THE CANADIAN HOKTICl'LTrRlST. 



THE BUKNET CIKAPE. 



As long ago as in the Aiituiun of 1873, Mr. P, C, Denipsey, Albury, 

 Prince Edwaixl County, exhibited at the Evuit Growers' meeting a few 

 bunches of a grape that on account of the beauty of its appearance, its 

 earliness of ripening, and delicacy of tiavor, attracted much attention 

 luid called forth universal praise. In due time a committee was ap- 

 pointed to visit Mr. Dempsey's grounds and examine the vine and 

 fruit; and such was the character of their report tliat the Directors 

 re(|uested Mr. Dempsey to ])rt)]);igate it largely, so its tu l)e able to 

 supply the Association with vines sufiicient to give one to each mem- 

 ber. Since this arrangement was made, the members have become 

 familial' with its general appearance through the colored lithograph 

 which was presented to them in the Report for 1876. Mr. Dempsey 

 has given to this excellent grape the name of our honored President, 

 and henceforth it will l)e known in the Pomological world as the 

 "Burnet" grape. 



This grape was raised by fertilizing the Plartford Prolific with pollen 

 from the Black Hamburgh. The vine seems to possess much resem- 

 blance to the Hartford Prolific, is a vigorous growler, of robust and 

 healthy constitution, very productive and hardy. The fruit is very 

 like that of the Black Hamburgh, the bunch is large, slightly shoulder 

 ed ; berries large, s\veet, and delicately Havered, having nothing^ of the 

 foxiness of the Hartford Prolific. The flesh is tender, almost melting, 

 with none of the tough pulpiness of the most of our hardy grapes. It 

 also ripens early, soniewhat earlier than the Hartford Prolific, and 

 consideraljly before the Concord. Our members are to be congratu- 

 lated on the reception of so valuable a grape — one that gives promise 

 of being held in lasting estimation as a variety of unusual excellence, 

 and adapted to general cultivation in neai^ly all parts of our I'rovince. 

 It will be sent to all who are members this year as early in the Spring 

 as the season will permit. 



WINTER MEETING. 



The regular Winter meeting was held in the City of Hamilton, on 

 Wednesday, the sixth of February. The President, Rev. R. Burnet, 



