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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



spur, the leaf-bud, more pointed in appear- 

 ance than the others will be seen, in the 

 centre of the group, which extends the 

 growth of the spur (Figs. 2310 and 231 1). 



In the peach, the fruit-bud may be found 

 somewhere about the centre of the shoot. 



Another distinctive feature of the fruit- 

 bud is that it usually enlarges and shows 

 signs of growth in the spring much earlier 

 than the leaf-buds. 



Simple and Compound Buds. 



The peach and apricot have simple fruit- 



buds, that is, each bud produces but one 

 blossom. Most of the other trees have com- 

 pound fruit-buds, which bear two or more 

 blossoms. The plum buds bear usually two 

 or three blossoms, the cherry four or five, 

 and the apple and pear six or eight. Hence, 

 the peach and apricot are always produced 

 singly along the branch, while the other 

 fruits may hang in clusters, although this 

 does not always follow, particularly with 

 apples, as only a portion of the blossoms 

 usually set fruit. 



THE DIAMOND GRAPE. 



>HE following additional notes on the 

 value of Moore's Diamond have 

 been received, and our readers will 

 note the great variety of opinions with re- 

 gard to it. This is of course due in part to 

 the difference of adaptation to different 

 localities : — 



"Sir, — I have fruited the Moore's Dia- 

 mond Grape for six or seven years, and con- 

 sider it one of the best of our white grapes for 

 the amateur. It is a vigorous grower and 

 good bearer, and of a sprightly vinous flavor, 

 far in advan e of the Niagara. It is, how- 

 ever, a little inclined to rot and not as good a 

 shipper, but I consider it valuable for a near 

 market," A. M. Smith, St. Catharines, Ont. 

 " Sir, — Respecting the subject of your let- 

 ter of nth inst. , I beg to say that I grew 

 Moore's Diamond Grape for several years. 

 The vine was quite hardy and produced 

 plenty of wood. After fruiting it three 

 years I found, that although the fruit was of 

 air quality and the clusters of moderate 



size, the small quantity of frnit produced 

 yearly, when compared with the Niagara, 

 would not pay me for the trouble of its fur- 

 ther cultivation. It was therefore de- 

 stroyed." Thos.' Beall, Lindsay, Ont. 



" Sir, — I have not found the Moore's Dia- 

 mond Grape profitable. Three vines planted 

 in 1892 on a sandy loam were totally de- 

 stroyed by the continuous zero weather of 

 February, 1899. They were fine strong 

 vines, but very tender as compared with the 

 Worden and not so hardy even as the 

 Niagara. As to fruiting qualities, I found 

 th^m earlier than the Niagara, but very 

 spasmodic and unreliable, one year a heavy 

 crop and the next one or two, tew if any at 

 all. The grapes are of good quality, free 

 of musk, with large often shouldered, hand- 

 some, compact bunches. I still have about 

 a dozen young vines, planted in the spring 

 of 1899. From my present experience I 

 could not recommend it for commercial pur- 

 poses." A. W. Peart, Freeman, Ont. 



