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The Charlton Grape. — We have 

 received to-day (September 27th) three 

 bunches of the new Charlton grape. 

 Messrs. John Charlton & Sons, of 

 Rochester, the introducers, say, "We 

 send you a. sample of our new grape 

 which we allow to speak for itself" ; and 

 certainly if the vine is healthy and pro- 

 ductive the qualities of the fruit are such 

 as to ensure it a place among our very 

 best varieties. A cross between Mills 

 (Muscat Hamburg x Creveling) and 

 Brighton, ( Concord x Diana ) two 

 varieties themselves possessing most 

 excellent qualities, we would expect 

 nothing less than a first-class hybrid. 

 The bunch is large, about live and a 

 half inches in length, shouldered and 

 very compact. The berry is large, skin 

 tough, light red turning dark maroon 

 and almost black at maturity. Covered 

 with a thin lilac bloom ; flesh meaty, 



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tender, pulp breaks up readily from 

 seeds, flavor sweet, fairly juicy, sprightly, 

 aromatic, very pleasant. 



Correction. — Height of Japanese 

 pine (p. 383) should be two feet and 

 its age 52 years ; and instead of Douglas 

 spruce having two companion trees it 

 has only one. 



Mr. C. W. Hartman, of Clarksburg, 

 sends us a freak of nature in two samples 

 of a plum, one yellow and one dark 

 red, grown on the same graft. The 

 specimens seem to be the same in every 

 other respect except color. 



The Southern Fair at Brantford 

 has been a decided success this year 

 financially, the receipts being about 

 $3000. 



