CAN.l IHAN llORTK 'U I/I'd HIST. 



OPEN LETTERS. 



Profits of Forestry. 



SiK,-l tliiiik 1 .ail prove tliat it I liiul 

 planted one luiiidrcd acres of tiiiilxr wlii-n 

 you did tlie fruit, I could now Iniy uji any 

 three oiciiards. A factory liere will take all 

 ash and locust at six inches in diameter, and 

 that will grow in a very few years. I fee 

 sure tiiat I can start now, and raise a good 

 many crops of such timl>er in an ordinary 

 lifetime. T. M. (Irovkk, 



Noi;W(.ni.. Ont. 



Fruit at Arnprior. 



SiK, 1 iiave taken your valualde paper 

 now three years. The fir.st year's plant (a 

 Kay's currant) died. J received one the 

 next year along with the Marlhoro 

 raspV)eny. It has made rapid growth, but 

 has not borne. I have four kinds of red 

 currants, P'ay's, Moore's Ruby, Raby Castle 

 And Cherry, none of which bore any to speak 

 <jf last year. 'I'lie Marlboro is a good 

 bearer, and a few days earlier than the 

 ('uthbert. They have all to be laid down 

 in the fall. My geranium did well and was 

 much admire<l. Wishing your valuable 

 pap(!r much success in the coming year. 



w.m. f.vkmkk, 



.Akn'triok, Ont. 



Fruit in Grey County, Ont. 



The Deutzia I received in 18H4, seems to 

 be too tender for this part, even with some 

 protection in ^^-inter ; it has never grown very 

 strong. The Russian apple tree I got in 

 1 88;"), was killed almost to the ground, al- 

 though some'grafts set in other trees, were 

 uninjured. Tiiis year the Dewberry made 

 a feeble attempt at fruiting. 



ROBKKT SrOTT, 



Hoi'Ksv 11 [,!•;. Ont. 



Fruit in Russell County. 



Sir, — 'J'iie i'rentisa grape, received in 

 bS88, was killed the first winter. The 

 Canada Baldwin, received in 18S4, has a 

 good constitution. The one I got had ill 

 usage from geese ami shecjt, but it is grow- 

 ing well. Kays Currant, bellow, Trans- 

 parent and Russian cherry, are all doing 

 well. 



I may add, that the Kameuse, Mcintosh 

 I ted apples, have been killed, back with me. 

 Of grapes, the Uelaware, Salem, Agawam 

 • letler.son. Concord, Worden, Champion and 

 Martha succeed well. In apples, the Haas is 

 the best grower, and har<ly so far ; the Wal- 

 bridge is a good grower and hardy ; the 

 Duchess, Wealthy and Scott s \Vinter are 

 gooil ; the Peach a])plc is hardy, but the 

 Baxter and the (iideon do not seem to be 

 so hardy. The Cuthbert raspberry is tender, 

 but the Turner is good, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. .\NDRKW W.VLKKI!, 



Metcalhk, Ont. 



Fruit at Ayr. 



SiK, -My pears did well last year. I 

 had fiO barrels, all good Flemish Beauties. 

 They are on sod, and pastured ; no blight. 

 Clapp's Favorite did well, it is a good pear 

 to eat, and large. I had a large crop of 

 apples, but there is no sale around Ayr for 

 sunnner apples. 



(irimes' (lolden did well. It is a good 

 apple, and a healthy tree. I allowed 11 pigs, 

 (50 turkeys, 50 ducks, and 150 hens to run 

 all summer in the orchard. The pigs diil 

 well ; when killed the weight was .SOO 

 lbs. on an average. Yours, etc., 



FKRors Ani)Kr;on. 



Ayr, Ont., Dec, 1SS7. 



REVIEW. 



Reports. 



KdRKsTRV Kki'OKTs. 1 88r. and 1 886. Com; 

 piled at the instance of the Government o* 

 Ontario. By R. W. Fhipps, Toronto, On 

 tario. 



We would reconnnend every reader of this 

 journal who is at all interested in the iiniK»r- 

 tsnt subject of forestry, and in the preserva 

 tion of our native forest trees, to apply to 

 Mr. I'hipps for a copy of these rejwrts. and 

 study them carefully. A valuable feature of 

 the report for 1S85, is a classified list of native 

 Cana<lian trees, with a brief description of 



each. Tliat of 188() contains a stiitenient of 

 the amount of firewood still standing in older 

 settled Ontario ; references to the pine forests 

 of Ontario, describing present method of 

 management, and suggestions of possible im- 

 ])roveinent ; information concerning forestry 

 in other countries ; and recommendations for 

 future action. We hope to have occasion 

 to draw upon the information here given 

 for the benefit of our readers. 



Hi.sTORViiK .MniiKi.vs HoHTU'ii.TruK. By 

 Tresident T. T. Lyon, 1887. 



A copy of this work has been sent us by 

 Secretary (Jarfield. It is a compact volum" 



