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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



of the Horticulturist and the society of 

 which I feel proud of being a member. 

 Wishing you every success. 



I am yours truly, 



J. Gordon. 

 Flesherton, Co. Grey, June 8, 1886. 



Note. — We believe that Hydrangea 

 paniculata grandiflora is hardy enough 

 to endure your climate. Plant it in 

 the spring. 



Although I have been a member of 

 the F. G. A. for some six or seven 

 years, I have not yet sent my experi- 

 ence of i)lants received ; partly because 

 •owing to removals I have lost track of 

 some of the plants. The Wealthy 

 apple and Moore's grape, I believe, 

 have done well. The Worden and 

 Prentiss vines are both dead, owing, I 

 think, partly to insufficient protection, 

 and partly because the place I am living 

 on was new, unbroken ground, and the 

 soil was not in fit condition. The Pay's 

 Prolific currant, received last year, was 

 broken when I got it ; it rallied for a 

 time, but is now dead. The Yellow 

 Transparent apple, received this year, 

 is doing well. I put out a few more 

 Fay's Prolific last year, at the same 

 time, and side by side with the premium 

 one. They are all doing well, and some 

 •of them bearing. I am very pleased 

 with the size of the currants ; they are 

 very large, and fine bunches. I also 

 set out a few Raby Castle ; these are 

 also doing well, but the fruit is not so 

 large as Fay's. At the same time, I 

 planted a few Houghton Seedling goose- 

 berries ; tljey are growing well, and 

 bearing good sized fruit. Two of the 

 Large Golden Prolific, the new wild 

 gooseberry which has been puffed so, 

 and for which I paid one dollar a bush, 

 ■are nowhere as yet ; they are alive, but I 

 keep very stunted, and bore a few poor 

 miserable berries, which nearly all 

 <iropped ofi"; one Houghton is worth 



half-a-dozen of them. I planted six or 

 seven Catalpa speciosa two years ago ; 

 they are doing pretty well, but the 

 first winter the young wood was killed 

 to the snow, and last winter some of 

 them were, but not all. Your corres- 

 pondent, "E,. L.", on page 76, April 

 number, complains of the present sys- 

 tem of conducting the Horticulturist, 

 the columns being open to all to give 

 their experience in the various branches 

 of horticulture. I must say I cannot 

 agree with him. I think this feature 

 is one of the most valuable in connec- 

 tion with the Association. I believe 

 I can gather more useful information 

 regarding what to i)lant, from corres- 

 pondents living in Simcoe county or 

 Muskoka, than you, sir, could give me 

 from St. Catharines. With best wishes 

 for the future success of the Association, 

 Yours truly, 



J. J. K 

 Penetanguishene, Simcoe Co. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE FRT^IT AND 

 VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIA- 

 TION OF THE UNITED STATES. 



The Fruit and Vegetable Growers 

 Association of the United States met 

 at the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio, 

 June 17, 1886. The meeting was one 

 of unusual interest. The various papers 

 read all embodied deep thought and re- 

 search. The most interesting discus- 

 sions were on the value and use of 

 fruits, and regarding the best methods 

 of preparing fruit for market and pre- 

 serving it for family use. The opinion 

 seemed prevalent that evaporated fruit 

 was bound to obtain and hold the 

 highest position in public favor. Not 

 only is evaporated fruit superior in 

 appearance, in flavor, in healthfulness 

 and in keeping properties, but it com- 

 mands a much higher i)rice ; ordinary 

 dried apples are worth from two to two 

 and a half cents per pound, evaporated 

 apples from eight to ten cents. Com- 



