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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Jewell. — A seedling of P. M. Augur 

 (fe Son's now offered for sale this fall. 

 They sent me some plants this spring. 

 The plant is large and healthy, and a 

 good grower. The R. N. Yorker says, 

 June 21st:— "Jewell is now in the 

 height of ripening. The peduncles are 

 strong and bear from 5 to 1 4 berries ; 

 some plants have from 4 to 5 peduncles, 

 so that such jjlants may be said to be 

 laden with fruit. No other has ever 

 given us more fruit to a given length 

 of row." 



Amateur. — June 25th — Amateur is 

 very prolific ; the berries drop from the 

 peduncles rather too easily ; the color 

 a light red, the flesh white or rose-col- 

 ored ; they are regular in shape, and 

 the quality is somewhat better than 

 Jewell. 



Hathaways, Nos. 3, 6 and 9. — These 

 were sent me by President Lyon in 

 1884. They fruited here this season ; 

 they did not ri[)en here till June 22nd ; 

 they did about the same here as at 

 the Rural grounds. I would not like 

 to give a verdict on No. 3 until another 

 year's trial. No. 5, color brilliant 

 crimson, shape conical, quality excel- 

 lent, plants vigorous and fruitful. No. 

 9 began to ripen a few days after No. 

 5. Plant very vigorous ; a nice berry ; 

 color red, golden seeds, which makes it 

 look very handsome. 



Needle s Seedling, Iowa. — I got these 

 at the same time as Hathawaj^s. Plant 

 a dark green ; not very stocky, but 

 healthy ; very like the Wilson both in 

 plant and fruit, but commenced to 

 ripen with the Crescent and gave more 

 or less fruit to the end of the season. 



Crawford's Xo. 6. — Not yet offered 

 for sale. T like to be among Craw- 

 ford's seedlings, they respond so quickly 

 to my soil and care. I have no interest 

 in plants sent me for trial beyond truth- 

 fully stating how they have done here. 

 No. (■) is a very large beriy, well formed, 

 bright red, and good quality. I have 



not yet gro\v^i anything to beat it for 

 size and beauty, and sold by weight all 

 other varieties would be in the shade. 

 R. Johnston' s Seedling, ■' Ontario." — 

 I have fruited it for two years. From 

 our experience with it we believe it is 

 worthy of all he claims for it. The 

 blossom is large ; stamens being very 

 sti'ong, securing perfect fertilization, 

 and as it is quite firm its large size and 

 bright apjiearance recommend it as a 

 market beriy. 



Respectfully yours, 



John Littl?:. 

 Grantou, August 24, 18S5. 



EXPERIENCE FROM THE COLD 

 NORTH. 



The winter of 1884-'8a is one that 

 will linger for years in the memory of 

 fruit-growers as one of disaster and 

 disa])pointment ; yet at the same time 

 it is one replete with knowledge most 

 valuable to the pi'ofessional fruit grower 

 as well as to the amateur who chances 

 to I'eside in a cold northern clime. 



It is particularly disheartening to 

 cultivate your fruit-bearing ti'ees suc- 

 cessfully for several years, and then, 

 just when you begin to hope and be- 

 lieve that 3'ou have at length secured a 

 collection of trees that will withstand 

 the rigor of your climate, to have one 

 of those " test winters " come moving 

 along and sweep neai'ly all before it. 

 Such an one is that through which we 

 have just passed. 



We have learned, however, that in 

 apple trees the cold-resisting powers 

 ai-e greatest in the following : — 



The Wealthy must stand at the head 

 of the list. On every side we hear 

 nothing but good reports of its hardi- 

 ness and excellence of fruit. So far ai; 

 least as we now know it is the longest 

 keeper we can grow, and is in eveiy 

 respect a most desirable tree to plant. 



"The Yellow IVansjmrent, too, came 

 through the past season without the 



