SOME OF THE NEWER FRUITS. 



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are considered we would mention Clyde, 

 Irene, Warfield, Tennessee Prolific, and 

 Jucunda Improved among- the best mid- 

 season varieties. 



Clyde comes nearest to the ideal variety 

 in everything- but the color of the fruit, 

 which is hardly dark enough. For the 

 three years Clyde has been fruited here it 

 easily ranks first for productiveness. The 

 plant is vigorous and healthy, the fruit 

 larg-e, shapely and moderately firm. 



Irene has now fruited with us for three 

 years, and it has proven to be well worthy 

 of a place in any collection. The plant is 

 vig-orous and healthy and makes plenty of 

 runners. The blossoms are pistillate. The 

 fruit is of fairly good size, shapely, and of 

 a dark crimson color and handsome appear- 

 ance. Last year this variety ranked first 

 for total yield, but on an average of the 

 three years' crop it does not equal Clyde. 



Warfield is an old standard that has had 

 its ups and downs. In showery seasons it 

 makes a grand yield, but in times of drought 

 its leaves curl up and the plants wither in 

 the sun. It is an excessive plant maker, 

 and throws out too many runners. The 

 flowers are pistillate, the fruit is of medium 



size, shapely, firm, and of the dark rich 

 color so much desired for canning. 



Tennessee Prolific is a vigorous grower 

 and makes plenty of plants. The flowers 

 are perfect and the fruit is large, shapely, 

 firm, and of a bright color. This is a re- 

 liable variety that has on the whole made a 

 good record, ranking near the head of the 

 list among those varieties that have been 

 fruited for five years in succession. 



Jucunda Improved. — If yields only were 

 considered this variety would hardly appear 

 in so short a list, although on the average 

 of five years' crop it has made a very fair 

 showing. In everything but yield, however, 

 it ranks among the best. The plants are 

 healthy and make just runners enough to 

 fill the rows nicely. The flowers are per- 

 fect, and the fruit is large, shapely, firm, of 

 a dark crimson color and very attractive. 



Among the late varieties Saunders is still 

 entitled to first place. In both plant and fruit 

 it possesses as many of the good qualities, 

 and as few of the defects, as any other variety 

 on the list. The plants are healthy and vigor- 

 ous and the flowers perfect. The berries are 

 large, well shaped, firm, and of good color. 



O. A. C, Guelph. H. L. Hutt. 



SOME OF THE NEWER FRUITS. 



BOUT two years since I reported on 

 some new fruits. Two more years 

 W/M'\l\^ of experience have not much changed 

 -:i^^ my opinions. 



I see no reason why Dwarf Juneberries 

 should not be found in every garden. They 

 are entirely hardy, and flourish with less 

 cultivation than any fruit that I know of. 

 A mass of white bloom in May a sure crop 

 of sweet fruit at the end of June. The fruit 

 resembles huckleberries, and is just suited to 

 mix with sour red currants in canning or 

 cooking otherwise. Most persons would 

 prefer a few currants with the Juneberries 

 as the latter have no acidity. They are in 



size about the same as black currants. 

 Many like them raw ; some object to them. 



Japan wineberries froze down in the hard 

 winter of 1899, but they promptly recovered 

 and gave a moderate crop of fruit in 1900. 

 They have a peculiar flavor, more acid than 

 red raspberries. The fruit is smaller than 

 red raspberries, and very bright and beauti- 

 ful. We have planted a row of them for 

 home use. We like them. 



Japan plums have a future in front of them. 



Ogan, a round white plum, ripens in July 

 and drops promptly to the ground. An- 

 swers to cook, but is not very good. 



Abundance is not a success with us. Fruit 



