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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



THE NEW VARIETIES OF GRAPES 

 IN PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. 



August and September of last year 

 saved the grape crop from utter failure 

 predicted during the unfavorable early 

 part of the season. The exhibition of 

 the Montreal Horticultural Society and 

 Fruit Growers' Association of Quebec 

 was too early in September for a toler- 

 ably fair display of outdoor grajies, but 

 the Abbotsford Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, held this year at Rougemont, 

 Rouville County, on the 25th of Sep- 

 tember, had the finest display ever held 

 in this Province. In outdoor grapes, 

 Mr. Chas. Gibb had on exliibition 

 thirty-four varieties, my own of sixty- 

 five varieties, and several very credit- 

 able smaller collections. Mr. Gibl) 

 has infused a wide spread interest in 

 the cultivation of fruit in general, and 

 his long labors are yearly showing bene- 

 ficial results. Well deserved praise is 

 bestowed upon him from all quarters. 



ON WHITE GRAPES. 



Lady, after the vine becomes estab- 

 lished, proves productive and generally 

 very satisfactory. 



GreivbS Golden ripened for the first. 

 It has a fair sized bunch and berry, 

 skin quite thin, is distinct in flavor 

 from other white vaiieties, partaking- 

 somewhat of the plum. It is healthy 

 in foliage, a good bearer and good home 

 variety. 



Belinda, Antoinette and Carlotta, 

 Miner's seedlings, ripening in order 

 named, are likely to all succeed here. 

 Antoinette is preferable, as the best 

 grower, and better in flavor than 

 Belinda. 



A Concord hybrid, No. 5, of Mr. G. 

 "VV. Campbell, of Ohio, gave a very 

 good impression. Resembles the Con- 

 cord in some respects, but earlier and 

 better. 



Prentiss was more satisfactory this 

 season, ripened eai'lier and was loaded, 



and a good portion of the bunches had 

 to be cut out, which practice is very 

 necessary here to ensure earliness in 

 ripening. It may yet succeed for this 

 Province generally. 



Faith bore as heavily as it did last 

 year. It has a small berry, and long, 

 loose bunch, remarkably strong grower. 

 In all notices I see of it south, is classed 

 as an early variety. It does not ripen 

 here before Delaware, unless about half 

 the fruit is cut out. 



Duchess did better than last year. 

 It is still much smaller in berry than 

 southern specimens sent us. Fruit in 

 (juality quite good. 



Lady Washington, unfortunately too 

 late by a good deal. Regret this, as 

 the bunch and berry are admirable. 

 Have given it close attention without 

 corresponding results. 



PocJclington. "The Golden," is also 

 too late for this Province, though it 

 was inclined to bear somewhat earlier 

 this season, and improved in size ; the 

 color claimed for it is a wild exaggera- 

 tion. 



Empire State and Masons Seedling I 

 look forward to with no little interest. 

 The foi-mer is well endorsed by Mr. 

 Ricketts, and the latter by Mr. Bush, 

 of Missouri, a very careful and reliable 

 authority. 



ON BLACK GRAPES. 



Early Victor, after three years fruit- 

 ing, sustains its reputation. If one- 

 third to one-half the bunches are cut 

 out, it is vastly improved in size and 

 earliness. 



Dempsey's No. 25 (which I have 

 noticed in Gntai'io Report as a white 

 variety) has fruited here for four years, 

 quite as large in berry as any of Rogers' 

 blacks, and in bunch compares with 

 Barry. Has proved earlier than any 

 of the Rogers' of its color, and quite as 

 good in quality. Now know sufiicient 

 of it to recommend it highly. 



