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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



that Madam Noman retains its blooms 

 longer, and is less affected by dry heat, 

 than any other rose I have. 



Among the dark roses, Louis Yan 

 Houtte again took the very first place, 

 its only fault being that the bush is a 

 poor grower and is somewhat tender. 

 Baron de Bonstetten is also a very fine 

 dark rose, and appears to be very hardy. 

 Jean Liabaud is a very fine rose of this 

 color, but did not bloom much late in 

 the season. 



Among the tender roses I have not 

 much to chronicle. As I stated before, 

 I find Sunset only a very slight im- 

 provement on Perle des Jardines, and 

 that, chiefly, in that it appears to be a 

 somewhat betier grower. The color is 

 so nearly the same that I have to keep 

 them labelled so as to make sure which 

 is the new Sunset which came out with 

 such eclat. These are both very fine 

 roses for the amateur. Perle de Lyon 

 is another yellow rose, but one I would 

 warn the amateur against meddling 

 with. Mildew appears to be natural 

 to it. I got one, but after patiently 

 doctoring away at it for weeks, during 

 which time it infected nearly every 

 plant I had, I was forced to cremate it 

 at last, and then it took me w^eeks to 

 get rid of the effects of it. 



Among the newest arrivals, I may 

 mention that I have the Wm. Francis 

 Bennett. It appears to be a good 

 grower, and as soon as it blooms, which 

 will be shortly, I will (if it is worthy) 

 make mention of it. I have also other 

 new garden roses, such as the Marshall 

 P. Wilder, and others, but which have 

 not bloomed yet, and on which I can 

 note no experience of the past year, 

 but whose beauties I am already look- 

 ing impatiently forward for a coming 

 season to unfold. 



As to the respective merits of the 

 rose and the geranium, as called in 

 question by my friend, Mr. Gott, I 

 have nothing to say, more than that I 



am in full and complete accord with all 

 the good things this gentleman has said, 

 and said so well, about the geranium. 

 I endorse them all, fully and freely, and 

 would only feel over gratified if I could 

 think I had been in any way instru- 

 mental in bringing out so many good 

 things as there are in that article from 

 his able pen. 



Frederick Mitchell. 

 Innerkip, Nov. 23rd, 1885. 



RASPBEERIES. 



The raspberry has been planted very 

 extensively within the last few years, 

 and is every year becoming of greater 

 importance as a market fruit. The 

 fii-st to ripen of the blackcaps was the 



Tyler — The berry is quite large, of 

 good quality, and very productive; 

 bush is very hardy ; it is a little ear- 

 lier than Souhegan. I have it planted 

 in rows side by side; one part has 

 been planted two years, the other three ; 

 and in both cases the Tyler gave double 

 the number of quarts at the first pick- 

 ing, on bushes of the same age and 

 size, and on the same soil. If they 

 were planted some distance apart it 

 would be hard to notice the difference. 

 Souhegan is sometimes injured with 

 rust on the plant, while Tyler has 

 been perfectly free from it with me. 

 These two varieties are the best early 

 sorts in most sections ; it will make 

 but little difference which one you 

 have. 



Hopkins is next to ripen ; not quite 

 so large as the above ; I see no special 

 value in it. 



Mammoth Cluster begins to ripen 

 with the second picking of Souhegan ; 

 of good size ; a little larger and quite 

 hardy ; with good cultivation is very 

 profitable. 



Gregg is the largest and best late 

 market berry ; very productive, firm, 

 and when grown in strong clay loam, 

 is so large that it will sell well in any 



