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found them sound to the heart. Many 

 of my neighbors last year pronounced 

 it to be the best potato they ever ate. 



White Elephant — I planted a peck, 

 the return was 4 bushels. As to their 

 quality I can't speak. Late Rose and 

 Snowflake are both good. I can tell 

 you, however, a big story about the 

 White Star. I had one potato, cut it 

 into 9 eyes, planted in ordinary ground, 

 and had from it 38 lbs. Satis bene I 

 say. I boiled one and found the qual- 

 ity good. 



I'll weary you and your readers, in- 

 dulge me with a closing word on grapes. 

 I intended visiting the Beaconsfield 

 vineyard, but the day's time did'nt 

 permit. We know their grapes to be 

 early, quite a consideration in these 

 parts ; as to quality, the less said the 

 better. 



The only man who has been brave 

 enough to go into the business in our 

 section is Mr. William Rice, of Mill- 

 roche. Among many discouragements 

 — his neiglibors kindly hinting he was 

 spending the time of many men for 

 nought, his own besides — he has made 

 a very successful start. Tell me, read- 

 ers, what is worth having without 

 labor and discouragements many. Mr. 

 R. has about three acres planted with 

 Concord, Moore's Early, Brighton, and 

 Champion grapes. They were planted 

 three years ago, trained on trellis six 

 feet apart, seven feet between rows. 

 He finds Brighton and Moore's Early 

 the most profitable. I recommend to 

 him another acre of Beadle's Jessica. 



Good luck to our enterprising neigh- 

 bor. He seems to go on the principle, 

 that whatever is worth doing is worth 

 doing well. That he has done. 



If readers have had patience to read 

 80 far, we'll forgive them till next timd. 



John Cuoil. 



Aultsville. Oct., 1882. 



REPORT ON PLANTS RECEIVED FROM 

 THE FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



Dear Sir, — I send you report on 

 plants received from the Association 

 up to date. 



Burnet Grape. — Is growing slowly 

 and steadily. Has sixteen bunches of 

 grapes on it this year, which should be 

 ripe next week. 



Moore s Early Grape. — Growing 

 well, strong and he^ilthy looking. Has 

 every appearance of succeeding in this 

 locality. 



Saunders' Hybrid Raspberry. — I re- 

 moved the plant to a sandy soil and 

 manured it well, which has caused it 

 to grow rapidly and bear some fruit. 

 It promises well for next year. Plant- 

 ed it along with 100 Lost Rubies, a 

 fine variety, bore fruit on old stocks 

 same year as planted. 



Hydrangea Paniculata. — Does not 

 grow well. It is about the same size 

 as the first year, and will have flowers 

 soon. I planted it in a small keg with 

 rich earth, but it grows no better than 

 at first. It is not a success with me. 



I mentioned last year that the Onta- 

 rio Apple died. It is far too tender a 

 kind for this locality, something like 

 King of Tompkins, which was also 

 winter killed. 



I expected to have seen some reports 

 of the Wealthy Apple you distributed 

 and how it stood the winter, but have 

 seen none in the Canada HorticuHiirist 

 as yet. I planted a one year old last 

 fall, and it was winter killed, but fall 

 planting is not suitable here, so I do 

 not consider this a criterion. I have 

 planted this spring 150 one to three 

 year old Wealthys, and expect most of 

 them to come through the winter. I 

 have not lost any trees from the tap 

 root entering the clav .soil, as the habi- 

 tans hereabouts said I would ; ani 



