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Witli Concords abundant at four 

 cents, quality alone must have the 

 credit of this advance. Does it pay 1 



I frequently hear people talk of the 

 profits of growing Concords at two and 

 one-half cents per pound, and their 

 satisfaction at such prices, but when T 

 reach that condition of mind I shall be 

 more of a lunatic than I am now. I 

 would rather go out to work at a dollar 

 a day, turn tramp, or go to the alms- 

 house by a more direct route. 



With the present condition of our 

 markets and the business, I am con- 

 vinced, from iny own expei-ience, that 

 the most important factor in securing 

 profits, or even satisfactory prices, for 

 our agricultural and horticultural pro- 

 ducts is in improving the quality, even 

 if the quantity is diminished. Better 

 fruit and less of it. 



I think it was Webster who said, 

 there was " plenty of room at the top." 



Will it not pay more of our fruit- 

 growers to try and get there 1 — E. Wil- 

 liams, in Michifjan Horticulturist. 



VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES TO 

 EAT, 



I feel some embarrassment in writ- 

 ing upon what is so clearly a matter of 

 taste, knowing that that subtle sense 

 vanes so much in individuals that it 

 would be audacious for any one to set 

 up his own as a standard. 



I may be under an illusion but am 

 impressed that 1 used when a boy, rov- 

 ing over fields and woods, to occasion- 

 ally strike a stool of black rasj)berries, 

 growing in just enough shade, with 

 roots feeding in just the right kind of 

 compost, that produced berries of the 

 most delicate and exquisite flavor of any 

 I ever ate. In fact, as I have since 

 tested new varieties of raspberries, the 

 memory of the flavor of those I used to 

 eat, strung on a timothy stalk, would 

 obtrude and become a stjindard of com- 

 parison. 



The Mammoth Cluster was a favor- 

 ite of mine for eating, not so much, 

 perhaps, because of its high flavor as 

 for its freedom from seeds. A berry 

 with pulp crowded full of seeds is not 

 very pleasant eating of however high 

 flavor. 



Seneca is another high -flavored 

 black-cap, but, for some reason, has 

 failed to push its way into popular 

 favor, perhaps because it had no one 

 particularly interested in pushing it. 



Of the black-caps now grown exten- 

 sively for market or evaporating, none, 

 I think, are of very high quality. 

 Gregg is one of the poorest; Ohio is a 

 little better but not of high quality, 

 and the same may be said of Tyler. I 

 think Ho})kins may prove better than 

 any of the three. A new variety, not 

 yet much disseminated, " Reyes," is 

 the sweetest black-cap I ever tasted. 



Passing on to the reds, among the 

 best in flavor are Knevett's Giant and 

 Herstine, and I think they are well 

 worthy the attention of the amateur, 

 although not perfectly hardy. Among 

 hardy sorts, Clarke, Turner and Cuth- 

 bert are of good quality. I think 

 Marlboro will rank pretty high in 

 quality. Excelling all in delicate 

 flavor, yellow berry, Brinckle's Orange, 

 will repay considerable eflbrt for its 

 production. 



For the table, well mixed with 

 sugar, I know of non(5 that please me 

 more than Shaffer, although of inferior 

 flavor, eaten out of hand. — P. C. Rey- 

 nolds, ill Michigan Horticulturist. 



CANADA'S FRUIT EXPORT. 



The trade tables sliow a steady 

 growth in Canada's exports of fruits 

 during recent years. The declared 

 value is now over half a million dol- 

 lars, and. although this is but a small 

 sum, it doubtless has a marked eflfect 

 on the home prices. — Montreal Witness. 



