THE (ANADIAX HORTICL'LTUUIST. 4' 



For Winter use, few varieties can compare with tlie Pijiiime Grise, 

 Swayzie I'oniine Grise, Golden liusset of western New York, Grimes' 

 Golden, Northern Spy, Esopus Spitzenlmrg, and Rhode Island Green- 



JOHN FREED. 



(Late a Director of tlie Fruit Growers' Association.) 



IN MEMORIAM, BY W. H. MILLS., HAMILTON. 



The subject of this sketch was horn in the parish of East Sutton, 

 England, on tlie 13th day of January, 1813; and died in the city of 

 Hamilton, March, 1878, at the age of sixty-five years. Previous to his 

 emigration into Canada, which took place some time in the year 1843, 

 he received his initial taste for fruits and flowers on his father's farm. 

 Tlius early and deeply imbued with a love for horticulture, at the ao-e 

 of thirty, Mr. Jolni Freed left his native place and sailed for the United 

 ■states of America. After remaining there but a few months he came 

 to Canada, and took up his residence in the then town, l)ut now city, 

 of Hamilton, in tlie County of AVentworth, entering at once upon his 

 loved occupation of gardening, and the production of trees for nursery 

 stock, as affording him the best means of indulging .his taste for the 

 I reation of new fruits and flowers. As soon as liis limited means 

 enabled him to put up a glass structure, tlie. better to give him the 

 requisite conditions and facilities to carry out his objects, he did so; 

 and then commenced a system of cross fertilization, out of which has 

 sprung some remarkable flowers, fruits and vegetables, among which 

 we need only to name in the class Verbena, his "Wentworth," "Total 

 Eclipse," "Sea Nymph," and "Excelsis ;" in class Petunia, his "Behe- 

 moth," "Clipper," "Stipe," "Velvet Cushion," "Crimson Glow," and 

 Freed's Gem." In class Geranium, are his "Wax Work," "Gold 

 Dust," and many others, among which his " Mrs. Freed" stands un- 

 rivalled, half double, of exquisite pink color, and immense truss. 

 Among fruits, liis New Canadian Orleans Plum, of fine quality, is 

 worthy of special mention. He also originated that fine crisp Dwarf 

 Celery, so popular in the Hamilton market, and to wliich he ''ave his 



