THE C'.ltNADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 9-3^ 



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moderate p;rower, and to oV)tain ;^ood trees, eitlier standard or dwarf, it 

 must be double worked. But such a delicious fruit well repays anv extra 

 expense that njay bo required to secure it. Of raediuni size, with skin of 

 a light russet color, and flesh white, juicy, vinous, rich — superior in my 

 estinjation to Sheldon or Seckel. It certainly possesses qualities which 

 entitle it to be ranked among the best pears known. It ripens early in 

 September. While neither of these varieties is suitable for extensive 

 orchard culture, I strongly recommend them to cultivators who desire ciioico 

 fruits for tlieir own table. — W. C. Bakuy, in Country Gentleman. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



UEPORT OF THE FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS RECEIVED. 



Glass' Seedling plum v/as killed by mice last winter, but I have some 

 s]jlendi'l small trees budded from it. They appear very har<ly ; subsoil red. 

 clay. Diadem raspbfjrry and No. 20 strawberry are dead. The Burnet 

 gi-ape gives good satisfaction so far. It had two bunches of grapes, well 

 set in the cluster ; fruit veiy good, no mildew, soil rocky. The Goodale 

 pear holds its reputation as a line grov/er, but it has one serious fault in 

 bearing Beurre Clairgeau peai'S this yeai\ It looks like a fraud ; soil light^ 

 subsoil clay. The Ontario apple neither grows nor dies. The Saunders 

 mspberry grows well,, and takes I'oot from the end of the cane as readily as 

 Mammoth Cluster. I had forgotten the Grime's Golden Pippin. The tree 

 was dead when I received it, but 1 had one bushel of first-class fruit from 

 a graft I saved. Jonas Neff, Port Colhorne. 



Note. — Mr. Neff has forgotten that the Association being unable to 

 get trees of the Goodale at that time sent the B. Clairgeau instead. 



REPORT ON PLANTS RECEIVED. 



I have been very neglectful in writing to you concerning the trees ancF 

 plants received from the Fruit Growers' Association. I have been a mem- 

 ber for a good many years, and have had very few losses. I have had three 

 varieties of grapes, the Salem, Burnet and Othello. The Salem gi-ape has- 

 done very well ; it bears excellent fruit. The Burnet has not commenced 

 bearing, but looks rather funny. The Othello is subject to mildew. Of 

 pears I have had two varieties. Beurre Clairgeau has not done very well, 

 but Clapp's Favorite is a healthy looking tree, but has not yet commenced 

 bearing. The small fruits have done very well. Fruit of most every kind 

 grows well in the County of Huron. Apples have been very abundant 

 here the past few years. First-class apples for exportation have been selling 

 at from 75 cts. to 90 cts. per barrel. An establishment for drying apples 

 by evaporation is commenced in Seaforth, but the price paid is only 20 cts. 

 per bushel for good fruit, so you will perceive that a])ple growing is not- 

 very remunerative in this locality. Kobt. Landsborougii, Clinton. 



