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THE CA.NADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



turiftt for so many years, a magazine 

 that has been of the greatest service in 

 developing the horticultural taste of its 

 readers. May you be spared for many 

 years to give us our monthly treat, 

 and may your readers learn to appre- 

 ciate the sacrifice of your time and 

 talents for their benefit. 

 Very truly yours, 



James Taylor. 

 Yates Street, Oct. 5, 1882. 



GRAPES FOR PROFIT. 

 Inquiry is being made for those 

 varieties of grape which vv^ill give the 

 best cash returns to the planter. The 

 writer has been at some pains to make 

 inquiry of fruit dealers concerning the 

 prices paid by consumers and the 

 varieties most in demand, and learns 

 from them that the early grapes are 

 always readily sold at good prices. 

 In confirmation of this a gentleman 

 mentioned that he had twenty-two 

 vines of the Champion ; and that he 

 took the fruit from them to Toronto 

 and realized for it forty dollars. Fruit 

 dealers in St. Catharines are selling 

 Delaware and such of the Rogers' 

 varieties as are to be had, at from 

 eight to ten cents per pound, retail ; 

 and Concords at five cents. Jessica, 

 an early white variety, was sold at ten 

 dollars per hundred pounds to Toronto 

 and Cobourg fruiterer's. The white 

 and red varieties seem to be the most 

 popular, commanding a ready sale at 

 the best prices. The red varieties of 

 the Rogers grapes, known as Agawam, 

 and Lindley, seem to be the best of 

 this colour ; while Wilder and Merri- 

 mack take the lead among the black 

 varieties. There is not as yet enough 

 of Moore's Early grown in Canada to 

 enable one to ascertain the estimation 

 in Avhich it is held here, but Sands, 

 Furber & Co., of Boston, write that 

 they sold several tons of it at twelve 

 to thirteen cents per pound wholesale 



previous to the 19th of September. 

 The Brighton is a very fine red grape, 

 of excellent quality and prolific, but 

 has not yet been placed upon our mar- 

 ket in sufficient quantity to be gener- 

 ally known. 



These facts may be of some value to 

 those desiring to plant for market, who 

 will have to take into consideration 

 not only the price to be obtained, but 

 the health, vigour, hardiness, and pro- 

 ductiveness of the vine in their several 

 localities. 



RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES 

 FOR PROFIT. 



Reliance. — A large, purple red, moder- 

 ately productive berry. It is of good 

 flavor, looks well in the box, and the 

 cane is quite hardy and a good grower. 



Earljj Prolific. — This is a very good 

 berry, but it is less prolific than the 

 Reliance, and so offers but few induce- 

 ments for planting. 



Highland Hardy is a hardy, very 

 early berry, of good color and quality, 

 but only moderately productive. Still 

 it is considered worthy of culture 

 because of its earliness. It ripens 

 earliest of all, and the canes may be 

 cleaned in a few days, and all the 

 berries sold at a high price ; hence it is 

 about as profitable as much more pro- 

 lific varieties which ripen later. 



Turner. — They are very hardy, but 

 in productiveness fall considerably be- 

 low two or three other sorts. The 

 berry is a handsome bright red, of ex- 

 cellent quality, but not of the greatest 

 firmness. 



Brandy wine. — The canes are hardy, 

 vigorous and very productive. The 

 fruit is of good size, good color, fair 

 quality and firm. 



Cuthbert. — It is probably the latest 

 variety of good red raspberries we have 

 in cultivation. The canes are large, 

 and the foliafje luxuriant. The fruit 



