22 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



T. S. Hubbard thus describes it : " An early hardy grape. In 

 quality, habits and appearance about half between Clinton and 

 Hartford." 



What we want is a grape which will ripen from the middle to the 

 end of September, of good quality, at least as good as tlie Delaware^ 

 The aim should be to obtain a good early wine and table grape, and 

 I believe we shall yet become possessed of them. 



During the past year I had fruit from the Wilder, Lindley, Agawam^ 

 Elvira, Brighton, Burnet, Champion, Telegraph and Delaware. The 

 Champion is mere trash and not worthy of room. Its only merit is 

 its earliness. I found the Telegraph not much better. The centre 

 was very hard, and it was difficult to separate the flesh from the seed. 

 The berries of the Elvira were so close that they cracked and quickly 

 spoiled, and the flavor was not very good. It is a fine vine to covei* 

 sheds, &c., as it is very vigorous and the leaves large and healthy. I 

 am not able to give a very favorable report of the Burnet. It mildewed 

 with me, and the leaves have a habit of scalding. The fruit was 

 irregular and rather late in ripening, some of them not ripening at all. 

 Those that did ripen were very fine and delicious, and I am sorry to 

 report so unfavorably of such a promising grape. The Brighton 

 ripened before the Burnet, and is a very fine and showy grape, and I 

 think should be extensively grown. It should be picked as soon as ripe^ 

 for I found some which I had allowed to hancj to lose their flavor. 

 'The Bogers' Hybrids mildewed a little but not much, and all ripened. 

 My soil is light and sandy, facing the south and west. 



I wonder the Association have not endeavored to obtain and 

 'disseminate Mr. Bead's (of Port Dalhousie) wdiite grape. It is early 

 and apparently hardy, and the only fault is that the bunch is small, 

 but it far exceeds many of the favorite grapes now in cultivation. 

 Mr. Bead has also, I understand, a very fine seedling gooseberry, 

 which it would be wise for the Association to endeavor to obtain and 

 •disseminate. 



The raspberry sent last year by the Association has succeeded well 

 with me. It made four strong canes about five feet in length, and 1 

 believe will fruit next year. I have several of the new grapes in 

 cultivation, and hope at some future time to be able to give you a 

 Ifeport of them. 



