loo The Canadian Horticulturist. 



New Early and Late Varieties of Strawberries. — The Geneva Experi- 

 ment Station gives, in Bulletin 64, the result of some experience with strawberries 

 and strawberry crossing. Five early varieties are given, classed according 

 to their yield, prior to June, 21st, 1893. Michel's Early stands first, one 

 plant yielding in all 210 ounces, 176 of these prior to June 21st; Beder Wood 

 yielded a total of 196 ounces, 64 of them prior to June 21st. Of six late 

 varieties, ranked according to the yield after July ist, Townsend's No. 2, a 

 staminate variety, stands first. Its total yield was 288 ounces of fruit, 192 of 

 them after that date. We note the progress of this work, believing that future 

 experiments in this direction will result in the production of varieties of straw- 

 berries with such tendencies toward early and late bearing respectively, that the 

 strawberry season will be much lengthened out, which is certainly a very 

 desirable object. 



Importance to Canada of her Fruit Industry. — Prof. C. C. James, 

 Deputy- Minister of Agriculture of the Province of Ontario, gave the following 

 statistics at the meeting of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association at Peterboro' : 

 There were 7,000,000 bearing apple trees in Ontario, 2,000,000 grape vines, 

 700,000 plums, and 500,000 each of cherries, pears and peaches, and the value 

 of the products of these trees was approximately placed at $20,000,000 ; while 

 the value of last year's wheat crop was $15,000,000, and of the cheese product 

 between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000. This estimate, at moderate prices, shows 

 the importance of the fruit industry of Ontario. In view of these statistics^ 

 surely any money that may be spent in improving the prospects of the fruit 

 growers should meet with public approval. Why should not the Dominion 

 spend some money in introducing our fruits into foreign markets ; and who will 

 find fault if the Provincial Legislature makes a special grant for conducting 

 experimental work in fruits, as is being proposed by a committee of our Asso- 

 ciation ? 



The List of Plants and Trees distributed by the Fruit Growers'^ 

 Association of Ontario from 1875 ^^ 1893 inclusive; is published here, to show 

 what has been done in experimental work up to the present time, and we hope 

 soon to collect sufficient data to give a tabulated statement of the results. 



1875 — Swazie Pomme Grise apple. 



1896 — Glass seedling grape. 



1877 — Goodale pear. 



1878 — Burnet grape. 



1879 — Ontario apple. 



1880 — Saunders' new hybrid raspberry. 



1 88 1 — Senasqua grape ; Dempsey potato ; Hydrangea paniculata ; Wealthy 

 apple. 



