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THE CYCLOPS PEAR. 



Sir, — Herewith I send you a specimen of a pear which originated here. It appears to 

 be a good fruit, and very productive. I picked a wheelbarrowful of it this fall. The seed 

 was sown twelve years ago, and came from the Sacramento Valley, California. The tree 

 is a strong, upright grower. We have called it the Cyclops. 



Charles Scott, Elora, Ont. 



This pear is a large, pyri-form, much the shape, size, and almost the color 

 of the Orange quince, but somewhat rugged at both the base and apex. The 

 skin is yellow, thickly dotted with small brown dots ; stem, about an inch and a 

 quarter long, set in a small, russeted cavity; calyx closed, set in a deep, irregular 

 ribbed basin ; flesh, creamy white, rather coarse, but juicy, sweet, with a peculiar 

 flavor just beneath the skin ; season, apparently about January. In Mr. Craig's 

 opinion, this pear does not rank high in quality. 



TWO MORE ENGLISH APPLES. 



Mr. J. I). Roberts, of Cobourg, sends us two samples each of the King of 

 the Pippins and the Cornish Gilliflower. The latter is not very attractive out- 

 side, but the flesh is buttery and good, which alone must account for its 

 popularity. The former is a beautiful golden apple with a red cheek, medium 

 in size, and of rather firm flesh. It is not necessary to describe them, as they 

 are fully treated in the English books. Mr. Roberts will, in time, be able to 

 tell us whether they prove suitable to the Canadian orchards. 



THE WILLIAMS STRAWBERRY. 



At the last meeting of our Association in Brantford, the merits of the 

 Williams strawberry was discussed as follows : 



Mr. John Little — I cannot find any fault with the Williams with regard to 

 the plant, but the white tip is just like that of its parent, the Sharpless, and that 

 is a detriment to it in more ways than one. Some say that it suits the market 

 well, but in our market they do not care for either the Sharpless or the Williams. 

 Both varieties are excellent bearers. 



The Secretary — Is not the Williams a better shipper than the Sharpless ? 



Mr. Little— Yes. 



Mr. D. Greig, Cainsville — My experience is very favorable. The Williams 

 is far more profitable than any other strawberry in this locality ; it is superior to 

 the Wilson and the Crescent. We tested the Crescent along with the Williams, 

 and at the first two pickings we had more fruit from the Crescent, but then after 



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