THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



are the best adapted for 

 stock on which the dwarf 

 pears are to be grafted. 

 The Portugal quince is a 

 smaller variety, and is of 

 inferior quality, and the 

 Chinese quince is not to 

 be desired. The varie- 

 ties named are old stan- 

 dard fruits,, and can be 

 depended upon. Other 

 newer varieties have since 

 been put upon the market, 

 and many undoubtedly 

 possess excellent qualities 

 but the writer has never 

 tried them, and cannot 

 vouch for their goodness. 

 In the present uncertain 

 and unsatisfactory condi- 

 tion of general quince 

 culture, it is better to 

 select only the varieties 

 that have shown them- 

 selves to be worthy of 

 attention. — Germantown 

 Telegraph. 



Fxo. 1506.— A Pruned Tree. 



FRUITS AT OUR FAIRS. 



DN the last issue of your splendid 

 journal I noticed an article by 

 Mr. Alex. McD. Allan, in refer 

 ence to the twenty collections of 

 pears at the Industrial Exhibition, To- 

 ronto. 



Now Sir, I may say that I am one 

 also who was struck by the first prize 

 collection there exhibited, for I presume 

 the education of the public, particularly 

 the beginners in fruit culture. But we 

 need not be surprised at anything of the 

 kind any more, since the Keiffer Pear 

 is the best for the British market in 

 preference to our delicious Bartletts, or 

 Beurre Boscs, Sheldons, etc. Now sir, 

 I am not going into the merits or the 



demerits ot the collections above men- 

 tioned as I might get myself into a 

 hornet's nest, the collections spoke for 

 themselves to those who know the 

 varieties, but I would pity the beginner 

 who might copy the names of this col- 

 lection with the intention of planting 

 the same. Just think of a beginner plant- 

 ing one hundred trees of Easter Beurre, 

 or winter Nelis, where could he sell the 

 fruit ; this I consider would be a great 

 loss not only to the party that might 

 plant, but also to the province at large. 

 May I also ask what authority has the 

 fruit grower or the exhibitor, and I may 

 add the judges, to go by, as to the merits, 

 value or the quality of our. fruits as a 



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