QUESTION BRA WER. 



Evep-blooming- Hardy Rose ? 



10!22. Sir, — Is there such a thing as a 

 really ever-blooining hardy rose ? A rose 

 that will stand the Canadian winter, when 

 protected, and give flowers all through the 

 summer and autumn months ? I had the 

 Hybrid Tea Rose, La France, but it only 

 made an effort to flower a second time, too 

 late to escape frost. 



A friend of mine has what she believes to 

 be a Bourbon Rose, but it fl.wers only once 

 in early summer. The small I'arqueiette 

 (Polyantha) is an everbloomer of a kind, 

 giving a few flowers after the usual early 

 bloom. Are the " Hybrid Perpetuals " more 

 satisfactory ? They bloom only once, but 

 do the more tender and difficult " Kver- 

 bloomers " repay the amateur for the extra 

 trouble that they give. Hybrid perpetnals 

 require protection here (Mount Forest). 

 Would the semi-hardy kinds succeed at all, 

 even with protection, in the cooler parts of 

 Can da, say, between Lat. 4^^ and 44 ? If 

 any successful rose-grower can give the de- 

 sired information I shall be niuch oMiged. 



W. E. Brooks, MouiU Foresl, Ont. 



A Budget of Questions. 



Sir, — An answer to the following questions 

 much through your valuable magazine, will 

 oblige an old subscriber and 



Amateur Garde.s'kr. 



1. The best '20 hardy roses, eveiy thing con- 

 sider., d ? 



2. The best doz. hardy roses, autumn 

 bloomers ? 



3. The l>est doz. hardy roses, color darker 

 than rose'' 



4. The best doz. highly perfumed ? 



5. The best Hybrid Teas, worthy of gaiden 

 culture (with slight protection.) 



G. The best hardy climbing roses. 

 7; The best half-hardy, with jjerfume ? 

 S. The best hybrids of Rosa Rugosa ? 

 In answer to Question 1, state which roses 

 are better on their own roots than budded. 



9. The best soil and aspect for manner of 

 propagation of out-door hardy Carnations ? 



10. The best three clamatis for veranda ? 



FRUIT CROP REPORT. 



Essex Co. — A. McNeill. -Fruit prospects 

 in Essex are practically ur.changed. Apples — 

 Baldwins and <Jreenings, good. No Spys, 

 pears gootl, peaches good, plums, tidl crop, 

 grapes, very goo<l. 



Middlesex and Pektii Co. — T. H. Race. — 

 Fruit crop not so promising as a month ago. 

 E^rly and fall apples, good. Soa.e winter 

 varieties good ; .'^pies, very poor ; Early pears, 

 good ; late pears, poor ; plums, good to extra 

 good. 



SiMCOE Co.— G. C. Caston. — Early apples, 

 very good ; fall apples, good ; winter apples, 

 poor ; pears, very good ; plums, very good, 

 but suffering from drouth. 



Durham Co.— E. C. Beman — The prospects 

 are decidedly poorer than when last leport 

 was sent. The long-continued drouth has 

 caused much of the fruit to drop, especially 

 apples and plums. Pears and trapes are not 

 so much damaged ; apples will be a very poor 

 crop ; pears, fair to good ; plums, very poor ; 

 grapes, good. 



Lincoln Co.— A. M. Smith.— Peachts, very 

 poor ; apples, poor ; pears, good ; plums, good ; 

 grapes, very good. 



Oxford Co.— J. S. ScarflF— Winter apples, 

 only fair ; fall apples, good ; pears, good ; 

 peaches, good ; plums, goo<l, but dropping ; 

 cherries, poor ; grapes, good. 



Huron— J. A. Morton. — The prospect for 

 fruit is good ; in some sections very good. 



Prince Edward Co.— W. H. Dempsey.— 

 The prospect for fruit of all kinds is growing 

 leas every day, owing to the drouth. Ap- 



ples very poor, pears poor, plums good, rasp- 

 berries dried up. 



WentworthCo —M.Pettit— Apples poor, 

 pears fair, plums good, grapes good. Consid- 

 erable scab on pears and apples. 



Frontknac Co -Geo. Nicol.— Fall apples 

 good, winter apples poor, small fruits very 

 goofl 



VicTX)RiA Co.— Thomas BealL— The fruit 

 prospect has changed very much since last 

 report. Apples fair, pears very gootl (fungus 

 checked), plums very good, grapes fair. 



Huron Co.- A. E. Sherrington.— Apples 

 poor (except Duchess, which is good), pears 

 poor, plums fair, cherries fair. 



Ottawa— R. B. Whyte— There has been 

 no change in the fiuit prospects since last 

 month's report, except in gooseberries. The 

 great heat of two weeks ago scalded the ber- 

 ries so badly that great numbers of them 

 dropped. Fungus diseases do not appear to 

 be prevalent this year. There is no sign of 

 gooselierry mildew, nor plum blight, no apple 

 scab nor grapt; rot ; so my favorabh report of 

 last month bids fair to hold good for the 

 season. 



Leamington— W. W. Hilborn.— The pros- 

 pect for the peach crop has changed some- 

 what. Young trees dropped most of their 

 fruit ; trees that have been planted five or 

 more years have from nothing to a full crop, 

 and will average from fair to good ; under 

 that age, poor. Other fruits have not mate- 

 rially changed. 



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