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a few apple trees last spring, which 

 grew very well this summer, and I 

 hope to report that they have stood the 

 winter well. 



Yours with respects, 



W. Warnock. 



GRAPES - POTATOES- CHERRIES. 



The Delaware is the best grape grown 

 around here. Creveling has done well 

 with me. The Burnet has not had 

 fair play, but promises well. The Con- 

 cord, if it is the Concord, has never 

 ripened. I have about a dozen other 

 kinds not tested : Moore's Early, Salem, 

 Wilder, Champion, Telegraph, Rogers' 

 No. 3, 9, Brighton, &c. 



My taste is depraved enough to like 

 the Hartford ; one advantage it has, 

 at least, it always ripens. We always 

 winter cover our vines with a few 

 inches of earth. 



Gooseberries I used always to train 

 on a single stem ; many recommend 

 five or six stems, renewed yearly ; 

 would like your advice on this. Mr. 

 Tait says he uses sulphur to prevent 

 mildew with success. 



The Dempsey potato did well with 

 me, from a barrel on sod, no manure, 

 I had 70 bushels (we are using them 

 now, excellent). Beauty of Hebron 

 good, very early and prolific. 



I let the Early Vermont take the 

 place of the Early Rose with me. 

 Very like it, but I think a little earlier 

 and more productive. Peerless I find 

 good for spring use, and a fair cropper. 

 I have seed for a tiial of the Late 

 Rose next spiing ; neighbors speak 

 well of them. 



Cherries which used to be with us a 

 sure crop till the birds claimed them, 

 have been entirely barren the last lew 

 years. Is this geneml 1 



John Croil. 

 Aultsville. 



REPORT ON TREES, &c., RECEIVED. 



With reference to Mr. Geo. Elliott's 

 report on the trees, <fec., he has re- 

 ceived from the Association (Vol. V., 

 No. 1, p. 14), I beg to observe that I 

 have succeeded in raising every one of 

 the various trees received from the 

 Association since 1874, the year that I 

 joined. 



The Salem Grape does not bear 

 much fruit, and the bunches are small ; 

 what there are are very good to eat. 

 Swayzie Pomme Grise (1875) is now a 

 handsome young tree, and fruited 

 twice, two or three each year ; rather 

 small, but good. Glass Seedling Plum 

 (1876) arrived nearly dried up and 

 dead, but budded out at last into many 

 branches, though so late that they were 

 mostly winter killed ; it is, however, 

 now a fine tree, and I trust will bear 

 this year. Diadem Raspberry and 

 Strawberry (1877) grew well, but 

 neither had much fiavor. Burnet 

 Gmpe (1878) has gi-own well and 

 fruited twice ; bunches small, and 

 most of the berries not larger than 

 peas, a few only on each bunch full 

 size ; a little sharp, but very nice 

 flavor. Arnold's Ontario Apple (1879) 

 growing well ; bore three apples in 

 1881 ; small, rather sour ; trust they 

 may improve. Saundei-s' Rasi)berry, 

 No. 72 (1880), made fine shoots, like 

 a black cap; fruit rather small. 

 Brighton Grape (1881) made one small 

 shoot. 



When gathering Asparagus is it 



(even) possible to pull the stalks up, 



as recommended in the poetical efiu- 



sion on page 24 (third, h'lst stanza) 1 I 



should think it would injure tlie crown 



of the root. I always cut mine with 



a shai-p knife, but ciirefully, so as not 



to destroy any not yet above the 



surface. ^^ 



G. (Cobourg). 



