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when received. No. 3, Chance Seedling-, 

 green, apparently of little value, though 

 larger than Downing", its supposed parent. 

 No. 6, Chance Seedling, possibly of pearl 

 yellow, larger than Pearl of good quality. 



Millions of Baskets of Elberta peaches 

 are being harvested in Georgia. Daily 

 shipments over the Central R.R. of Georgia, 

 fill about eighty cars per day, along the line 

 of which road their are over 1,200,000 bear- 

 ing peach trees. 



The Sneed Peach ripened at Grimsby on 

 the 24th of July. The whole crop was 

 shipped by the 26th. It is an early variety 

 indeed, but you can say little more in its 

 favor. It is very soft, a cling, and has 

 very little flavor. 



An Extra Double Tuberous Begonia 

 comes from Mr. R. Cameron, of Niagara 

 Falls. This flower is composed of many 

 double flowers in one. It is also very 

 shapely, like a ball, and the size of a base- 

 ball, and of a rich color and splendid sub- 

 stance. 



The Leading Rosarian of Canada, Mr. 

 Henry Dale, of Brampton, passed away 

 July 15th. At twelve years of age Mr. Dale 

 came from England to Brampton, becoming 

 in 1870 a partner, and in 1881 starting busi- 

 ness for himself, in marketing, gardening- 

 and rose-growing, a business which grew 

 until he had 200,000 feet of glass and a 

 national reputation. He was just building 

 six new houses, two of them 840 feet long. 



The Farmer's Institute of Ontario, 

 Fruit Growers' and other Associations, have 

 united in making a special gift to Dr. Mills 

 in recognition of the magnificent work he 

 has done for the country at the Ontario 

 Agricultural College. This gift has enabled 

 Dr. Mills to take a holiday in Europe, a rest 



from his severe duties which he sadly needs 

 in order to recuperate his worn out energies. 

 The public presentation will be made on his 

 return. 



The Midsummer Show of the London 

 Horticultural Society was held in the City 

 Hall on the 7th and 8th August. Hours 

 1.30 to 10.30 each day. The exhibit con- 

 sisted of flowers and decorative plants ; 

 there was no entrance fee. In another 

 column there appears some account of this 

 exhibition, which was a great success. 



The English Apple Crop for 1900 is of 

 unusually fine quality and very abundant, 

 according to the report giv^en in the Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle. The pear crop is a good 

 average, though considerably better than in 

 1899. It is evident, therefore, that we 

 must ship only our finest fruit, graded to 

 uniform size and color, if we would receive 

 satisfactory returns. It is far better to 

 leave small and gnarly samples on the tree 

 to waste than to spend the time gathering 

 them and sorting them. In the end they 

 may be gathered for cider, after the best 

 are disposed of. Germany will probably 

 take a good many of our red apples, if we 

 may judge from the following lines, written 

 by Aug. Stier to The Fruitman's Guide 

 London : 



Hamburg, July 30. — With reference to our 

 Hamburg market for American and Canadian 

 apples, I beg to inform you that special red- 

 colored fruit, Baldwins, Ben Davis, Kings. Seeks, 

 etc., are very much liked, while green apples in 

 larger quantities are not so much wanted — medium 

 size apples are preferred to large ones. 



We have a large crop of apples in our country, 

 but consisting nearly fully of cooking apples, we 

 can surely do with large quantities of good 

 colored American fruit. Doubtless prices will 

 not be high this reason on account of probable 

 heavy arrivals. 



Hamburg, Aug. i. — Referring to my last of the 

 30th ult., you will no doubi be aware of the enor- 

 mous crops of apples in the United States and 

 Canada, and the probability of heavy exports to 

 Europe. I repeat, we have a big crop in Ger- 

 many, but ours are all cooking sorts. We have 

 no table fruit at all, and there is every prospect 

 of a strong demand for American and Canadian 

 apples with us. 



