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Early Potatoes. 



Sir, — In the Question Drawer No. 881 of 

 the Canadian Horticultorist, A. F., of 

 Ridgetown, asks the name of a first class early 

 potato. I have hail considerable experience 

 witli i|uite a number of \ arieties, and must 

 say that the best in commerce at present is 

 B»r])ee's Karly. A new sort, however, will 

 be sent out this season called Karly Thorough- 

 bred, a most wonderful variety. I tried it 

 myself the past season, and am confident it is 

 the greatest acquisition ever known in the 

 potato line. Otliers who have tried it report 

 the same. Earlier than Burpee's, in appear- 

 ance and cooking ([ualities equal or superior, 

 whilst a much larger nropper, in fact, 1 had 

 double the crop, whilst one of my friends had 

 a bushel from one tuber. As I have more 

 than f require, it is prol)able I may advertise 

 them in the Canadian HorticultirisT. 



'V. .7. Kemish. Toi-oiiIo. 



Hardy Grapes. 



Sir, — I read an article in December number 

 of the HoRTlC'lXTDRl.'^T in reference to grapes 

 shown at Rockwood Co. Fair. If your cor- 

 respondent is correct in saying that the 

 Moore's Early Grape was grown and exhibited 

 at Rockwood successfully, why not advise 

 Mr. Frankland to try some of the more hardy 

 varieties, as I have seen the Moore's Early 

 Winter killed in the neighborhood of .St. 

 ( 'atharincs. 1 would advise one variety 

 which I think is somewliat neglected, and I 

 consider it one of the earliest and best of the 

 Rogers varieties, Rogers \o. :!.3. It is easily 

 distinguished by the following description, 

 a abort stout and well shouldered bunch and 

 the stem very short between the bunch and 

 the cane, black berry Rogers No. 3 would 

 be also worth trying, although it sets poorly 

 sometimes. I think the quality better than 

 No. 0, and it is also earlier. No. 3 being a 

 red grape, I will allow some one else to name 

 a white. 



P.ODKRicK Cameron, Xiw/ara FalU. 



The Improved Journal. 



Sir, — I have just received your circular 

 proposing to improve the Canadian Horti- 

 ciTLTiRAi. Journal in the way of devoting 

 more space to floriculture, etc. A journal 

 treating on the culture of flowers has been a 

 great want in this Province, and I know that 

 the Canadian Hiirticultitral .Iui'rnal will 

 be greatly ajipreciated, especially by the 

 twenty-flvc Horticultural Societies in the 



Province of Ontario. For instance, we have 

 a Horticultural Society at Niagara Falls 

 South for 1890, the number of members was 

 107, and I hope that every one of them will 

 take the Canaiuan Hortiiti-tl-rist. I hope 

 to see its first number turn out as its name 

 suggests, a thorough horticultural journal in 

 every branch of the art. You have skill 

 galore in Ontario if you only get them started 

 to take an interest in one part of the art or 

 the other, and I intend to contribute a few 

 notes myself from time to time. Wishing 

 the Canadian Horticulturist every success. 

 Roderick Cameron. 



Tariff on Fruits. 



Sir, — Until recently our fruits mostly found 

 a market at home. Now the fruit production 

 has overtaken the local demanil and an outlet 

 is the crying need. A prohibitory tariff on 

 the smaller fruits has not prevented this state 

 of atfairs. 



This outlet must be to the south, where we 

 can reach markets after their own local sup- 

 ply has ceased: We in return must accept 

 their earlier fruits before our season arrives. 



A great and rapidly increasing market has 

 been opened up in Buft'alo and Detroit, which 

 are contiguous to our chief centres of fruit 

 production. Berries from Buffalo are shipped 

 further south, where no local supply then 

 exists. 



Profitable berry culture in Southern Onta- 

 rio depends upon the outlet. To retain this 

 market, Canadians must imitate the liberality 

 of our American friends, who exact no duties 

 on the smaller fruits. This course on both 

 sides will be of decided advantage to produ- 

 cers as well as consumers. 



Growers are usually most anxious to sell 

 fruit when they har,' it to sell. At other times 

 bananas and oranges, duty free, injure our 

 chances more than an early and neces.oarily 

 high-priced supply of the ordinary fruits could 

 injure us. 



To secure our exclusion from the American 

 markets and the consequent wiping out of our 

 small fruit industry, our growers have only to 

 continue their high tarift' agitation. Supreme 

 selfishness will get its appropriate reward 

 sooner or later. 



Our neighbors in this matter at least have 

 exceeded the most extreme views of the Scrip- 

 tural injunctions. Peradveuture they may 

 become •' weary of well-doing." 



Frontier fruit growers who have for years 

 sold the bulk of their fruit in the United 

 States comprehend the situation. This with 

 us is a live (|uestion. 



E. .\IoRDtN, 

 Niagara Falls South. 



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