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THE CANADIAN HOR riCULTUEIST. 



The Catawba, in favorable situations, 

 yields heavy crops, and in some years, 

 but often requires more heat and longer 

 summers to develop its tlavor properly. 



Pressure of business and advancing 

 ye^rs have not allowed me to attend to 

 the introduction of the many new varie- 

 ties lately brought under notice, neither 

 have the old standard kinds grown been 

 attended with such assiduity and care 

 as they deserved. 



Wishing you every success in your 

 laudable endeavors, through the Horti- 

 culturist, to propagate amongst the 

 farmers of Ontario a deeper interest in 

 fruit raising, 



I remain, dear sir, 



Yours very truly, 



James Watson. 

 Moore, Dec, 1885. 



HORTICULTURAL DISAPPOINT- 

 MENTS. 



Mr. Editor, — You invite all to con- 

 tribute to the interest of the Horticul- 

 turist by giving their experience on 

 fruit culture, <fec. I don't know as my 

 experience will be of any interest to 

 any one else, but I do know it has not 

 been attended with pecuniary profit, at 

 least, to myself In the spring of 

 1884 I set out 5,000 Gregg Raspberry 

 plants which made a fine growth, and 

 notwithstanding the severe winter and 

 their exposed position, they were not 

 materially injured. The last season 

 they made a vigorous growth, and I 

 picked 1,400 quarts of fine fruit. In 

 August some of the canes began to 

 blight, turning a dark purple color, and 

 the leaves falling off, and at the pre- 

 sent time about 1,000 plants are des- 

 troyed, they kept going until winter 

 set in. I have examined a number of 

 the bushes, but have not succeeded in 

 finding any insect in either the cane or 

 root. 



My Strawberry plants (of this year's 



setting) shared about the same fate. 

 Something eat the roots off about two 

 inches below the surface of the ground. 

 They commenced immediately after 

 planting, and continued their work 

 until winter. I could find nothing but 

 an abundance of small ants in the soil. 

 Whether they were the cause or not I 

 could not ascertain. I have a small 

 collection of grapes, raspberries, cur- 

 rants, (kc, which have not fruited yet, 

 on which I may report at another time. 

 If any of your correspondents would 

 enlighten me with regard to the trouble 

 with my plants, or a remedy, they would 

 confer a favor. 



Yours respectfully, 



H. BODWELL. 

 Mt. Elgin, 14th Dec, 1885. 



SMALL FRUITS IN CANADA AND 

 MANITOBA. . 



To THE Editor of the Canadian Horticulturist. 



Dear Sir, — The December Number 

 of your valuable publication just re- 

 ceived. Permit me to express to you 

 the pleasure I have had in perusing 

 carefully the numbers issued during 

 this year. Every monthly issue con- 

 tained many hints of great value to 

 those who take an interest in horticul- 

 ture either for pleasure or otherwise. 



On my little farn) close to this «ity 

 small fruit was the past season a very 

 large crop. In raspberries the " Sou- 

 hegan " was a great success, the canes 

 bearing an enormous quantity of fruit. 

 The ''Cuthbert" and "Gregg" also 

 yielded abundantly, and are well de- 

 serving of favorable mention. All 

 three varieties are very hardy. 



This fall I had the pleasure of spend- 

 ing two months on the south side of 

 Manitoba Lake, Province of Manitoba, 

 and met a number of settlera in that 

 section from Ontario, all well to do, 

 and well pleased with the country, from 



