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I'ark, Miniiisiita. Reports on Rimsian Apples, 

 Wheat Kxi)eriiiieiit.s and I'otato Culture. 



Amkhican Caki' CcLTtRK, a monthly Jour- 

 nal devoted to the culture of the Carp, one of 

 the nii)8t valuable of all tiwh for breedini^ in 

 |)onds, and is a species of Cyprinus which lives 

 to a great ajj^e. The journal is published at 

 Younffstown, Ohio, and the subHcrij)tion is only 

 fifty cents per annum. Mr. L. H. Logan is the 

 Kditor ami l'ro|iriet<>r. 



Vuk's Floral CJi ide kok 1S,S8 has come 

 to hand, witii its interesting collection of 

 illustration!* of the many beautiful Mowers 

 with whicii lie is prejjared to decorate our 

 houses and lawns. It contains three colored 

 plates, vi/. : Fuchsia, I'hcnomenal, Radish 

 and Lettuce, and Banner Oats. 



Catalogues. 



Skkdsmkn AM) Fi.dKisrs. 



The firms in this line seem to be vieing 

 with each other in sending out the most attrac- 

 tive and showy catalogues. In size, each 

 seems larger than its predecessor, and many of 

 them are resplendent with gilt, and rich chronio 

 lithographic colors. 



(iKK(;()KY's ANNTAr, iLI.tSTR.VrEO RkTAII, 



Catalocuk of Warranted Seeds, Vegetables, 

 Flowers, and (Jiaiii, grown and sold by James 

 J. H. Gregory, .Marbl.'head. Mass., 1888. 



John A. Bulck & Co's .A.n.niai. Catai,<.<;i;k 

 of seeds for the season of 188H, corner of King 

 and McNab streets, Hamilton, Ont. 



V. H. Halum K & .Sons" Fi.orai. .\nm At., 

 1H88. (.^neens, N.Y. 



Vaucha.n's Skei) Stokk, 140 Washintong 

 street, Chicago, 111., 1.S88. 



Ilm'stratki) Ha.ni) B(K)K, 1888. Kawsuns 

 Vegptabh^ and Flower Seeds, 34 South Market 

 street, Uoston, Mass. 



John IjEWIH Child.s' new and rare and 

 beautiful flowers, 1888. Floral Park, Queen's 

 Co. N.Y. 



Catalo(!0e ANi> Price Li.st of Fruit and 

 Ornamental Trees, etc. , for sale by Smith & 

 Kerman, at the Dominion Fruit Gardens, .St. 

 Catharines, for the Spring of 1888. (Formerly 

 A. M. Sn ith, pioprietor. ) 



NrHsKUV.Mf:N. 



Desckii'TIvk CATAi.OiiiK and (niide to Cul- 

 ture of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, etc., 

 grown and for sale at Wilson's Nurseiies, 

 Ch.itham, Out., F. W. Wilson, Proprietor. 



DESCKirriVE Cataumjik of Northern grown 

 fruit and ornamental trees, etc., grown by .1. 

 H, Wismer, at liis nurseries. Port Elgin, Ont. 



A. (i. Hull's Dk.sckii'tive C.vTALoia k of 

 trees, vines, and small fruit plants, grown and 

 for sale at the Central F>uit (Jardens, St. Cath- 

 arines, Ont., 18X8. 



OUR MARKETS. 



Philadelphia. 



(iREEN Fui ITS.— The Ai)i)le market is in good 

 shape and firm for all merchantable stock. J )e- 

 mand is esj)ecially good for choice repacked 

 graded fruit. Fancy Spys, Greenings an«l 

 .Spitz are scarce. 

 .\pples, Spys & Spitz, fancy, 



l>er bbl .-?0 00 to .s4 00 



Apples, Baldwins, fancy, per 



bbl 3 2.5 to ;? 50 



Apples, Baldwins, good to 



|)rime, i)er bbl 2 50 to .S 00 



Apples,(ireenings, fancy, i)er 



bbl. 3 00 to 3 2n 



.Vpples, Greenings, good to 



prime, i)er bbl .... 2 00 to 2 50 



Apjiles, Russetts, choice to 



fancy, per bbl 2 25 to 2 75 



.Apples, Winter, No. 2, mixed 



cars, per i>bl 1 75 to 2 00 



Cranberries, N..I., dark, per 



cnate 3 00 to 3 15 



Ve<!ETAKLKs.— Potatoes are in increasing de- 

 mand, wrth milder weather, and choice stock is 



firmer. Eastern Early Rose seed are scarce and 

 held at .'52..50 per bbl. Other Vegetables are in 

 l)etter demand, with warmer weather. 



The English Market. 



.\l>l'LEs.—Thr)se who have apples to ship t<i 

 to F:nglisli market now will be exceedingly 

 fortunate. .\s a result no doulit of onr exer- 

 tions in lonnectioii witii the Culinderies, there 

 is a i)erfect craze in L>>ndnn for our apples. 

 The English people are waking uji to the fact 

 that they are paying foreigners .S40.000,0C0 

 annually for fruit, and urging their own agri- 

 culturists to engnge in fruit culture. For an 

 exami>le we give the following extract from 

 The Horde II It ma I Tinx.s of Fei). 11th :— 



'' Here is another 'object lessiin ' for F^nglisli 

 fruit-growers. During the pjvst week the prices 

 and demand for American and Canadian apples 

 have increased considerably, in fact almost 

 doubled themselves, in conspipience of the 

 scarcity of English fruit. The ilemaixl for 

 apples, in fact, has l)een, ami is, simply aston- 

 i.shing, and cannot be su)<plied. This, however, 

 as «e have repeatedly pointed nut, happens 

 season after season, and is -oie nf tiuis« things 

 we have asked the hmne ^jrower to remedv." 



