The Canadian Horticulturist 259 



Middle Ontario. 



Mr. Simon Roy, Berlin, Waterloo Co., writes : — Contrary to expectations, the apple 

 crop throughout this (Waterloo) county is comparatively a failure, in so far as winter varie- 

 ties are concerned. Baldwin, Spy, B. Orange and Greening blosson ed pn.fusely, but the 

 last frost, which although very slight, did great damage. Almost all the Russians and a 

 few other early varieties carry good crops, especially the Duchess. Leaf-blight has affected 

 many varieties ; this is rather a new disease to me ; I presume this is likely to spoil Snows 

 and other varieties subject to spotting. The cherry crop is fair for the number of trees 

 planted, and are principally of a large sized Guigne, which reproduces seedlings varying but 

 little in size and color. The better class of cherries do not seem to succeed here. The pear crop 

 is scarcely worth noticing ; the once-celebrated Flemish Beauty which has been extensively 

 planted here, is about played out ; a large number of the trees have been killed by blight, 

 and the fruit has become so rusty as to be valueless ; Bartlett and Louise Bonne bear fairly 

 well. The crop of strawberries was fairly good and present appearances indicate that cur- 

 rants and raspberries will turn out satisfactorily. Plums look well, at least what has been 

 left on the trees ; the curculio has done extensive damage and was hard to ward off this 

 season. 



Mr. J. D. Stewart, Russeldale, Perth Co., writeu : Since writing you last, the 

 excessive rains — beyond all precedent at this season of the year— has caused an unusually 

 rank woody growth, and consequent shedding of immature fruits, particularly the larger 

 sorts. Young bearing trees of Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Wealthy, Ontario, Baldwin, 

 Golden Russets, and Louise Bonne de Jersey pears, which set and promised so well about 

 a month ago, are now completely stripped of their fruits, Red Astrachan an exception. 

 Leaf spot and apple scab becoming very common. Effective spraying rendered almost ni/, 

 owing to frequent thunder storms. Cherry tree foliage beginning to assume (fuite a yellow 

 tinge. Grape vines, Downing and Russian Mulberries pushing aheard with great vigour, 

 but too late, I am afraid, to replace the fine crop we expected from them previous to the 

 damaging frost on the 28th of Ma)'. Strawberries light in yield, and somewhat irregular in 

 form, and slightly watery. Plums dropping badly. Whitesmith and Industry goose- 

 berries next to worthless with mildew— Pearl and Downing free from the same, and fairiy 

 well loaded. Currants in good size, limited in quantity. The right kind of weather for 

 raspberries, and crop likely to be heavy. To sum up on a basis of 100 for full crop, would 

 place apples at 50, pears 35, plums 25, cherries 30, gooseberries 40, currants 35. A late 

 dry season may give us a small yield of grapes and mulberries. 



Mr A. McD. Allan, Goderich, Huron Co., writes : At this date apples 60%, but 

 still falling. Ontario, King, Golden Russett, Baldwin, holding best in above order for 

 winter. Duches?, 100, scab bad; Harvest, 30; Astrachan, 75. Plums not over 50, 

 rotting badly, Washington worst. Cherries rotting badly, especially Elton, Black Heart, 

 Elkhorn. Can't get over 25 of these. Windsor, Reine Hortense, Gov. Wood, Richmond, 

 80. Pears holding well, 75. Le (/onte fine and clean. Currants and gooseberries are 

 looking well, and a full crop. Raspberries also. Grapes well formed and covered heavily, 

 but will be late. It pays to lay vines down for winter I see. A report on apples about 

 two weeks hence will be more decisive. 



Mr. Giro. Nicol, Cataraqui, writes : The apple crop in this section will be about 

 70%. Duchess and snow full crop; Russett, .50; other late vaiieties about the same. 

 Plums and pears hardly any grown in this section. Grapes about an average crop. A 

 new insect in this locality has attacked the apple, working on the new growth. The leaves 

 turn brown and curl up, the cocoon is suspended from under side of leaves about ^ of an 

 inch long. Very little spraying done in this vicinity. 



Mr. Thos. Plunkett, Meaford, writes : Apples are a full crop. Plums and cherries 

 were also a full crop, but with rot on both these fruits and curculio on plums, and with 

 improper spraying, these fruits, I think, won't be over 60% of a full crop. This report 

 refers to the township of St. Vincent only. 



