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Blair's Seedling. 



1107. Sir, — I am sending you a peach a 

 boy took off my seedling tree, it is evidently 

 a new one ; a stranger among later kinds. 

 Hard yet ; will come in about September 

 20th ; seemingly of fine texture and likely to 

 be pretty ; small pit and perfectly free. 

 This is one of five ; only four left ; one of 

 which is very much larger, the other three 

 fully equal, if not better than this, as it was 

 the lowest one on the tree and the boy 

 reached it as easy as Eve. They will be large 

 when ripe. Give us your opinion and oblige, 

 Yours truly, 

 John Blair. 



The sample is very pretty in appear- 

 ance, and has a well colored cheek, 

 and white flesh. The size is only 

 medium, but large enough for a dessert 

 peach. The specimen was scarcely ripe 

 enough to judge of the quality. 



Millionaire Peach. 



1 108. Sir. — I am sending you a sample 

 of my Millionaire Peach which you will see 

 ripens immediately after the Early Crawford. 

 E. D. Smith. 



Winona. 



We are in receipt of a very beautiful 

 sample of peach to day from Mr. Smith 

 (Sept. 1 2th), which well deserves notice 

 providing the tree is hardy and produc- 

 tive, and the fruit should average any- 

 thing like this specimen. It very much 

 resembles a fine sample of Early Craw- 

 ford, but the form is rounder, the 

 cavity and suture deeper, and cheek a 

 darker red. The flesh is a beautiful 

 yellow, of tender texture, juicy and 

 highly flavored, quite equal to that of 

 the Early Crawford, while the pit is 

 smaller. Coming in at the season of 

 the late Crawford, it has no competitor 

 that we knew of unless it be the Won 

 derful, which is also of about the same 

 season. It precedes Elberta, apparent- 

 ly by about a week. 



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Seedling Grapes. 



1109. Sib, — I am sending you by mail a 

 bunch of grapes to see if you can give me the 

 name of them. It is a pure seedling. 



John Douglas, 



Newcastle. 



A seedling grape has no name, it is 

 not a known variety at all, but a new 

 variety produced by growing a plant 

 from seeds. When it is given a name it 

 is no longer called a seedling. The 

 sample was crushed in the mail being 

 packed in a pasteboard box. 



Mr. Penny's Bill Regarding Fruit 

 Packages. 



1110. Sir, — I should like to know whe- 

 ther Mr. Penny's bill relating to the size of 

 fruit packages is now, or likely to become 

 law? 



I). J. Stewart, 



Aitken's Ferry, P. E. I. 



No, Mr. Penny's bill has not become 

 law j but the amendment to the Weights 

 and Measures Act, of which the text 

 was given on page 307, has become 

 law. This regulates the size of the 

 Canadian apple barrel, making it 27 

 inches between heads, inside measure ; 

 head diameter 17 inches, and middle 

 diameter 19 inches. The barrel must 

 be head lined and sufficiently hooped. 

 Anyone shipping apples in barrels not 

 in accordance with the Act is liable to 

 a fine of 25 cents for each barrel. 



It will soon be necessary for the Act 

 to be still further amended, so as to 

 regulate the size of bushel boxes and 

 other cases for fruit. 



Shaffer or Columbia. 



1111. Sir,— Which is the best raspberry, 

 Shaffer or Columbia? I want a kind that will 

 not sucker. 



F. Hebkl. 



