THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 1399 — Residence of Mr. T. H. Parker. 



Parker has always excelled, and even in com- 

 petition with professional gardeners, he has 

 many times secured the first prizes at the 

 Provincial and other exhibitions. At the 

 World's Fair in 1876, he secured a bronze 

 medal and diploma for fruit. He also sue 

 ceeded in the same at the Intercolonial in 

 London, England, and many other places 

 testify, in medals and diplomas, to his skill. 

 Our local exhibitions would seem incomplete 

 without a display of grapes from the green- 



house and ouL-door vines of T. H. Parker. In 

 the vegetable garden his success has been 

 also marked, especially in early potatoes, 

 which for many years he succeeded in having 

 first. 



Though bordering on the three-score-and- 

 ten limit, Mr. Parker is still deeply inter- 

 ested in Horticulture, holds a seat at the 

 board of the local society and takes part at 

 all its meetings. 



California Cherries —These are 

 among the most tempting fruits now dis- 

 played in our markets. They are seen 

 on every fruit stand, as well as in the 

 fancy fruit stores, and many of the push- 

 carts are loaded with them exclusively. 

 They are very large, packed in flat cases 

 in regular rows, not a stem in sight, 

 though the cherries are picked with the 

 stems on. The very attractive appear- 

 ance is enough to sell them. The push- 

 cart men sell these cherries for five cents 



per one half pound, and each displays a 

 large sign to that effect ; but I have 

 noticed that many of them have it all 

 in large letters but the ^, so that any 

 one reading a little carelessly might get 

 the idea that the cherries are five cents 

 a pound. This is a familiar trick of 

 these fellows. As they sell for about 

 the regular wholesale price, it is proba- 

 ble that they get their profit by giving 

 short weight. — R. N. Y. 



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