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THE CANADIAN IIORTICULTUKIST. 



from Messrs. A.!igur in si)ring of 1884, 

 wliicli fniite 1 this season. He says : 

 '■Its bright color, very Livge size and 

 great productiveness, so far, as well as 

 tl)e vigor of the ])lant, indicate great 

 promise as a market variety, and I 

 imagine it will prove firm enough to 

 handle unusually vviiU for so large a 

 fruit." 



At the Strawberry Sliow held in 

 Boston, Massachusetts, on June 25th 

 and 26th, 1885, the Jewell was awarded 

 the silver medal for the best seedling 

 strawbeiry. 



The above is all the testimony we 

 ai-e able to lay before our readers in 

 i-fliition to this new strawberry at the 

 present time. We have not yet seen 

 I he friitt, nor the plant, and, therefore, 

 can not express any opinion. We 

 understand that it is being tested in 

 Canada, and shall avail ourselves of 

 the first o])portunity to inform our 

 readers how it behaves on CJaiiadian 

 soil, and in our Canadian climate. 



WANTED, 



A few copies of the January number 

 of the Canadiu}!. llorticulttirltit for 

 1S85. We will send in return there- 

 for Vol. I., XL, III. or IV. complete, 

 if desired. 



D. W. BEADLE, Editor. 



THE DAVISON'S THORNLESS. 



This black-cap raspberry La^ proved 

 itself earlier in ripening this season than 

 H )uhegan or Tyler or Hopkins. The 

 cro[) of fruit is not quite as great noi- 

 tlie berries quite as large as are those of 

 tiie al>ove named sores, but this year it 

 lipcjiirid it^ fruit fully a week earliei'. 



THE ANNUAL MEETING 

 Of the Fruit Grower.s' Association of 

 Ontario will be held in the Town Hall, 

 Wingham, on Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, the IGth and 17th of 8epteniber 

 next. 



The following subjects will be dis- 

 cussed : — 



L — What are the best varieties of apple 

 for export, and Avhy ; that is, what 

 are the points of superiority i 



2.- - Wiiich varieties are the mcst de- 

 sirable for domestic use, for the table 

 and for tlie kitchen ? 



3. — Wliat varieties of apple are found to 

 be best adapted to the climate and 

 soil in the County of Huron I 



4.-— Wliat method of cultivation is found 

 to yield the best results, keeping the 

 orchard under clean cultivation ; or 

 planting the orchard Avith hoed crops, 

 as corn and potatoes ; or sowing with 

 cereals ; or seeding down to grass ] 



5. — What varieties of pears are success- 

 fully grown in Huron. 



C. — Are cherries grown in Huron, arid 

 if so, what kinds ? 



7. — Do plum trees suffer from the win- 

 ters in Huron ? Are they afflicted 

 witli the black knot ] Is the fruit 

 stung by the curculio ? 



8. — What varieties of plum are best 

 adapted to the climate of Huron ? 



9. — Which varieties of grape ripen their 

 fruit well and yield good crops in 

 Huron I 

 10. — Which are the earliest ripening 



grapes and the most hardy '] 

 11. — .Vre gooseberries grown in this part 

 of the country, and if so, what vari- 

 eties, and with what success ? 

 12. — Do raspberries succeed well in Hu- 

 ron, and what sorts are grown ? 



13. — What varieties of currants are grown 



here ] 

 14. — What ornamental trees and shrubs 



are planted in the lawns and around 



the dwellings in this part of the 

 country ? 



