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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



It derives its name from Mr. John 

 Lawson, of Ulster County, N.Y., who 

 formerly owned the farm on which the 

 original tree still stands. The tree is 

 thought to be about 100 years of age, 

 and has never been known to blight. 



The pear is certainly desirable, pro- 

 vided it bears out all these character- 

 istics and is sufficiently hardy for our 

 Canadian climate. 



THE EARHAET EVER-BEARING 

 RASPBERRY. 



The Rural New-Yorker of 23rd Oct. 

 gives this raspberry a good puff. It 

 claims for it the following 'points of ex- 

 cellence, (1) hardiness, ('2) thrift, (3) 

 productiveness, (4) better quality than 

 the Gregg. 



But the great point, in which it is 

 claimed to excel them all, is its wonder- 

 ful second crops on wood of the current 

 year's growth. The main crop ripens 

 about the last of June, and the second 

 crop commences to ripen about August 

 1 5th and continues for about six weeks. 

 On one cane over 500 berries were 

 counted on the 16th September last, and 

 altogethar it is made out to be a won- 

 derful acquisition to the garden, giving 

 a continuance of fruit for the table all 

 summer long. 



Now we always read statements in 

 the Rural with the greatest confidence, 

 because it gives its opinions, as we also 

 aim to do, without fear or favor. But 

 we should require the experience of 

 more than one season to establish our 

 confidence in the wonderful everbear- 

 ing qualities of the Earhart. 



Whv, only a few days ago we read 



of a gardener in Wingham, Ont., pick- 

 ing a fine lot of second crop raspberries 

 in his garden about the 16 th October; 

 they were literally loaded with fruit and 

 not Earharts either. The fact is, this 

 is an unusual season for second crops. 

 A neighbor of ours, Mr. Snyder, has 

 plenty of second crop strawberries now 

 (Nov. 12) on his plants; and another 

 Mr. Sardis Smith, has an apple tree 

 with a second crop of apples, of fair 

 size and ripe. 



This peculiar phenomenon extends 

 to England also, for we read in the 

 London Standard 11th Oct. "the ex- 

 traordinary mildness of the weather in 

 Dorset has produced some curious 

 phenomena. Strawberries in full bloom 

 are very common in the south, and at 

 Dorchester may be seen apple trees in 

 abundant blossom." 



Back Volumes of "The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist." — Many of our readers will be 

 pleased to learn that we can still supply 

 back volumes. We have Vols. I., II., 

 III., IV., VI., VII. and VIII. on hand. 

 They contain vast stores of useful in- 

 formation for Canadian fruit growers. 

 Any of these volumes complete, with 

 the accompanying Report, will be sent, 

 post paid, to any address on receipt of 

 75 cts., or, without Report, for 60 cts. 



Correspondents will please make all 

 articles as brief and pointed as pos- 

 sible. Nobody has time, in this busy 

 Nineteenth Century, to read very long 

 articles; besides, when they are very 

 long they are sure to be dry. Let 



