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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



sively planted than any other, has proved 

 itself the hardiest of all apples, and brought 

 in more money than any other. At this date 

 it is at its best for eating from hand, but for 

 some reason it is keeping longer than usual 

 this year. It is usually past its best by 

 Oct. 1st. Yellow Transparent makes a good 

 appearance on the tables, but is past its 

 season now. Many other fall varieties are 

 shown, but those mentioned are most in 

 evidence. 



In winter apples, and we call it a winter 

 apple here, not;withstanding the decision of 

 the Horticultural Society, Wealthy still 

 stands ahead of all others. It has perhaps 

 the fewest faults of any winter apple we 

 have. It is not quite perfect, has a habit of 

 growing its fruit out at the end of its long, 

 slender branches, and we want an apple of 

 just as good quality and productiveness that 

 will keep just a little longer. Wallbridge 

 is the most highly colored apple we have, 

 a long keeper, but that is about all that can 

 be said in its favor, except that it is quite 

 hardy. Scott's Winter, a pretty little apple, 

 is too small; a great many go to a barrel. 

 Golden Russett is larger, and will average 

 nearly as much to the tree as the former, 

 and is more durable. Ben Davis, as grown 

 here, has nothing to recommend it. The 

 appearance is enough to give one a fit of 

 indigestion. I do not think it will ever 

 amount to anything here. Tallman Sweet 

 is coming to the front, and in its own place 

 promises well. Longfield is being exten- 

 sively planted, but has little to recommend 

 it except its extreme productiveness and 

 early bearing, but perhaps more of this var- 

 iety is being shown than any other. What 

 your late president, Mr. Orr, has been 

 pleased to name, Algoma Seedling, has 

 taken first prize for the last three years 

 shown as any other winter variety not spec- 

 ified, is certainly a large and exceptionally 

 fine apple, keeps until April, quality the best, 

 a regular and heavy bearer, with dark green 



foliage, its fruit being well distributed along 

 the branches. I will see that a few speci- 

 mens are forwarded to Walkerton in time 

 for your meeting. If it is a seedling, it should 

 be propagated, for we have no apple that so 

 completely fills the bill for winter. If want of 

 color is not against it, it is absolutely fault- 

 less. Some of your best apples are con- 

 spicuous by their absence here, Spy> 

 King and Baldwin, I am pretty safe to say, 

 have never produced a single specimen in 

 this part of Algoma, at least I have never 

 seen any and do not know of anyone who 

 has. The dead tree with the tag attached 

 is all that remains of the many dollars that 

 have been sent east for them. Taken alto- 

 gether, the apple exhibit at Sault. Ste. Marie 

 would compare favorably with any of greater 

 size along the lower lakes. The collections,, 

 of which there were several, numbered about 

 thirty varieties, and not a scaly apple to be 

 seen, our summer, from June, being very 

 dry and unfavorable for the growth of scab. 



Pears I may dispose of at once by saying 

 we were not in it up to this time ; failure 

 has been the result of our efforts. A few 

 specimens were on exhibition, but I do not 

 think you would call them XX ; still, we 

 hope to do better in the future. 



Plums were very good, and although 

 rather past the season, some remarkably 

 good fruit was shown, among which I notice 

 Reine Claude and several of the Japans ; in 

 tact the majority were Burbank and Ogon. 

 Several Americans were noticeable, but their 

 appearances were against them. 



Of grapes there was a wonderfully good 

 display, not at all to compare with anything 

 south of us, but enough to show that it is 

 quite possible to ripen anything not later 

 than Concord around Sault Ste. Marie. 



Crab apples, although not a very desir- 

 able fruit to grow in Eastern Ontario, are 

 valuable here. If I may judge from the 

 few barrels sent up to Sault Ste. Marie from 

 the east, the sooner you quit trying to grow 



