TEHE CANADIAN HORTICULTUKIST. 1 Jl 



of Smith. Both these townships, as well as the Township of Monaghan, 

 are exceedingly favorable for the cultivation of apple tr^fes ; indeed, 

 some of the finest apples I have ever seen were produced in the 

 Township of Otonabee, and I cannot but express my regret that the 

 primary visit of the Association to this county had not been paid in 

 the autumn, when we could have placed upon our table a collection 

 of that most useful of all fruits, the apple, such as we flatter ourselves 

 would have contrasted not unfavorably Vith the collections shown in 

 those districts more especially claiming and securing your notice. 



I have endeavored to obtain from those farmers in our neighborhood 

 whose orchards are the best managed, and whose fruits exhibit the 

 strongest indication-s of such management, a list of apple trees most 

 likely to succeed in the peculiar soil and under the climatic influences 

 of our county. At our Central, our County, and our Township 

 exhibitions — and I may, en pasant, express my firm belief, founded on 

 no inconsiderable experience, that these exhibitions are of far too 

 frequent occurrence, so much so that our time, our energy, and our 

 money, are, in many instances, frittered away, and our shows become 

 less attractive and less valuable as instructors to the people. At some 

 •of those many exhibitions, I say, very superior fruits are often placed 

 upon the tables, but when I inquire as to the circumstances under 

 which those fruits are produced, I receive very meagre and unsatis- 

 factory replies to ray appeal far information. 



Three farmers, however, residing in the Township of North Mona- 

 ghan, within a very few miles of the town, have been good enough to 

 furnish me with lists of products of their orchards, and from them I 

 gather that the following kinds may be grown in our county with the 

 best prospect of success : — 



Northern Spy, one of the best keeping apples, . . . . Winter. 



Fameuse, or Snow Apple, " 



Red Astrachan, Summer. 



*Eibston Pippin, a shy bearer, Winter. 



*Golden Pippin, Carver obtained five barrels from one tree, " 



Beauty of West, • Autuma 



King of Tompkins County, fine, Winter. 



*Roxbury Russet, " 



•English Russet, " 



*Pomme Grise, 



