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will stand shipping better than any of 

 the the newer sorts, except, perhaps, 

 Atlantic. 



Mancliester is a very fine sort, it is 

 so large, regular in form, good quality 

 and very productive. It gives us such 

 fine fruit late in the season when earlier 

 varieties begin to run small. It has 

 one fault, the foliage blights so badly 

 that it is sometimes very seriously in- 

 jured. I have not noticed that ten- 

 dency to blight in new plantations, but 

 the second season, after planting, the 

 crop is often a failure in many locali- 

 ties. 



Capt. Jack is still one of the best late 

 market berries I have, when grown on 

 clay loam ; does not do so well on sand 

 loam. 



Atlantic, fruit of large size, dark-red, 

 good quality, very productive and more 

 firm than any other berry I have seen. 

 The foliage is not as healthy as I would 

 like ; it blights somewhat on sand 

 loam, does better on clay loam, and is 

 worthy of a more extended trial. 



Prince of Berries still takes the lead 

 for quality, but does not produce 

 enough fruit to ever become a market 

 sort. Every grower should have a few 

 of them to know what first quality is, 

 in the strawberry. I have fruited 

 quite a number of newer sorts this 

 season. 



Jewell appears to be altogether the 

 most promising. It is a very strong 

 plant, foliage, thus far, very healthy, 

 fruit very large, of very bright scarlet 

 color and wonderfully productive ; al- 

 though the quality is not the best, I 

 believe it will become a standard market 

 sort. 



May King, a seedling of Crescent, 

 with perfect blossom, fruit about same 

 form of Crescent ; a little larger, some- 

 what lighter in color, with a white 

 bloom, which does not add to its ap- 

 pearance, quite productive ; * a good 

 amateur sort. 



Parry has not done much with me ; 

 the plant appears to be tender, does 

 not stand our winters as well as most 

 sorts ; unproductive. 



Woodruff, a variety from Michigan 

 that has very healthy foliage and pro- 

 duces a large crop of very firm, bright 

 red fruit of large size, well worthy of a 

 more extended trial. It is said to be 

 taking the place of Wilson, in Michi- 

 gan. 



Wonderful, from Connecticut. If it 

 is not the old Windsor Chief, it is so 

 near like it that I cannot detect any 

 difference either in plant, blossom or 

 fruit. 



Jumho and Cumberland Triumph are 

 also alike good for the amateur. Many 

 of the new varieties have not ripened 

 enough fruit this season so that I can- 

 not form any opinion as to their merits. 

 Among the most promising are Ontario, 

 Bubach, Belmont, Lida and Garretson. 



W. W. HiLBORN. 



Arkona, Ont. 



ANOTHER NEW GOOSEBERRY. 



We have received by express from 

 Mr. J. H. Williams, Goderich, Ont., a 

 sample of the fruit of a gooseberry 

 which he says is a chance seedling 

 raised by him, has been fruited for the 

 last six years, and seems to be quite 

 free from mildew. He states that " it 

 " is not a very rapid grower, but stands 

 " very erect with strong short-jointed 

 " wood, and has less thorns than any 

 " that I have seen. When ripe the 

 " berries are a beautiful amber color. I 

 " have the Downing, Smith and Hough- 

 " ton, but think more of this seedling 

 " than of either of them. I would like 

 " to have your opinion of them." 



The fruit received was not quite as 

 large as the Downing, but larger than 

 the Houghton, of a light green color, 

 with a yellow tinge, and round in form. 

 The flavour was much like that of the 

 Downing. It is not an easy matter to 



