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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



persons prefering them for these pur- 

 to the sweeter cherries. 



The Early Richmond is probably the 

 best known of this class, this and the 

 Mayduke have been in cultivation in 

 this country for a long time. Our 

 colored plate is a fine illustration of a 

 variety not so well known, but which 

 is worthy of attention by all cultivators 

 of this beautiful fruit. It is both large 

 and of handsome appearance, as will be 

 seen by reference to our illustration, it 

 is also juicy and rich, and when fully 

 ripe of a very agreeable acid flavor. 

 These three varieties. Early Richmond, 

 Mayduke and Large Montmorency, 

 together with the Royal Duke, Reine 

 Hortense and Empress Eugenie make a 

 collection of half a dozen sorts of great 

 excellence, that can be commended for 

 planting anywhere within the limits of 

 our cherry region. 



A CANADIAN SEEDLING OF THE 

 JAPAN QUINCE. 



We have received from Mr. James 

 Stewart, of Saltford, Huron Co., some 

 blooms of a seedling raised by him from 

 the Japan Quince, which are quite dis- 

 tinct from any variety that we have 

 ever seen or heard of before. The 

 flowers are not uniform in color, some 

 being nearly all white, others white 

 shaded with pink, others marked with 

 crimson. The bush must present a 

 beautiful appearance when in full bloom. 



THE ROUGH OSMODERMA. 



(Osmoderma ScabraJ 



We received some time ago from 

 Mr. C. Julian, of Presque Isle, an in- 

 sect, with the request that we would 

 give the name and habits. On exami- 

 nation it proved to be the female of 



Osmoderma scabra. In the larval state 

 this insect feeds on decaying wood of 

 the apple and cherry, and in the imago 

 state feeds at night on the sap which 

 may exude from any wound of the 

 bark. The injury done by this insect, 

 if any, is of a very trifling character. 



THE SUMMER MEETING 



Of the Fruit Growers' Association of 

 Ontario, will be held on Wednesday, 

 July 7th, 1886, in the Council Chamber, 

 at Lindsay, Ont., commencing at ten 

 o'clock in the forenoon and continuing 

 through the day and evening. An 

 adjourned meeting will be held on the 

 following day, Thursday, July 8th, at 

 Bobcaygeon, commencing at two o'clock 

 in the afternoon. The Directors will 

 meet at the Benson House, Lindsay, on 

 Tuesday evening, July 6th, at eight 



o'clock. D. W. Beadle, 



Secretary. 



THE NONPAREIL APPLE. 



We have received a letter from Mr. 

 Charles E. Brown of Nova Scotia in 

 which he says that he notices in the 

 Canadian Horticulturist an inquiry for 

 scions of the Nonpariel apple, inspired 

 no doubt by an article going the lounds 

 of the papers which is an extract from 

 an after dinner speech of the Hon. J. 

 W. Longley at a meeting of the Nova 

 Scotia Fruit Growers' Association, and. 

 says that if the inquirer will apply to 

 Mr. C. R. H. Starr, Secretary. N. S. 

 Fr. Grs. Association, Port Williams, 

 King's Co. N. S. he will be pleased to 

 send them to him. 



Mr. Brown adds that he has no trees 

 of the Nonpareil ; cut down the last in 

 disgust, they being in his soil and clim- 

 ate teri'ibly subject to canker, and the 

 fruit would not grow there at all ; nor 

 does he esteem the apple in the least, it 



