard, 1 lb., 92^c. ; 2 lbs., %1 60 ; light 

 weight, 1 lb., 52|c. Salmon, 1 lb., |1 40; 

 Columbia river, %l 50 ; to arrive, 1 lb., 

 %1 45. Sardines, quarters, lie. ; halves, 

 I7^c. ; quarters, American, 6|c. ; halves, 

 10c. 



The same authority gives the follow- 

 ing statement of the present condition 

 and outlook of the canned goods market : 



FRUIT. 



A2)ples are short, both in New York 

 State and West, and present prices are 

 not likely to recede. 



Blueberries are short also, and have ad- 

 vanced 10c. 



Cherries also short, and are held firmly 

 at $1 45 to $1 50. 



