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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Fig. 1010. — Residence of Mr. George Cline, near Grimsby. 



C. R. H. Starr, of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, says that the output of Nova. 

 Scotia apple orchards to the Enghsh markets this year will be between 300,000- 

 and 400,000 barrels. The crop will be the greatest in the history of Nova 

 Scotia. The year before last the export from Nova Scotia to England was- 

 225,000 barrels, and last year it was less. The crop is light in England, but it 

 is heavy in the United States and Ontario, as well as in Nova Scotia. Tonnage 

 is comparatively scarce and shippers are compelled to pay about five cents per 

 barrel more than last year. 



Eng^lish Rules for Judging" Fruit. — The following rules, says Garden 

 and Forest, are in use by the Royal Horticultural Society, London : The- 

 fruit is judged by points, 12 being the maximum, and these points are dis- 

 tributed in the following proportions : For flavor, 6 ; for quality, 3 ; for appear- 

 ance, 2; and for size, i. It is explained that "quality" is intended to mean 

 the degree of smoothness or meltingness of the flesh (the absence of grit), or, 

 in case of early apples, crispness and juiciness of the flesh may be considered. 

 Quality, therefore, refers mainly to the texture of the flesh. Appearance, of 

 course, includes color and beauty of form ; but size, which counts only one- 

 twelfth in the estimate, does not mean that the largest fruit receives the highest 

 marking. There is a type size, which invests the fruit with its greatest value 

 for table use, and this is counted perfection. Enormous specimens are not. 

 preferred, since beyond a certain point size is a defect in dessert fruits. 



