THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



additional trees are wanted. The trees are 

 free from black knot so common here. 



(Signed) J. L. Knapp. 



Answeb. — The variety is the typical Vladi. 

 mir, (25 orel). This variety we found in 

 North Germany and in Poland, but its home 

 is North Central Russia, where it is grown 

 by the train load. It is a wonderful bearer 

 at the North, and a medium sized, colored, 

 juicy black cherry, nearly sweet when fully 

 ripe. It has a slight bitter flavor which is 

 liked by nearly all who have tasted it. 



(Signed) J. L. Budd, 



of Iowa Agri. Col. Dept. of Horticulture. 



I have had a good many trees propa- 

 gated from the original trees found on 

 Mr. Gleason's place, and now there are 

 several others who have the young trees 

 bearing in this section and who can tes- 

 tify to the superior quality of the fruit, 

 which is of good size, as well as to 

 the hardiness of the tree which is 

 so well adapted to this country, and 

 which I believe will be extensively 

 planted when better known. It can be 

 readily understood from what Prof. Budd 

 says, that the varieties are so numerous 

 that care must be exercised in starting 

 from a tested tree otherwise in nine 

 cases out of every ten the fruit will be 

 worthless. 



Hoping I have not imposed too far 

 upon your valuable space, I remain, 

 Respectfully yours, 



James McGlennon. 

 Colborne, Ont. 



Note by the Editor. — We have to 

 thank our correspondent for his letter 

 and criticism of our description of the 

 Vladimir cherry, for this is exactly what 

 we desire in order to reach the truth 

 about each variety described. A com- 

 parison of this letter of Mr. McGlen- 

 non's, and our description of the cherry 

 there referred to, plainly shows that we 

 cannot be speaking of the same variety. 

 Possibly the Vladimir we have growing 

 at Grimsby is not true to name, or it 

 may be that the cherry propagated by 

 the Chase Bros, as Vladimir is some 

 superior variety, such as Koslov Morello. 

 This latter variety is grown as a bush 

 fruit by the peasants in Russia, and 

 would be a most profitable variety for 

 market. The most probable solution of 

 the whole matter is, that the Koslov 

 Morello and the Vladimir Morello are 

 one and the same cherry in a general 

 way, only being all propagated in Rus- 

 sia by the seed, our Vladimir is a worth- 

 less seedling, and our Koslov Morello 

 is a valuable one, and possibly nearly 

 identical with Chase Bros , Vladimir. 



THE BRILLIANT GRAPE. 



rE have two vines of the Brilliant 

 grape, which is certainly a very 

 beautiful and showy variety. Its 

 bright red color, from which it 

 takes its name, makes it noticeable even 

 by the side of its parents — the Lindley 

 and Delaware. It was originated by T. 

 V. Munson, in 1883, and he says of it : 

 — " The Brilliant ought to be a great 



grape in Canada. It is double the size 

 of Moyer, better in quality, and twice 

 as heavy a bearer. The vine is much 

 stronger, and seemingly just as hardy. 

 It is perhaps a few days later, and clings 

 to the cluster better ; besides this has a 

 perfect flower, and the Moyer is practi- 

 cally pistillate. 



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