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rock or gray elm for furniture and hoops, and can add beach to the list of floor- 

 ing stock, they will have less to complain of than now. 



The elm is a noble tree, in its native habitat, but is by no means so abund- 

 ant as is thought by many, and while it can be marketed at present at a profit at 

 a much less price than white oak, the general free use of it for wagon and carriage 

 building would, in a feu years, greatly enhance its value, by producing a com- 

 parative scarcity. — \. W. Lumberman. 



NOTES ON STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES AT 



OTTAWA. 



,ARGE number of the newer strawberries fruited in our trial 

 plots this season. Among them the following are improve- 

 ments as grown here over old varieties. 



Parker Earle, B. — Is a remarkably strong grower, with 

 good clean foliage. Berry of the pointed and rucked type, 

 dark red, good quality, fairly firm, very prolific, about five 

 days later than Crescent. As a fertilizer for berries like Bubach, or Mrs. Cleve- 

 land, it will be valuable. 



Middlefield, P. — Is a fair grower, bearing round glossy berries, bright red, 

 very firm and of good quality. It is also late. Not sufficiently productive for 

 market. 



Gov. Hoard, B. — Is of fair'quality but unproductive. But, as quality is a 

 characteristic of the first order, this variety should not be lost sight of. 



Beder Wood, B. — Vigorous, very productive of pollen and berries. Fruit 

 roundish, conical, of good size and quality, but lacking in firmness. Rather 

 later than Crescent. The following kinds are not promising so far on these 

 grounds : Boynton, Standard, Yale, Westbrook, Leader, Gillespie, Crawford, 

 Martha, Dayton, Barton, Beverly, Auburn, Van Deman, Princess, Iowa Beauty, 

 Cameronian, and YVestlawn. 



RASPBERRIES. 



A number of English varieties have fruited, among them Carter's Prolific, 

 Baumforth Fillbasket, Gladstone, and Superlative. The first and last mentioned 

 are the best ; while of better quality than Cuthbert, they do not equal it in 

 productiveness qr hardiness. Heebner, as noted in my report for '91, has again 

 proved itself a decided acquisition on account of quality and productiveness. 



The new Black Cap Older, of which plants were set out last year, has 

 borne a large crop of fine berries ripening with Hilborn, of the size but surpass- 

 ing Gregg in quality. 



A large number of seedling and hybrids are fruiting this year, the curiosities 



are many, the useful and promising comparatively rare. 



T. Craig. 



