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of the very limited number of varieties that will succeed here, an ex- 

 perienced nurserymen gave me the advice which I will pass to your 

 readers; "Buy your Winter nipples; grow and sell Fameuse to pay for 

 them." I believe the advice on the whole to be good; would, however, 

 recommend planting a few of the kinds above recommended. The 

 Eameuse I consider decidedly the most desirable tree to plant, a hardy 

 tree, an early and abundant bearer, and a universal favorite. Last 

 Fall, from two trees of this variety, I gathered 17 barrels of apples^ 

 and sold them for §51. "Tall figures," perhaps some will say, but true. 

 Cliiirles Downing, the great American Poniologist, says that the 

 ]\IcIntosh Eed is an apple of medium size or above, skin whitish yellow:, 

 very nearly covered with dark rich red or crimson, almost purplish in 

 the sun ; flesh white, iine, very tender, juicy, *sub-acid, refreshing, with 

 a pecular, slightly quince-like flavor. In use from November to 

 Febniary. 



OlsT PHOSPHATES. 



BY r. E. BUCKE, OTTAWA. 



Some enquiries having been made at the Winter meeting of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, in February last, regarding phosphates, the 

 following facts may not be without interest. 



Deposits of the richest description of this ore are found on the River 

 du Lievre, wliich flows into the Ottawa rivur, 18 miles below Ottawa 

 city. Scientific analysis has proved beyond doubt that these beds of 

 phosphates are decidedly the richest ever rained in any quarter of the 

 globe, ranging, as they do, from 85 to 95 i)er cent. The rocks bearing 

 this mineral are traced through five townships, and though the area is 

 scarcely yet known to a ceitainty, owing to tlie country not having yet 

 been cleared np, and the localities being covei-ed with moss, leaves, 

 trees, shrubs, and soil ; it is not improbable that it extends over many 

 miles of territory, besides penetrating to a considerable depth into the 

 ■earth's crust. In many places the deposits are high up in the hills, the 

 <;ountry about the section in which the phosphates are found being of 

 a very uneven and broken nature. Already a number of enterprising 

 individuals are engaged in getting out large quantities for shipment 



