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THE CANA.DIAN HOKTrCULTUBIST. 



firmne^, and pfoductiveneas, I should 

 say tlie Bell. I have only fruited it 

 one year, however, and may be obliged 

 to change my mind another year, as 

 we often do with new kinds. For a 

 late berry to ship long distances, I 

 know of nothing better than the Glen- 

 dale. I might mention the Windsor 

 Chief and Miner's Great Prolific as 

 very fair market berries, the latter 

 perhaps a little soft for long shipments, 

 but both productive and showy berries. 

 But, without taking more of your 

 time, I will enumerate what I consider 

 the most profitable, hoping to hear the 

 experience of others with them. For 

 distant markets, I would take Early 

 Canada, Wilson, Sharpless, Bidwell, 

 and Glendale ; and with these, for 

 near markets, I would take Arnold's 

 Seedlings, Miner's Prolific, Crescent 

 Seedling, and Dominion. 



GOOSEBERRIES AND OTHEIl FRUITS 

 AT OAMPBELLFORD, ONT. 



To THE Editor op the Oavadun Horticultueist. 



Dea.r Sir,— I forward you by express 

 to-day a sample of two varieties of goose- 

 berries. I got the cuttings originally from 

 the garden of the late Rey, Dp. Buohan, 

 of Stirling, some eight or ten years ago, 

 They were said to be English varieties 

 that did not mildew. T felt interested in 

 them and tried then^. So far they have 

 never shown any signs of mildew, and I 

 hq,ve had them bearing for about eight 

 year^. They yield muoli heavier than 

 Houghton or Downing ; in fdct, I do not 

 consider the two latter worth growing as 

 compared to the forn:ier. They f^verbear 

 with n^e ev^ry year ; you will see from 

 the bri^jucjies sept that they are overbear- 

 ing this year, also, and consequently there 

 is but Uttle growth of new wot>d, the 

 bushes yielding eight to ten quarts ea,ch, 

 and they sell for one half mor« th^ 

 Houghtons. 



On young wd cultivated plants, not 

 allowed to overbear, I have had them 

 more than duuble the size of those sent, 

 which are am^le? than usuailj owing tQ 



inferior cultivation, &o., and no manuring 

 the past three years. 



The heaviest crops of strawberries I 

 ever raised never paid anything like as 

 well as these gooseberries. 



I intended to exhibit them at Trenton 

 at the late meeting of the F. G. A. ; but 

 it was raining that morning, and conse- 

 quently too good a day to lose, as I set 

 out 3,000 cabbage and cauliflower suc- 

 cessfully. 



Apples in Northumberland Co. are a 

 failure, and will be very scarce. The fruit 

 did not set properly. There was any 

 amount of blossoms. 



Pears are also a poor crop. Cherries 

 none. Plums none. Currants and goose- 

 berries good. Strawberries a partial 

 failure. Raspberries, tame and wild a 

 failure. Yours truly, 



J. W. J. 



P. aS^. — The gooseberries sent are not 

 yet quite ripe. 



Tlie sample of gooseberries came 

 safely to hand. The fruit was not 

 sufficiently ripened to enable one to 

 form an opinion of their quality, but 

 the fruit and leaves exhibited no sign 

 of mildew, and the branches were in- 

 deed heavily laden. There is no ques- 

 tion but that the plants are exceedingly 

 productive. One of the varieties bears 

 some resemblance in form to the well 

 known Whitesmith ; the other is more 

 decidedly oval in shape, and the color 

 more of a yellow tint. 



We require gooseberries of larger 

 size and better in flavor than either the 

 Houghton, Smith's Improved, or Down- 

 ing, and which will thrive in all soils 

 and locations. Tlie Euirlish varieties 

 are subject to mildew in our climate, 

 and cannot be successfully grown here, 

 except in a few favored localities, where 

 there isi more tlxan usual humidity of 

 the atmosphere. The Downing goose- 

 berry is tlie largest of the American 

 varieties that has been disseminated. 

 The Fruit Growers' Association gave 

 a pUnt. of this variety, some years ago. 



