THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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if it does as well with others as it has 

 done with me, it can easily be seen why 

 the Niagara Grape Co. has made such 

 efforts to keep it in their own hands. 

 If it bears good fruit in proportion to 

 its growth, I for one will not rue the 

 price I paid for it. 



A. C. Sloane, M.B. 



A SUMMER m THE GARDEN. . 



(Tb the Editor of the Horticulturist.) 



Dear Sir, — The faded and falling 

 leaf, while it reminds us that another 

 mile-stone of life's journey is reached 

 (let us hope running in the right 

 road), tells us, too, t.'iat summer is 

 ended. Most of your readers being 

 more or less employed in garden opera- 

 tions, a review of the season's crop 

 may not be without some interest. As 

 success depends much on cultivating 

 kinds the best and most suited to the 

 locality, and as these kinds can only be 

 selected by the study of our own fai- 

 lures and successes as well as that of 

 our neighbours, we venture a word of 

 our experience and solicit that of 

 others. " In the multitude of counsel- 

 lors there is wisdom." 



The present season for most vegetables 

 has been especially favorable. We 

 doubt if even that oft-spoken of char- 

 acter the oldest inhabitant, ever saw one 

 more so. On this account the success of 

 of this year may be the failure of the 



xt. 



Beans. — Among the multitude of 

 kinds it is difficult to name a best. 

 Our good friend, Mr. Goldie, kindly 

 sent me highly recommended seed of the 

 Lima. It is certainly not the kind for 

 our cold section. It was but started in the 

 hotbed ; to ripen it should be there now. 

 In common seasons no doubt it would 

 do better. The dwarf Butter Bean, 

 Golden "Wax and Newington Wonder 

 are favorites with us, but of late years 

 have spotted badly. 



Beets. — We begin to think seedsmen 



have no conscience. We buy a packet 

 marked Long Blood Beet, the picture 

 of the pure thing is on it, true to life, 

 is beautifully got up, 5 cents seems a 

 mere bagatelle for it, but it's the best 

 part of the bargain. In this case like 

 does not produce like ; in all likelihood 

 the crop turns out to be something 

 bearing a strong affinity to mangel 

 wurtzel, baffling every effiDrt of the 

 cook to get it into her largest pot; and 

 if it did go through the ordeal of cook- 

 ing, the most fitting place for it is 

 the swill tub. Of last year's novelties 

 we tried the Eclipse early beet, but did 

 not find it much of an improvement on 

 the old early Egyptian. Burpee's Im- 

 proved Extra Early Turnip Beet, 

 almost as early and of better quality 

 than the Egyptian, we have found ex- 

 cellent. 



Carrots. — Of many kinds tried we 

 prefer the Half-long Luc. They are 

 early, easily lifted, yield and keep well. 

 Cabbage. — In Henderson's Late Flat 

 Dutch we thought we had found per- 

 fection. Early in the season it headed 

 beautifully, and some of it ripened 

 early ; but now, when it should be 

 ready for pulling, although of immense 

 size, there is a large proportion of soft 

 unripened heads. This may be owing 

 to the want of heat, but we think as 

 much or more weight of cabbage, and 

 of better quality, could be I'aised from 

 the Winningstadt planted 18 inches 

 apart than from any of the large 

 varieties. 



Cauliflower. — Till now we have been 

 well satisfied with the Extra Dwarf 

 Ei-furt variety. This year we have 

 tried Henderson's Early Snowball. It 

 did not come up to our expectations, 

 but as we had a few good heads, and 

 have it well reported of by friends, we 

 must try it again. 



Celery. — Henderson's White Plume 

 gave us less labour and more satisfac- 

 tion than any kind we |^have tried. 



