CA NAD I A N HORTICUL TURIST. 



3 Pears. Please name best varieties for 

 profit. — T. R., Lamhtoii Co. 



For summer pears we can recommend 

 the following as having been tested 

 and proved most satisfactory at Maple- 

 hurst Fruit Farm, Grimsby, which is 

 about the same latitude as that of Al- 

 vinstou, viz : — Rostiezer, Bartlett and 

 Clapp's Favorite. Autumn — Duchess, 

 Belle Lucrative, Louise, Slieldon, An- 

 jou and Howell ; and for winter — Law- 

 rence, Winter Nelis and Josephine de 

 Malines. Of these the Duchess, Louise, 

 Anjou, Josephine de Malines succeed 

 best as dwarfs, that is budded on quince 

 stock instead of being grafted on pear 

 stock. 



4. Plums. Which varieties are best, and 

 what are merits of Moore's Arctic? — F. R., 

 Lambton Co. 



A good list would be green and 

 yellow — Washington, General Hand, 

 Imperial Gage, Goes Golden Drop; red 

 and purple — Ponds Seedling, Lom- 

 bard, Glass', and Duane's Purple. We 

 have not yet fruited Moore's Arctic,but 

 it is highly commended for the northern 

 sections for its hardiness, and it is also 

 said to be less subject to the ravages 

 of the curculio than the more tender 

 varieties. 



5. Grape-!. Which are the best varieties 

 of grapes to grow for market? — T. R., 

 Lamhton Co. 



In view of the pres- nt over-produc- 

 tion of grapes for both Canadian and 

 American markets, we would advise 

 growing only the largest and choicest 

 varieties if you look for any profit. 

 Among black grapes, Rogers' No. 4 (or 

 Wilder) is a fine large sort, of excellent 

 quality, ripening about with the Con- 

 cord. .Moore's Early is the best of the 

 well tried early black grapes, preceding 

 the Concord by nearly a fortnight. It 

 is of a tine size, but not equal to the 

 Concord in productiveness. The Con- 

 cord should not be omitted from any 

 collection. Of red grapes the Rogers' 9 

 (Lindley) is one of the best on account 

 of its size and quality. It ripens just 

 before the Concord. Agawam (Rogers' 

 15) and Salem (Rogers' 22) are also 

 equally excellent, but the latter, which 

 ripens about with the Concord, is often 

 badly affected with mildew. It is 

 particularly desirable for its winter- 

 keeping qualities. The Delaware, 

 though small in size, has not yet been 

 surpassed for excellence of quality. It 

 needs high culture jind plenty of plant- 

 food. Among white grapes try Jessica, 

 Niagara and Pocklington, they will 

 ripen in the order named and thus give 

 a succession. Some who have tested 

 Moore's Diamond claim that itpromises 

 to surpass them all in quality and equal 

 any of them i.. productiveness, but it is 

 too soon yet for us to give any decided 

 opinion. 



OPEN LETTERS. 



Plant Distribution. 



Through the liberality of the Fruit 

 Growers Association a very large num- 

 ber of the very best and finest varie- 

 ties of fruits and flowers are now being 

 oTown and te.sted in various parts of 

 Ontario. The following letters are 

 examples of the testimony received 

 concerning the benefits of our plant 

 distribution : 



.Sir, — I enclose a list of plants received 

 from the office of the Canauian Horticitl- 

 T0RIST, and their present condition. 



1887. A Niagara grape vine, thriving 

 nicely. 



1886. A Russian apple tree, doing well, 

 but got broken by the storms of freezing rain 

 in winter of 188(i-7 



1885. A white moss rose, doing very well, 

 and now a big bush. 



1884. A Deutzia Crenata, now a fine large 

 and beautiful shrub. 



