!^o The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Northern Ontario. 



Mr. John Craig, Ottawa, writes : Regarding the fruit crop in this district, as far as 

 I am able to ascertain, the prospects are as follows : 



Strawherrks have been an extra large crop, but on account of the frequent rains the 

 berries have been somewhat soft and difficult to ship. Buhach and Beder Wood have been 

 the two favorites among the new varieties. 



Raspherries were considerably injured last winter, but are growing vigorously and are 

 giving promise of a fair crop. 



Blackberries blossomed very full and have set fairly. 



Currants and Gooseberries will be a large crop. English varieties, which are now being 

 grown to a greater or less extent in this locality, were somewhat injured last winter and 

 will not yield heavily. 



Apples set very heavily, but, no doubt, on account of the excessive amount of moisture 

 accompanied by low temperature, have dropped considerably during the past two weeks, 

 so that the crop will not be large except on winter varieties. 



Native Plums will probably yield very heavily. 



Blue Plums will be a light crop. 



Cherries are little grown about here, but those who have MoreUos will probably be 

 well satisfied with the returns. 



Mr. G. C. Caston, Craighurst, writes : In reply to yours re. fruit crop, would say 

 that a great change has taken place lately in the prospect of the apple crop. It has turned 

 out just as I feared it would. During the blossoming time, and when the pollen was ripe, 

 a cold rain from the east prevailed most of the time, which prevented proper fertilization 

 of the blossoms, and as a result they failed to set their fruit, or, where it did set, made a 

 feeble attempt to grow and then fell oflF. Frosts which occurred about the time of setting 

 may have had some efiFect also. Winter apples will not, from present appearance, be 50% 

 of a crop. It is not easy to make anything of a certain estimate yet, however. Early apples 

 will be much better, and may be about 80% of a crop. The fungus scab is worse than for 

 years, and every variety that is subject to it is well dosed with it this year. Spraying was 

 little use, owing to the almost continuous rains. All small fruits will be a full average 

 crop. 



Mr. R. B. Whyte, Ottawa, writes : Raspberries^ when they passed through the 

 winter safely, are a full crop. Some varieties sutfered severely last winter. Cuthbert and 

 Oolden Queen, the varieties most grown here, will not be over half a crop. Herstine and 

 Heebner were less injured, and will be about three-quarters of a full crop. Schaffer a full 

 crop — say, an average of two-thirds of a crop. Gooseberries. — The American kinds are an 

 average crop. The foreign varieties, like the raspberries, were a good deal injured — some 

 of them killed outright. Those that escaped injury are an average crop. Some of them 

 are afifected by the shot hole fungus, but so far are not affected by mildew. Apples are a 

 full average crop "jwhere properly cared for, and not troubled by either insects or fungi. 



