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THE CANADIAN nORTIOULTURTST. 



colored fio-.vers, about the size of a clime. 

 As it is constantly in bloom it is a 

 ])lant that will always attract considei-- 

 able attention, and is deserving of a 

 ])lace in every window garden. — Chas. 

 E. Paknell, in Vic/cs Magazine. 



RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES. 



We ]iav(? great difticulty, so far north, 

 in getting raspberries hardy enough to 

 withstand our severe climate. Occa- 

 sion^dly there are seasons when snow 

 comes early, and in such quantities as 

 to cover the bushes, aud thus afford 

 ample protection. But these are very 

 exceptional, and consequently we are 

 obliged to protect the canes by laying 

 them down, which at best is an expen- 

 sive and troublesome undertaking. As 

 yet there is an abundance of wild rasp- 

 lierries sold on the market at such a 

 i-ate as not to guai'antee the expense 

 of growing raspberries, except in an 

 amateur way. Among the reds Cuth- 

 bert is certainly the best ; although late 

 in ripening it is well worth waiting for. 

 The cold-resisting powers are found to 

 the greatest extent in Saunder's No. 60 j 

 but in quality it is inferior to the Cuth- 

 bert, and not prepossessing in color, 

 being a sort of purplish black. For our 

 northern sections it is, however, an 

 acquisition. Among the blacks Gregg, 

 v.'hen well pinched back and grown low, 

 has given tlie best satisfaction. — [If 

 Mr. "Wright will can some of Saunders' 

 No. CO he will find them by no means 

 inferior to the Cuthbert. — Ed. Can. 

 Jlort.] 



Strawberries can be grown in greater 



■variety, as they are more easily pro- 

 tected. Wilson seems to be the general 

 favorite, although of late many are 

 speaking in warm terms of the Crescent 

 Seedling. Those of my neighbors who 

 have tested it spoke of it in the high- 



• est terms. I consider it one of the best 

 ■v\ e have. As for me, it produces more 



i'.uit with less trouble than any berry 



on my gi'ounds. For a voy large, 

 showy berry I have none that surpasses 

 the Sharpless, but as it is so irregular 

 in shape and berry, also less productive 

 for the labor spent on it than these last 

 mentioned varieties, I grow it in lim- 

 ited quantities only. — A. A. Wright, 

 in IluuU Neiv Yoi'ker. 



THE OSTHEIM WEICHSEL CHERRY. 



PKOFESSOH J. L. BUDD. 



Over a large portion of Europe, 

 where the Heart and Duke varieties of 

 cherries fail to do well, and even in 

 many parts where the latter succeed 

 perfectly, the Ostheim is a general 

 favorite, of prince and peasant. As' 

 .European pomologists xirato in report- 

 ing it hardier in tree, firmer in leaf, 

 and much higher in quality of fruit 

 than any of the Montmorency vari- 

 eties (of which our Riclnnond is one), 

 it seems strange that it has not been 

 introduced and propagated by our large 

 nurseries of the Eastern States. Pos- 

 sibl}' the small size of the tree and its 

 bushy haV)it of growth may account 

 for this general neglect ; yet, Mdthout 

 the aid of nurseries or horticultui-al so- 

 cieties, it has been introduced at a 

 number of points in the West by 

 settlers from Eastern Germany, Poland 

 and Silesia, and is rapidly coming to 

 the front as one of the best and most 

 profitable of the sorts yet tried in the 

 Mississippi Valley. 



At several points in Minnesota, it 

 has lived and fruited where the Rich- 

 mond has utterly failed, Avhile in Iowa, 

 Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, it has 

 radiated from several centers of sprout 

 distribution. 



During the summer of 1884 the foli- 

 age of the Richmond and English Mo- 

 rello was so injured by rust that the 

 wood failed to properly mature, and 

 during the past test winter the trees 

 have been lost, except on the most 

 favorable soils, while the thicker and 



