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THE CANADIAN HORTTCULTDRTBT. 



reliable in this climate, except the 

 Champion, but this grape I do not 

 care to eat. The Delaware and Con- 

 cord are tolerably successful here, but 

 I have no bearing vines of either, and 

 do not speak from exi)erience. The 

 only two grapes I ever recommend 

 here are the Rogers and the Delaware. 

 At the last show in Collingwood a 

 white grape was- exhibited, which I 

 would have said w^as grown under 

 glass if I was not assured on undoubted 

 authority that it was raised in the open 

 air. It was fleshy and sweet, and 

 much like in flavour a Hamburg grape. 

 I hope to obtain a cutting or two, in 

 order to try it here. If it succeeds I 

 should consider it a great boon in the 

 matter of open air grapes. I believe 

 its name is noc known to the grower, 

 and I have not heard its history, but 

 hope to learn more about it in a few 

 days, and may write you again. 

 Yours in haste, 



Wm. Roys. 



at brighton, ont. 



Dear Sir, — Immediately on receipt 

 of your card, I called on J. M. "Wel- 

 lington, Esq., Main Street, Brighton, 

 a pioneer in grape culture, established 

 over twenty years; and from that 

 interview learn that the varieties of 

 grapes grown by him, not mentioning 

 those discarded as not suited to this 

 climate, are as follows : — Delaware, 

 Concord, Isabella, 1 2 diflferent varieties 

 of Rogers' hybrids, Elsinburg, Ontario, 

 Union Village, Brighton, Allen's Hy- 

 brid, Lydia, Rebecca, and Maxatawny. 

 His favorites for prolific bearing and 

 early ripening are Rogers' Hybrid No. 

 4, Elsinburg, and either Brighton or 

 Delaware for third place ; for size, 

 Brighton has the preference. Dela- 

 ware is small, but very prolific, with 

 hardy vines. 



These varieties ripen nearly at the 

 same time ; if anything Rogers is in 



advance. Maxatawny, Lydia, Rebecca, 

 and Allen's Hybrid are white grapes, 

 of which he gives the Maxatawny the 

 preference. Elsinburg he gives the 

 preference over the blue varieties ; 

 while to Rogers' Hybrid No. 4 he gives 

 the decided preference over all. 



Hoping this may prove the informa- 

 tion you desired, 



I am, yours respectfully, 



D. W. DULMADGE. 



AT BROCKVILLE, ONT. 



Of the grape-vines purchased some 

 ten years since, I find the Rogers (No. 

 39, I think) a very fine, rich grape, 

 berries nearly an inch in diameter, 

 bunches not large, amber color, tough 

 skin, but like full flavored Muscat. I 

 gave some cuttings to my neighbor, 

 Mr. Cochrane, a Jerseyman, who says 

 they are as fine as any he met with in 

 Jersey, or on the main coast of France ; 

 I prefer it to all our out door grapes. 

 I am sorry to say some of these got 

 blighted this year, became hard like 

 marbles, and did not ripen : I think it 

 was owing to the cold, wet season. 

 Next I have the jolly little amber- 

 colored Delaware, prolific, but small 

 bunches ; my wife prefers these to all 

 others of our out door grapes. Then 

 there is a black, luscious grape, prolific, 

 with large bunches, the name of which 

 is lost : I think it is Concord. Then 

 the Israella, black, which I like for its 

 wild taste, and gets richer after a little 

 frost has passed on it. Of the several 

 different varieties of out door grapes, 

 these are the most notable. I have 

 more satisfaction with them than with 

 those grown under glass. 



Besides these, I have the August 

 Giant, and the Pocklington ; also the 

 Niagara, the Yergennes, and the Em- 

 pire State, but only the first of these 

 has yet given me any fruit. The Pock- 

 lington gives promise of doing well ; 

 like the sweet water, it is pale green. 



