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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Caynpa Rod Speak or 20-oiinco Apple is referred 

 to.] -which mcatiured tliirteen inches in circninfer- 

 enco. Tiie Ifusi. is a red streaked, Orni, good-louk- 

 iiig apple. A idnd called Menagerie somewliat re- 

 seiiddcp Gloria Mnndi, hotli as regards shape am. 

 size. Maiden Bliisli is a tlat yellow sort, red next 

 the sun. Of l>iue Pearniain, the collection con- 

 tains tine specimens; they are, however, a trifle 

 smaller than fruit of thf.t variety shown from Nova 

 Rcotia. Canada Reinette is a medium sized kind, 

 streaked with red ; aud of Emperor Alexander and 

 JSlenhoini Orange, more iiandsome fruit could not 

 po.ssibly be j-roduced tlian tliose in the collection 

 now nni^er notice. Wagener is a middle-sized 

 pale green kind, red on one side; and of Lady 

 Apple and English Golden Pippin there are some 

 small fruit; tiie last, which appears to he the true 

 old Golden Pippen, is not. however, so fine as it is 

 now .and then found in this country. 



" Tiie whole of the apples just noticed have ar- 

 rived in excellent condition, without speck or 

 blemish. Ve however found all that we tasted 

 much sweeter than the same sorts in this country, 

 tlie hot suratners of North America being unfa- 

 vorable to the formation of the acidity which ren- 

 ders our English apples so delicious. 



" Pears do not seem to have fared so well ; for 

 some which are sho,wn are greatly decayed. 

 Among them are Louise Bonne de Jersey, Forelle 

 or Trent pear, the last beautifully colored and 

 speckled with red ; "Winter Nelis, Vicar of "Wink- 

 field, Beurre Bosc, White and Gray Doyenne, 

 Swan's Orange, Easter Beurre, Beurre Diel and 

 Soldat Laborer, the last the same as the B. d'Arem- 

 berg. These are all ])aler in tlie skin, and in some 

 instances smaller than the same kinds grown in 

 this country. , 



" Of grapes there are several dishes of fair size for 

 outdoor fruit ; but all of them have the wretched 

 foxy taste peculiar to most sorts of American 

 grapes. Tiie sorts called Dalhousie and Ontario 

 *imewhat resemble Black Hamburg, from which 

 hey appear to Ije crosses ; the Isabella lias a grizzly 

 appearance; others coDsisted of Diana, Delaware, 

 Ilainilton Black, Sweetwater, Concord, Lincoln, 

 and Rebecca, the List a white sort with egg-shaped 

 berries, and better in flavor than some of the others. 



"Other subjects consisted of fruit of the Black 

 "Walnut, American Cliesnut {Castanea americana^) 

 Haws of large size, Siberian Crab.s, White Hickory 

 Nuts, Qninces and Capsicums. 



"Various examples of cereals, potatoes, onions 

 and carrots, are also included in this magnificent 

 exhibition of Canadian produce. We hope to see 

 more of our Canadian friends' fruit at our exhibi- 

 tions." 



Ix an account of the Imperial Gr^rden at 

 Pchonbrnnn a correspondent of the Gardeners' 

 OhronicU tells what marveig are there accom- 

 plished withont any of the modern improvements 

 in gardening. If German gardeners can do so 

 mach with so little, they ought to bo at a premium 

 in this country, where horticultural taste is more 

 generally fonnd than the wealth necessary to 

 gratify it. 



WEEPING JUNIPER. 



Winter is thetime to talk about evergreen trees 

 How cold and desolate a farm-house looks at this 

 season without trees. The wind seems to blow 

 harder and colder as we pass it. On the othei 

 hand, how cozy, comfortable and home-like a neal 

 farm-house looks surroundeJ with evergreen trees! 

 We do not want too many, as that is apt to give 

 the house rather a gloomy appearance ; but a few 

 Norway Spruces, with one or two Austrian, Scotcli 

 and Weymouth Pines, and a few Arbor Vitaas and 

 Red Cedars, interspersed with deciduous trees, im- 





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WEEPIKG JUNIPER (j. OBLOSGA PEXDCLA.) 



part a charm to a country honse in winter thai 

 nothing else can give. 



We think the old Red Cedar (Juniperus vir- 

 giniana) is not suflSciently api)reciated. It is too 

 well known to need any description. It is com- 

 mon all over the United States and Canada. There 

 are a great many varieties of it cultivated in 

 Europe, and they are gradually being introduced 

 into tliis conntr}'. One of the most beautiful cf 

 these is the Weeping Juniper (./. ohlonga pendula,) 

 a small tree fifteen to twenty feet high, a native of 

 the mountains of Japan, and perfectly hardj -with 



