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the vine mildews veiy badly." This 

 season, in which mildew nearly ruined 

 my Rogers Hybrids of every name, the 

 Jessica was not affected. 



Lady did not ripen this season as 

 early as I supposed it would. This is 

 the first time that my vines have borne. 

 The bunches and berries are larger than 

 those of Martha, and somewhat less 

 foxy, but quite too foxy to suit my 

 taste. 



Linden ripens before the Concord, 

 before the Worden, somewhat smaller 

 in both bunch and berry than either, 

 quality about equal to Concord. The 

 berries do not drop from the bunch, 

 which is handsomely shouldered, and 

 will remain on the vine until frost 

 without deteriorating in flavour. To 

 my taste it is not as good as Moore's 

 Early, but will probably be more profit- 

 able as a market grape in northern 

 localities. 



Martha is too small and too late in 

 ripening and too foxy when ripe to suit 

 me. 



Massasoii ripens as early as Hartfoi'd 

 Prolific, and is to my taste a much bet- 

 ter grape. The bunches are short, 

 berries large, red and sweet. 



Merrimack seems to be less subject 

 to mildew and rot than most of the 

 Rogers Hybrids. The bunches are not 

 large, berries large, black, sweet and 

 " good" 



Moores Early has not been ripe 

 quite as early as the Cham2;)ion, is much 

 better in quality, being about as good 

 as Concord ; the berries are not quite as 

 large as Concord, and when dead ripe 

 drop from the bunch ; nor is the vine as 

 productive or vigorous. 



Pocklington, after several seasons' 

 trial, has proved to ripen after the Con- 

 cord. The bunches and berries are 

 large, handsome, and when fully j 

 ripe have a decided yellow tinge. In 

 quality as good as the Concord. 



Prentiss ripens about with the Con- 



cord ; bunches and berries of medium 

 size, pale yellow when ripe, with some- 

 thing of the Isabella flavour. 



Salem will mildew and rot with me 

 three seasons out of five. When well 

 ripened it is a good keeper. 



Vergemies does not ripen any earlier 

 than Concord, or my vine is not true 

 to name. It is not of high quality, but 

 it is agreeable ; the flesh is somewhat 

 tough or pulpy. It will keep well. 



Wilder is a grape of magnificent ap- 

 pearance, veiy large in bunch and berry, 

 ripening about with Concord, and of 

 " good " quality. Like all of Rogers' 

 Hybrids it is subject to mildew and 

 rot. 



Worden is steadily gaining in favour 

 as a grape for genei'al cultivation in 

 Ontario. The vine is healthy, hardy, 

 productive ; bunch and berry about the 

 same in size as Concord, less pulpy, but 

 otherwise having much the same flavor, 

 and ripening about ten days earlier ; 

 this difference in time of ripening being 

 more marked in northern Ontario than 

 in the southern portion. The fruit is 

 covered with a rich bloom which gives 

 it a very attractive appearance. 



PRUNING ROSES. 

 I should like to say a few words 

 about pruning roses, bringing out an 

 important principle in regard to it that 

 I have not seen elsewhere mentioned, 

 except in a most incidental manner ; 

 and which, experience has taught me, 

 is the very key-note of success in this 

 respect. Every article on the subject 

 that I have read is always emphatic in 

 recommending pruning, and severe 

 pruning. In fact, they say you can 

 hardly prune too much (with a few 

 cautions) and the English Rosarians' 

 Year Book (which is, perhaps, the best 

 authority for everything regarding rose 

 culture) gives an article by one of the 

 noted English I'osarians, in which he 

 says that he never had as fine flowers 



