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THE CANADIAN HOBTICULTURIST. 



per acre. The kinds planted are vari- 

 ous and are divided by color of fruit, 

 as reds, blacks and whites ; of the reds 

 the Turner and Cuthbert are the best, 

 and are very popular. Mammoth Clus- 

 ter is best of the blacks. This season 

 the crop was large and prices ran down 

 pretty low, but still a good margin was 

 realized. On account of the greatly 

 increasing quantities used, the markets 

 will always be glad to receive even the 

 largest crops at very fair prices. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Our county is found admirably adapt- 

 ed also for this princely fruit. They 

 are raised on our soils in greatest pro- 

 fusion, and in the highest style of size 

 and quality. One grower, near here, 

 had about six acres and 16,000 quarts 

 this year. His crop was one of the 

 finest strawberry sights witnessed in 

 the county, and realized him almost 

 "a fortune." The kinds grown are 

 various, all apparently doing well; but 

 the Manchester, James Yick and Daniel 

 Boone, are decidedly excellent, and in 

 their behavior leave nothing further to 

 be desired. The crop this year was 

 immense, both in quantity and quality, 

 and although it was very late before 

 the crop came in, yet, in the end, gave 

 the gi'eatest satisfaction to all concerned. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Many sorts of this old popular fruit 

 are grown and with very large success, 

 although this year, being so cool and 

 wet, they were much attacked by mil- 

 dew and rust. The crop was large and 

 tolerably fine, the demand in the mar- 

 kets good and prices fair. The kinds 

 mostly grown are Downing and Smith's 

 Improved, both good sorts. 



CURRANTS. 



This old and jDopular fruit is also 

 grown very largely in all its variations 

 of red, black and white. A better and 

 more generous culture is securing much 



better results than formerly, and more 

 satisfaction is given. Of the reds, Raby 

 Castle and Cherry are good. Of blacks, 

 the Naples and Lee's Prolific are re- 

 commended. Of whites. White Dutch 

 and Grape are best, and all find a ready 

 market. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The growth of these is something 

 amazing, and the crops, in favorable 

 seasons, immense and beautiful. It is 

 one of those fruits that are always 

 acceptable, and of which we can never 

 get enough. The product is pretty 

 good, and the market prices excellent. 

 Snyder and Kittatinny are best sorts, 

 and give the best returns. 



NUTS. 



The native nut crop this year is 

 generally very large over the county 

 and very fine. The best nuts for popu- 

 lar use are the Hickory, Walnut, and 

 Butternut, with Chestnuts and Beech- 

 nuts. 

 Arkona Nurseries. 



APPLES, GRAPES, AND STRAW- 

 BERRIES. 



We had a good crop of apples the 

 past season and got $1.25 per barrel 

 for them. Our late grapes were all 

 frozen. 



I see there has been some discussion 

 as to whether the strawberry is best 

 grown in rows or hills. I used to 

 plant them in rows that were three 

 feet apart and the plants ten or twelve 

 inches apart in the row, and when the 

 rows got too wide I hoed the outsides 

 of them and in this way I have had 

 them as good as ever for nine or ten 

 years. 



You deserve great credit for the 

 way you have got up the annual re- 

 port. Those who do not get it miss a 

 great treat for the savinc: of so little 



money. 



Annan, Co. Grey. 



William Brown. 



