4° 2 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



after that it began to take of the flavor and acidity of the wild Crab, until it 

 became almost valueless. 



Is there a Good Winter Russian Apple, is a question often asked. 

 Certainly, said Prof. Budd, the Boiken is a Russian apple about the size of the 

 Greening or larger, is a better keeper, and the tree is as productive as the Willow 

 Twig. Even small trees early begin bearing loads of fruit. 



The Dempsey Pear, one of the good things bequeathed this country by 

 the late P. C. Dempsey, is a cross between the Bartlett and Duchess. A fine 

 sample was forwarded us at the World's Fair for exhibition and testing the flavor, 

 and we are persuaded it is a valuable variety. 



The " News " of St. Johns, Que., says : " Efforts for some years past have 

 been made at Clarenceville, Que., to test under cultivation the New England 

 wild mammoth red grape of Connecticut (one of the parents of Rogers' finest 

 hybrid varieties), and they have been so far successful that this grape can now 

 be seen at the vinery of Win. Mead Pattison, those measuring one inch in 

 diameter, and fully ripe October ist. Its strong foxiness, however, precludes its 

 use for table or wine, though it is useful for other domestic purposes. ' 



The Recumbent apple, shown in quantity by the State of Washington 

 Oct. 1 6th, was pointed out to us by Professor Budd, of Ames, Iowa, as one of 

 the most promising Russian apples for the cold North. Mr. W. B. Harlay, of 

 Como, Montana, is growing the apple on a large scale for commercial purposes. 

 It has been fully tested in Minnesota, in Northern Iowa, and has even been 

 fruited at Winnipeg, and reported quite hardy there. It is hardier than the 

 Duchess, and in quality is excellent. Mr. T. T. Lyon, on visiting Prof. Budd, 

 and eating the apple served up in pies and sauce, said of it, " I have tasted a 

 good many apples in my time, prepared in various ways, but this is the richest 

 I have ever tried." So much for its cooking qualities ; while even as a dessert 

 apple it is passable. It is larger than the R. I. Greening, of a lighter green, 

 and much russeted about the stem. Mr. Budd thinks this apple will be of 

 great value to us in Northern Canada. 



Prof. Budd also recommends for the North a trial of the Ostrakof Glass 

 (4 M). It is hardy, a good keeper, iron-clad, above medium size and an annual 

 bearer. Also the Red Aport, of the Alexander family, an apple that succeeds 

 well everywhere. It surpasses the Alexander in size and beauty, and it keeps a 

 month longer than that variety. The tree is free from blight, and succeeds well 

 almost everywhere. 



Of the Large List of Grapes shown by the Central Experimental 

 Farm, Prof. Saunders, who arrived on the 17th of October, pointed out several 



