The Canadian Horticulturist. 



and if one wished four good specialties for the English market, he would 

 recommend the Ribston, Blenheim, Gravenstein and King. 



On Thursday morning the importance of a fruit experimental work was 

 emphasized by Mr. A. M. Smith, and the matter was placed in the hands of a 

 committee of which he is chairman. Mr. I ). \V. Beadle, of Toronto, as Chairman 

 of the Committee on Pears, presented a revised report of the Catalogue of Pears, 

 for guidance of judges. We give selections from it : 



Bartlett 



( lapps 



Souvenir 



Buffam 



Doyenne Boussock. 

 Kieffer 



Dessert. 

 8 

 7 

 4 

 4 

 6 



3 



This report was received from the committee, but laid over for further 

 criticism. 



An important part of the afternoon's work was the report of the Committee 

 on Grapes, brought by George W. Cline, the chairman. The report of last year 

 was carefully reviewed by the Committee, giving values of the various kinds, for 

 use in judging collections. Here is a selection or two : 



Variety. Color. 



Agawam R. 



Brighton R. 



Champion B. 



Concord B. 



Empire State . . W 



Lindley R- 



Niagara W. 



Season. 



. L. 



. E. 



E. 



M. 

 . L. 

 . E. 



M. 



Quality 

 for Table 



3 



10 

 8 



Shipper'; 

 Value. 



10 

 6 



5 

 6 



4 

 9 



5 



Market 

 Value. 



Total. 

 27 



■ 23 

 12 

 2 I 

 TI 

 28 

 22 



But another important part of their work was in a list of grapes recommended 

 for cultivation for profit in the various districts of the Province. Thus, for the 

 vicinity of Brantford, the following list was given : Black — Worden, Concord, 

 Roger's 4 and 44, Moore's Early ; Red — Delaware, Lindley, Agawam and 

 Brighton ; White — Niagara and Pocklington. 



Few changes were made in the directorate, A. H. Pettit still continuing 

 President. For Prince Edward County, Mr. Wellington Boulter, President of 

 the Ontario Packers' Association, takes the place of the late lamented P. C. 

 Dempsey, and Alexander O'Neil, of Windsor, succeeds Mr. N. J. Clinton. 



The next meeting will probably be held in Peterboro'. 



