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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



I had it last season. Should it bear 

 this year I will report on it. 



Luckno^v. Wm. Turley. 



The Burnet Grape-vine bore a full 

 crop this year. A great many of the 

 bunches had two kinds of grapes on — 

 one small, without seeds, sweet and 

 luscious ; the other large, with one or 

 two seeds, and not so sweet as the 

 small ones. 



The Russian Apple sent last spring 

 has done well. 



The Beurre Clarigeau Pear fruited 

 the first time this year ; the frait was 

 fine looking, large in size, with a fine 

 red cheek, in quality good. 



The Bloodgood bore the first time 

 this year. In appearance much like 

 the Seckel, near twice as large, but not 

 so sweet. 



The Glass Plum has not fruited yet. 



The Beurre D'Anjou Pear Tree is a 

 fine looking tree ; it has not been 

 touched with blight, yet it bears every 

 .year. I remain, yours truly, 



Newport, Ont. James CowHEllD. 



Sir, — As you have solicited reports 

 I will endeavor to give mine. Bad as 

 it is, it may benefit someone. I have 

 received Burnet Grape, but have not 

 got one good bunch. The Saunders' 

 Raspberry is too sour, but crops well. 

 Moore's Early Grape is doing very 

 well. Senasqua died out. I have 

 planted the Prentiss, Pocklington, 

 Lindley, Massasoit, Delaware, Brighton, 

 Worden, Burnet and Jefferson on the 

 south side of greenhouse, lean to, car- 

 rying them through the wall one foot 

 from the ground into the inside, run- 

 ning them under glass, English fashion. 

 They have done well under the circum- 

 stances, as they were entirely smashed 

 up on the 7th of June by hail, both 

 inside and out —all trees and market 

 garden crops included. What trees are 

 not dead will die yet, at least some of 



them. Now for a little experience. 

 Raspberries completely stripped, broke 

 again and carried a nice little crop in 

 September. Peonias broke and flowered 

 in August, also Delphinium. I will 

 report on grapes in the house, God 

 willing, next year. 



Port Hope. Aaron Sly. 



Dear Sir, — As you want reports on 

 premium plants and trees sent out by 

 the Association, I will give you a report 

 of the premiums I have received since 

 I became a member in 1878. The 

 Burnet Grape-vine, received that year, 

 is still living, although is has been 

 badly killed back the past two or three 

 winters, owing to insufficient protec- 

 tion. It will not stand the winter here 

 without a covering of snow or earth. 

 Where I have mine planted the snow 

 drifted off". I got a few bunches of 

 fruit from it three years ago, but none 

 since. Moore's Early was a weak 

 grower, and after two years I moved it 

 to another place, thinking it might do 

 better ; but something ate the buds as 

 fast as they came out, and that finished 

 it. I have not tried any other grape. 

 The Ontario Apple was too tender on 

 my grounds. The Wealthy was in- 

 jured badly last winter. The new Rus- 

 sian with the jaw-breaking name did 

 not grow very strong. Saunders' Rasp- 

 berry did very well at the first, but 

 was badly injured the past two winters. 

 Niagara also winter-kills badly with 

 me. The Deutzia crenata is a rather 

 weak grower, but has not had much 

 cultivation. 

 Hopeville. R. ScOTT. 



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