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heavy crop of fine currants to place upon the 

 market, free from stains caused by heavy 

 rains soiling the fruit with dirt. The fruit 

 can now be produced hig-h enoug-h from the 

 g-round to prevent soiling; the plant being- 

 such a vig-orous and stocky g-rower that 

 when properly headed back will produce more 

 currants per acre than any other currant 

 g-rown, it having produced immense crops 

 with me. The fruit is large, holding size 

 well to the end of the stem, stem very long, 

 often 4 to 5 inches, sufficient length of stem 

 between fruit and bush to pick easily without 

 bruising fruit ; color very dark red ; flavor 

 said by good judges to be the best. 



I could, but will not, give testimonials by 

 the yard as is customary with nurserymen, 

 as I only have a limited amount of plants 

 for sale and will make the price so that any 

 one, wishing to, can try one or ^4 dozen and 

 be his own judge. If you want to grow it in 

 bush form cut back heavily ; if tree or vine let 

 only one cane or sprout grow and train to 

 stake, trellis or arbor and you will be sur- 

 prised with the results. Think of one root 

 prodncing 32 quarts of currants and making 

 fine shade for arbor at the same time. 



Another novelty in the New York State ex- 

 hibit is the Pan-American Strawberry, which 

 Mr. Cooper, the introducer, says is continu- 

 ous bearer from June to November. The 

 fruit shown is of medium size, fairly uniform, 

 and of good color. Should this everbearing 

 feature be constant, the berry may be of 

 great value in the home garden. 



A new raspberry is shown by Mr. Aikins 

 of Attica, N. Y. , which is a week earlier 

 than the Cuthbert, and apparently quite 

 productive. 



That our complimentary remarks about 

 the Ontario fruit exhibit are not flattery, but 

 the simple acknowledgement of merit, is 

 shown by the testimony of writers not per- 

 sonally Interested in us. Thus Mr. Van 

 Deman in Green's Fruit Grower says : — 



Of the foreign countries Ontario has by far the 

 best display in Horticultural Hall. In fact it is 

 about the same as our own Northern States, clim- 

 atically and otherwise, and her people are quite 

 alive to the occasion, and have come forward with 

 an apple display that rivals those from our own 

 States very closely. They have good men at the 

 head of it and have put into cold storage an apple 

 supply to keep up the show for some months. 

 They have had a few pears in addition to the large 

 display of apples. 



The Rural New Yorker says : — 



The strawberry display is just now at its best 

 and New York and Ontario make the best show, 

 as we might reasonally expect, because of their 

 nearness to Buffalo. Clyde is perhaps the most 

 showy and prevalent variety on exhibition. Wil- 

 liams is the leading market strawberry of Ontario, 

 and it certainly does remarkably well there. It is 

 of a beautiful brilliant red color and a fair quality, 

 but the larger berries have the fault of being some- 

 what furrowed on two sides, which is a slight ob- 

 jection. 



The Canadian Pavilion. — The State and 

 National buildings at the Pan are certainly 

 excellent. We show our readers West 

 Virginia and Canada. 



The construction of the Canada Building 

 and the arrangement of its exhibits were 

 authorized and arranged for by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture of the Dominion. The 

 building is located on the north of the Mall 

 to the east of the Agricultural Building and 

 near the great Stadium for athletic sports. 

 The Grand Canal of the Exposition, with its 

 avenue of poplar trees, runs along in front 

 of it. It is convenient of access from the 

 big live stock barns to the south of the Mall. 

 The building resembles somewhat the Brit- 

 ish Building at the Chicago World's Fair of 

 1893, although it is by no means a copy of 

 this building. Flowers and fruits are used 

 to brighten the appearance of the building. 

 The interior presents a most effective ap- 

 pearance, arranged as it is with the exhibits 

 of Canada in a most attractive manner. 



Although Canadian exhibits are seen in the 

 various exhibit buildings in greater extent 

 and variety, the notable productions of the 

 Dominion have been arranged so as to give 

 on the whole a most interesting presentation 



