The Canadian Horticulturist. 297 



THE APPLE AND PEAR CROP. 



Every month the prospect for a heavy yield of apples has become more 

 gloomy. That terrible scourge, the apple scab, has so weakened the trees, that 

 both leaves and fruit are inclined to drop, until very little is left to come to 

 maturity. Not only in Southern Ontario is this the case, but also in Middle 

 and Northern Ontario, where hitherto there has been much less damage from 

 this fungus. 



We append extracts from reports received up to the 26th ultimo. 



Southern Ontario. 



VV. M. Orr, Stoney Creek : — Apples, although promising a large crop in the spring, 

 will prove almost a total failure. The superabundance of rain in May, followed by intense 

 heat and drought in June and first half of July, with thermometer at times nearly 100 in 

 the shade, was too much for the apple crop. The leaves have blighted badly, and most of 

 the fruit has fallen. Winter fruit will be from 5 to 10 %, and Fall varieties from 10 to 15 

 of a full crop. Pear trees are well loaded, and promise a full crop, with very little blight. 



A. M. Smith, St. Catharines : — Since writing you before, apples have dropped badly, 

 and there will not be more than one-tenth of a crop in this section. Pears are doing fairly 

 and I think will be 50 % ; plums about same ; grapes are looking well and will go 75 to 80. 



J. R. Howell, Brantford : — The apple crop will be poor this year, with the exception 

 of Astracans and Duchess. Some trees have blighted badly. In a fifteen mile drive in our 

 county the other day, there seemed to be hardly an apple in any of the orchards. 



John Arnold. Paris: — Our fruit prospects are not the brightest, pears in particular 

 are dying with blight, so that in a very few years we shall have none. At one time I 

 thought the Bartlett was the most subject to its attack, but now it seizes all kinds alike. 

 Has the unusual hot weather lately been partly the cause of it ? Allow me to congratulate 

 you on the improvement of our paper ; it is taking a foremost place in our county. 



J. K. McMiCHAEL, Waterford : — We have at present about 25% of an apple crop ; 

 with very badly diseased foliage, and the fruit still dropping. Pears will be about half a 

 crop. 



W. W. HiLLBORN, Leamington : — So far as I can learn the apple crop in Essex is above 

 an average crop, but it is badly affected by the apple scab, or fungi. Pears are a large 

 crop, and now appear to be (juite clean and if the weather should prove favorable we may 

 expect a large crop of fine fruit. 



A. McNeill, Windsor : — Apples will be 50% of a crop in Essex County, but fungi and 

 insect may render present indications deceptive. Pears 75, Bartletts full crop, Flemish 

 Beauty 50, but scabby, Seckels 50. 



E. Wardropek, Pelee Island :— The grape is the only crop grown to any extent on 

 this island and I find the prospects good for a fair crop from all. Concord and Ives at 75 and 

 the Catawba somewhat better, no injury from frost or fungi at any time. All vineyards of 

 any size are now sprayed here regularly. Last year not an inch of rain from Ist of June 

 to September and I never saw finer grapes. It now looks as if we should have ar repetition 

 of the season. I notice young nut trees planted only three years ago have tjuite a sprinkling 

 of fruit on this year ; how is it with yours ? 



Middle Ontario. 



Georcje Nicol, Catara<iui : — Apples in this district will not be more than 60% 

 Snow well loaded and clean ; Duchess, Astrachan, Transparent, 80, Russet, Ben Davis, 

 Canada Red, and other late varieties are light and not more than 40. Very few pears 

 planted in this county, crop light, probably 25. 



R, McKnioht, Owen Sound :— The aggregate crop of apples in this section will be 

 fairly satisfactory. The fruit set but sparingly, considering the great profusion of bloom 

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