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sistent spraying with Paris green and Bordeaux mixture. The fruit from one 

 tree of Reine Claude yielded him a gross amount of $10.80 during the past 

 season. 



While highly prizing the apple, and believing that it is destined to become 

 a still more important source of revenue to Ontario fruit growers than it has in 

 the past, he does not consider them as profitable in his section as other fruits t. 

 and therefore has taken out the greater part of his orchard of apple trees. 



Of pears the principal varieties planted are Bartlett and Kieffer. Clapp's 

 Favorite blights badly with him, and Flemish Beauty suffers considerably 

 from scab. Of peaches he has about 800 trees, and of cherries about 200. 



Mr. Orr has found black currants profitable, and has planted about 1,500 

 bushes, principally Black Naples. Ninety bushes planted in 1884, has for 

 some years past yielded him a gross average income of from $22.00 to $26.00 

 per year ; they usually sell for $1.00 per basket, and he pays his pickers about 

 25c. per basket. 



Our frontispiece is a fine photogravure of Mr. Orr's fruit farm, taken from 

 " The Mountain " which borders the south end. From the old Laurentian rocks 

 which underly this district, he has named it " The Laurentian Fruit Farm," and 

 this naming of places is becoming popular with many fruit growers. 



Mr. Orr is one of the directors of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 

 and was Assistant Superintendent of the Ontario Fruit Exhibit at Chicago in 

 i8;3, where he obtained three diplomas ajid medals, two on grain, and one on 

 fruit. He also received from the board of lady managers, a beautifully engrossed 

 diploma, together with a congratulatory letter from the chairman of the com- 

 mittee, with regard to the excellence of his services rendered in connection with 

 the Ontario Fruit Exhibit. 



We have thus given prominence to another successful fruit grower, believing 

 that the success which has attended his enterprising spirit, may encourage 

 others whose hopes may have become somewhat blighted by the discouragements 

 of the past few seasons. 



Pears and Apples in Montreal. — The first receipts of Anjou pears were 

 received this week, and are selling at from $5 to $7 per bushel box. Fresh 

 supplies of tomatoes have been received, and are bringing $4 to $4- 50 per 

 carrier. First receipts of Havana potatoes arrived this week, and are selling at 

 $8 per bbl. 



Farmers are still bringing in heavy supplies of potatoes from the surround- 

 ing districts, and are selling them in any quantity at 30c. per bag, while jobbers 

 are asking 40c. per bag by the load, and 45c. in jobbing lots. 



Apples $2.00 to $2.75 per bbl. 



Fancy $3.50 to $4.00 per bbl. 



" Famuese $2 50 to $4.00. 



" Dried 3 5-8c. to 4c. per lb. 



'* Evaporated 6c. to 7c. per lb. 



— Montreal Trade Bulletin, Feb. 96. 



