10 FRUIT RANCHING. 



out of the account. But with regard to the apples 

 grown in the interior of British Columbia, at any rate 

 in the district of Kootenay, in the south-east corner 

 of that province, 1 have no hesitation in declaring 

 that there are varieties grown there which, in point of 

 flavour, are every whit the equals of the choicest 

 English apples. The varieties I have in mind 

 are Gravenstein, Wealthy, Mcintosh Red, Golden 

 Russet, Grimes' Golden, Ribston Pippin, and 

 Northern Spy. These, as the English fruit-grower 

 will observe, are all Canadian varieties except two — 

 the Golden Russet and the Ribston Pippin. In both 

 these cases I would honestly prefer the British 

 Columbian product. On the other hand, the 

 Blenheim Orange, as grown in British Columbia, 

 seems to me to be, in point of flavour, unquestion- 

 ably inferior to the English variety. 



I have mentioned this little matter to exemplify the 

 strict and careful impartiality which is displayed by 

 Mr. Turner. It shows that he is a man who is con- 

 scientiously desirous not to mislead, (hat he is a man 

 in whom the inquirer may repose full confidence — 

 even as I did myself. 



But the prudent inquirer will not rest content with 

 making inquiries in London alone. He will extend 

 his investigations to British Columbia itself. He will 

 seek to acquire information in the actual district in 

 which he contemplates settling. If, however, he 

 prefers to leave the selection of his district open until 

 he has an opportunity to see the country and investi- 

 gate for himself, then he must, of course, spread the 

 net of his inquiries wider, and seek his information 

 in more than one district of the province. 



