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The fruit was picked the fourth week in September and assorted into three 

 grades — firsts, seconds, and culls. No use was made of the culls. The prices 

 realized for the different grades of fruit were as follows : 



Comparative value of sprayed and unsprayed pears. 



Seckel : 



Firsts 



Seconds . . . 

 White Doyenne 



Firsts 



Seconds . . . 



Sprayed. 



$2.25 to $2.75 per bushel 



$1.75 to $2 per bushel 



$4.50 per bbl. ($1.80 per bush.). 

 $3 25 per bbl. ($1.30 per bush.). 



Unsprayed. 



$1.25 to $1.75 per bushel. 

 $1 to $1.30 per bushel. 



None. 



$2 per bbl. (80 cts. per bush.) 



Without counting the cost of the extra packages and handling of the 

 increased yield, the gain for treatment of the Seckel variety was from $4.77 to 

 $5.57 per tree, and the White Doyenne $6.10 per tree. The cost of treatment 

 for six applications was 55. cents, and for five applications 47.6. The total gain 

 per hundred trees from the spraying varied from $423.10 to $562.40. The 

 increased value of the fruit does not express the entire gain, as the foliage of 

 the sprayed trees was much more healthy than that of the unsprayed, and the 

 sprayed trees made a much better growth. 



Apples for Hamburg. — Mr. James Thom, Manager of the Hamburg 

 American Packet Co., writes that he understands Canadian apples have been 

 sent to Liverpool and London, and thence to Hamburg. Why should this be, 

 when they can be sent direct to Hamburg by this line, and at less charges ? 



Pride of the Hudson Raspberry. — Samples of this berry were received 

 to day, July i8th, from Mr. John Arnold, Paris, Ont., and, though by no means 

 new, it may be worth reviving as a dessert variety. The fact is that varieties of 

 ordinary quality like the Cuthbert, the Golden Queen, and the Marlboro, often 

 bring such low prices in our markets, that it may pay to aim more for quality 

 than quantity even in commercial gardens. 



Mr. Arnold writes of this berry : — " I purchased it from Mr. E. P. Roe, 

 over twenty years ago, and have grown it ever since. It is hardy, repays liberal 

 treatment, and is a good bearer. It retails here (Paris), for 1 5 cents a quart 

 when other varieties bring only 8 or 10 cents." 



Selby'S Seedling. — Mr. Selby, of Newcastle, Ont., sends us several 

 seedling strawberries (July 17), and his No. i is quite promising, judging from the 

 samples forwarded. It is a large, globular, of a light red color, and good 

 quality. We would advise Mr. Selby to send some plants to our experiment 

 stations for careful testing. 



