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flavor, but the tree is a very slow grower. Pomme Grise, a favorite 

 •Canadian Eiisset, small in size, but of "best" quality. Rhode Island 

 Greening, a very well known and exceedingly profitable and popular 

 winter apple. Ribston Pippin, one of our "best," of good size, hand- 

 some appearance, and commanding the very highest price in the 

 English markets, ripening here in October and ^keeping until Kew 

 Years. Roxl)ury Russet, also called Boston Russet, a very late 

 keeping sort, of "good" quality, and popular in the markets. Rambo, 

 of medium size, quality "very good," thriving best in light, sandy soils. 

 Swayzie Pomme Grise, in quality very "best," size medium, keeps 

 until ^lay and June, a valuable Canadian dessert fruit. St. Lawrence, 

 anotlier popular Canadian apple, thriving best in the colder sections, 

 ripe in October, quality "very good." Swaar, a very line fruit, quality 

 "best," tree tender in our colder sections, thriving best in a warm 

 sandy loam, fruit ripe in March and April. Snow Apple, also called 

 Pameuse, an exceedingly popular Canadian fruit, quality certainly 

 "very good" if not "best," handsome dessert, keeping into January; the 

 tree is hardy, and the fruit finer flavored wlien grown in tlie northern 

 districts. Northern Spy, a fruit of high quality, almost "best" when 

 well grown, keeps all winter, retaining its spicy spriglitly flavor to the 

 last; tree comes late into bearing, and requires liigh culture. Talman 

 Sweet, the liest sweet winter apple for cooking that we have, tree 

 liardy and productive. Vandevere, or properly Newtown Spitzenburg. 

 handsome, medium size, quality "best;" in damp, cold soils the fruit 

 spots badly, but in warm limestone soils it is free from blemish, keeps 

 until February. Wagner, medium size, very tender juicy flesh, 

 quality "very good," is becoming popular, and likely to be extensively 

 planted, ripe in January and February. Yellow Newtown Pippin, 

 quality "best" when well grown, succeeds best in a warm limestone 

 soil, fruit very apt to spot and become scabby in our climate, and 

 although the fruit sells for the very highest price in the Englisli 

 market, is not likely to prove a profitable variety here. Yellow Bell- 

 Hower, large, oblong, quality "very good," ripe in January and February, 

 not profitable for market. 



The first prize for the best twenty varieties of apples was awarded to 

 W. Hill, of Barton, near Haiiiilton. In looking over the varieties 

 shown by him we noticed only four sorts not to be found in Mr. Meyer's 

 collection of thirty sorts. These are Peck's Pleasant, good sized, whea 

 i'ipe, clear yellow with a blush ou the suuny side, and having a verj 



