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THE CANADIAN H0BTICULTURI8T. 



quality." Messrs. Offenheiser & Son, 

 Commission Merchants of New York 

 city, say " that Shipper's Pride plums 

 sold at one dollar per peck basket when 

 we could not sell ordinary plums at 

 over fifty cents for same size baskets. 

 In our opinion they will compare very 

 favorably with other varieties of same 

 size, and are better keepers." The late 

 Charles Downing, whose opinion of a 

 fruit is held in high estimation, said of 

 it : ** They are large showy plums and 

 will no doubt sell well in the market. 

 Promises to be valuable for market 

 and canning." S. D. Willard, a very 

 successful and extensive grower o^ 

 plums for market says, " I regard the 

 Shipper's Pride as one of the most 

 promising plums ripening at its season. 

 It is good, and so attractive that it 

 would seem it should have a decided 

 value as a market variety." 



We can only add that the tree is a 

 strong, upright grower, and seems to 

 be possessed of a vigorous and healthy 

 constitution. 



Delphinium, mixed colors. And if you 

 have not sent in your dollar for this 

 year's subscription, please do not fail 

 to do so at the same time. 



TO OUR READERS. 



If you have not already notified the 

 editor which of the articles offered to 

 you this spring you desire to have sent 

 you, please do so now, without further 

 delay. You have the privilege of se- 

 lecting whichever one you prefer of the 

 following articles: — 1. Three plants of 

 the Ontario Strawberry ; 2. A yearling 

 tree of the Russian Yellow Transparent 

 Apple ; 3. A plant of the Lucretia 

 Dewberry ; 4. A yearling vine of the 

 Early Victor Grape ; 5. Two plants of 

 the Marlboro' Raspberry ; 6. Three pa- 

 pers of flower seeds, viz., Gypsophila 

 paniculata, Aquilegia caerulea, and 



QUESTION DRAWER. 



NIAGARA GRAPE. 

 When is the Niagara Grape Yine to 

 be cheaper. J. D. 



Reply. — You can obtain a two year 

 old vine of the Niagara grape,, with the 

 seal of the Company attached to it as a 

 guarantee of its genuineness, by sending 

 to this office the names of five new sub- 

 scribers to the Canadian Horticulturist 

 together with their five dollars. The 

 only cost to you will be the postage and 

 registration of the letter, five cents. 

 Is not that cheap enough % 



REPORTING PLANTS RECEIVED. 



Am I correct in saying that all sub- 

 scribers are invited to tell how the differ- 

 ent plants sent out by the Association 

 have succeeded ? Suppose all, suppose 

 one half gave their experience, you 

 could not insert one twentieth part and 

 many would be offended. But suppose 

 you had room for it all, what good ] 

 Mr. Barry and Mr. Thomas have writ- 

 ten valuable works, would they not 

 allow you to give us monthly a chapter 

 on the understanding you would adver- 

 tize the book? Excuse the liberty I 

 have taken. R. L. 



Maitland. 



Reply. — You are correct. The ob- 

 ject the association has in view in send- 

 ing out these plants is to obtain reports 

 of success or failure in the different 

 localities in which they are tried, thus 

 making the garden or orchard of each 

 member an experimental station. The 



