426 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



MANITOBA FRUITS. 



A correspondent residing at Morden, Man., has furnished the Horticulturist 

 of the Central Experimental Farm with the following list of fruits exhibited at 

 the Rockwood Fair a short time ago. This exhibition of fruits was brought 

 about by the efforts of Mr. T. Frankland, of Stonewall, Man., one of the pioneer 

 fruit growers of the province. 



Apples. — Wealthy, Anisim (Russian), Whitney, October, Duchess, SWeet 

 Russet (Russian), Tonka, Excelsior, Recumbent (Russian). 



The list of Crabs is quite extended: — Hyslop, Transcendent, Virginia, 

 General Grant, Montreal Beauty, Yellow Siberian, Red Siberian. 



Plums include native and American varieties, among the latter DeSoto and 

 Luedloff. 



Of grapes, fruit of native seedlings and Moore's Early were shown. 



The principal exhibitors were A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Man. ; W. B. Hall, 

 Pleadingly, Man. ; Nelson Bedford, Glencross, Man. ; J. O. Graham, Portage 

 la Prairie, Man. ; J. J. Routledge, Miami ; Jos. Tottle, Stonewall, Man. ; W. 

 Saunderson, Souris, Man. 



John Craig, Ottawa. 



NEW FRUITS. 



The Rochelle. — On the i8th of November we received from Mr. R. W.'. 

 Shepherd, of Montreal, a sample of a beautiful winter apple which may prove of 

 much value, especially for cold sections, having originated so far north. Mr. 

 Shepherd writes : 



The original tree is growing on my farm at Como, Que., on the Ottawa River, 40 miles 

 west of Montreal. The tree is about 18 years old. It grew up in the nursery from the 

 seedling root instead of from the graft. We notified that the tree was growing from the 

 stock, and because it was a fine looking tree we allowed it to grow, and it has never been 

 transplanted since. When the tree first began to bear, we saw at once that the fruit was 

 very good, and we have since cut off scions for grafting heavily every year. In 1880 the 

 nursery was removed to another part of the farm, and now the Rochelle tree stands 

 between the rows on my wealthy orchard. The tree is quite hardy, in fact appears very 

 hardy and productive. The fruit is very handsome and keeps till midwinter, quality very 

 fine. 



The FitZg^erald Peach is a chance seedling of Canadian origin, found at 

 Oakville, Ontario, and valued for its hardiness, as well as for its excellent 

 quality. It is being tested at our South Western Station, whence samples were 

 shown at the Industrial, last year. 



