THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



The Charlton Grape has been 

 awarded the Wilder medal at the recent 

 meeting of the American Pomological 

 Society. Chairman F. M. Hexamer of 

 the native fruit committee of the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society, reported as 

 follows on the Charlton grape at the 

 Philadelphia meeting of the society : 

 " A cross between the Brighton and 

 Mills, raised by John Charlton, Roch- 

 ester, N.Y. The original vine has 

 fruited the last six years, and its fruit 

 seems to increase each season. The 

 berries are globular in shape, and me- 

 dium to large in size, moderately com- 

 pact, and sometimes shouldered ; color 

 red, similar to Catawba, quality best, 

 flesh tender and melting, juicy, sweet 

 and vinous, separating readily from the 

 seeds of which there are but few. Skin 

 thin, but firm enough to ensure good 

 keeping and shipping quality. Season 

 early, showing color before Concord, 

 but the fruit is in eating condition be- 

 fore it is fully colored. The vine is a 

 strong, healthy grower and prolific 

 bearer." 



Ten Thousand Acres of Land of 

 Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, was 

 purchased by a Chicago fruit firm, with 

 the intention of planting it to one great 

 apple orchard. The plan has been 

 abandoned, owing probably to the 

 decline of apple values, and the property 

 will be converted into a summer resort. 



The National Apple Shippers 

 Association complains loudly against 

 the custom in the large English markets 

 of allowing the buyer to return fruit 

 once bought in the auction room. It 

 seems the purchaser has thirty hours 

 after the sale in which to accept or 

 reject his purchase, and very often 

 goods are returned for some show of a 

 reason that they are not as represented 



and such goods must of course be then 

 sold at a sacrifice. The calculation is 

 that the sale in the auction should be 

 final, as is customary in other lines. 



The Winter Meeting of the On- 

 tario Fruit Growers' Association is to 

 be held in the Music Hall at Whitby, 

 Ont., on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 

 5th and 6th of December. Prof J. W. 

 Robertson will speak on " The Com- 

 merce in Large Fruits^' a most important 

 topic for Ontario Fruit Growers to con- 

 sider at the present time. 



All the prominent fruit men are 

 expected to be present. Representa- 

 tives will be on hand from the Central 

 Experimental Farm and from the 

 O.A.C, Guelph. 



Mr. A. W. Campbell, of the Dept. of 

 Agriculture, will give an address on 

 Good Roads and Cold Storage for Fruit 

 Growers. Mr. E. C. Beman, one of the 

 best pear growers in Ontario, will speak 

 on Varieties of Pears for the Home 

 Markets Mr. Lick, Mr. J. E. Farewell, 

 Q C., Dr. Waugh, and Dr. Hare will 

 give address. Music will be furnished 

 by the Ontario Ladies' College. These 

 are but a few of the good things before 

 us. We hope for a large and enthusi- 

 astic meeting. 



The American Park and Out 

 Door Association will hold a meeting 

 of its officers and of others interested in 

 its work at Chicago, on the 4th of Nov. 

 The Secretary, Mr. W. H. Manning, may 

 be addressed at the Auditorium, Annex 

 Hotel, during and before the meeting. 



This Association is an important one 

 and should have the encouragement and 

 support of all those interested in land- 

 scape improvements. 



Formation of New Local Socie- 

 ties. — This is the month to consider 



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