A SUCCESSFUL SHIPMENT. 



best modes of selecting and cooking- the 

 edible forms. The volume is a bulky one 

 of 704 pages, but in spite of its size may be 

 regarded as one of the best books of the 

 kind. The amateur is seldom at a loss to 

 identify his specimens with its aid. The 

 book should be in every public library in 

 the province. 



The latest publication dealing with Fleshy 

 Fungi is one by Professor Atkinson of Cornell 

 University, entitled Mushrooms Edible, Poi- 

 sonous, etc. The publishers are Andrews 

 & Church, Ithaca, N. Y. The price, $3.00, 

 is within the range of all enthusiastic amateurs 

 and is specially low when one considers the 

 admirable illustrations of over 200 photo- 

 graphs. 



The writer had 'the pleasure of attending 

 Professor Atkinson's class in Fleshy Fungi, 

 the past summer, and can therefore, speak 

 candidly with regard to the very extensive 

 knowledge possessed by the author on these 

 plants. The photographs were made with 



extreme care from fresh specimens, and on 

 account of the great care employed they 

 often bring out individual, specific or generic 

 characters, better than the common colored 

 illustrations. 



Besides descriptions of the common forms, 

 there are chapters on the "Collection and 

 Preservation of the Fleshy Fungi," "Receipts 

 for Cooking Mushrooms," by Mrs. Rorer, 

 "Chemistry and Toxicology of the Fungi," 

 by J. F. Clark, "Analytical Keys," and a 

 full "index to generic and species described.' 



This work of Professor Atkinson's will, 

 the writer is sure, be highly appreciated by 

 every lover of mushrooms and toadstools, 

 for it is a book of convenient size, dealing 

 with forms which are found in Ontario, and 

 is thoroughly reliable, coming as it does from 

 an acknowledged authority. 



W. LOCHHEAD. 



Ontario Agricultural College, 

 Guelph, Dec, i, igoo. 



A Successful Shipment. — " The an- 

 nouncement that Canadian grapes have 

 been sold at Manchester will meet with 

 approval from a large circle of buyers in 

 that centre," says the London Fruit Grower. 

 "It is pretty clear that this market has been 

 chosen for one or two reasons. In the first 

 place, it is just the spot for distributing large 

 quantities of cheap grapes to the industrial 

 populations in the Midlands, who are large 

 consumers of f ruit, and secondly, because 

 the Canadian grapes can be sent into Man- 

 chester by the ship canal. From all accounts 

 these grapes have come to hand in perfect 

 condition. The fruit is of a good size, the 



berries are black and carry a fair amount of 

 bloom, and the flavor of the fruit is excellent. 

 When such a shipment as 12,844 pounds of 

 fresh grapes can be sent all the way from 

 Canada, and be put upon the English mar- 

 kets in perfectly fresh condition, it is clear 

 that the system of transit has been brought 

 to a pretty perfect condition. Certainly the 

 promoters of this industry are to be con- 

 gratulated upon the success that has been 

 assured to these fruits. They have been 

 packed in fancy little packages, such pack- 

 ages as must commend them to the retail 

 trade." 



