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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



strawberries and 65 bushels of roots, 

 about half mangels and half Belgian 

 carrots, leaving the ground well cov- 

 ered with strawberry vines for next 

 year's crop. 



THE TREE BEAN. 



From one bean-stalk called the " Tree 

 Bean " from Burpee's, Philadelphia, in 

 1884, 1 gathered 450 beans. From the 

 450 I raised this year twenty pounds 

 some ounces of beans — over an Im- 

 perial peck by measurement. 



NOVA SCOTIA APPLES. 



Dr. Hoskins, of Newport, Vermont, 

 three or four years ago gave the same 

 kind of notice about a seedling apple 

 that you give from Mr. C. E. Brown. 

 I sent to Dr. Hoskins, as directed 

 in the Rural. He forwarded some 

 " scions." This season I had one apple 

 upon one of them. It ripened in Sep- 

 tember, was ten and a half inches in 

 circumference, weighed 8J ounces, 

 beautiful in shape and color, and de- 

 lightful in taste. Some who tasted it 

 declared it excelled a peach. 



CoUingwood. J. B. Aylesworth. 



REPORTS ON PLANTS RECEIVED. 



I have been taking the Hoticulturist 

 for three years, and I am well pleased 

 with it. I think the Report of the 

 F. G. A. worth the subscription price, 

 without saying anything about the 

 premiums we get every year. 



My Prentiss Grape-vine came through 

 last winter all right. 



The Fay Currant bush did very well 

 this summer. Sol. Reesor. 



Cedar Grove, Dec. 9, 1885. 



The premiums so far have done very 

 well. Moore's Early Grape-vine fruited 

 this last season, and tine fruit it has, both 

 in size and flavour, >)esides ripening 

 early. The Prentiss has grown vigor- 

 ously and will likely fruit next year. , 



Valley field, Dec. 17, 1885. W. HoOD. 



I am sorry to say that both the 

 Worden and Prentiss were winter- 

 killed last winter, though they did 

 nicely the year before The Fay's Pro- 

 lific Currant seems to be growing well. 

 Yours truly, 



M. E. Stanway. 

 Mt. Royal Vale, Montreal, P. Q. 



I received Fay's Prolific Currant 

 from you last spring, and it is as large 

 now as one I got a year ago that cost 

 me $1. I was much pleased with the 

 manner it came to hand, done up in 

 apple-pie order. Alfred Wagar. 



Napanee, Lennox Co. 



My Catalpa tree grew very nicely 

 last summer, but I am afraid it will 

 not stand the winter, as the first hard 

 frost killed the top for about four 

 inches ; but I have wound it well to 

 protect it. 



Napanee. John Gibbard. 



The Fay's Currant which I i-eceived 

 from the Association last spring grew 

 remarkably well and seemed to be 

 worm-proof, because when my other 

 currant bushes were covered with 

 worms the Fay's did not show one. 

 Brooklin. JoHN G. Warren. 



Spirea prunifolia was so well pro- 

 tected by snow that it flowered a little 

 this last summer. The Worden Grape 

 is dead. The Catalpa grew well last 

 summer. How it will get through the 

 winter is doubtful. 



Listowel. A. J. Collins. 



The Fay's Prolific Currant has grown 

 very nicely. I planted it in rich clay 

 soil. 



London. D- McDoNALD. 



The Prentiss Grape I received in 

 1884 got frozen to the ground last 

 winter, and made a very [)oor growth 



