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carry well and bring the top price in 

 the market. The color is also greatly 

 in its favor, being a delicate light shade 

 of red somewhat resembling the 

 Brandy wine. Its period of ripening is 

 about ten days before the Cuthbert, or 

 about the same time as the Turner. In 

 quality for the table it is inferior to the 

 Turner, or the Clarke 



The Golden Queen is certainly well 

 named for color. Compared with the 

 Caroline it is a far brighter yellow, and 

 hence much more attractive. Then its 



firmnoss is another important feature. 

 Such varieties as the Caroline, Herstine, 

 Clarke, etc., which settle so much in the 

 baskets after picking are unsatisfactory 

 for shipping. 



The P.vitKY Stuawukrry has com- 

 mended itself as a table berry above 

 some two dozen of the more prominent 

 varieties being tested at Maplehurst. 

 The quality is excellent, little, if at all 

 inferior to Triomphe, and its bright 

 glossy scarlet berry is very large and 

 very attractive. 



GRIMSBY SCENERY. 



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VISITORS 

 to Grims- 

 by all unite in 

 their admira- 

 tion of its 

 natural attra- 

 ctions. Ontario 

 the beautiful 

 ake, so called 

 )y the abori- 

 gines is here 

 •seen from the 

 summit of Ni- 

 agara Escarp- 

 ment to the 

 best advan- 

 tage. Standing 

 on the much 

 frequented 

 elevation fami- 

 liarly known 

 as the "Point," 

 300 feet above 

 the water level, 

 a most beauti- 



ful strip of orchard land is spread out 

 before one, with the lake in the back- 

 ground, and it stretches out with in- 

 creasing width until terminated by the 

 Niagara river, and old Niagara town. 

 Often from this "Point" Brock's 

 Monument, as well as some prominent 

 buildings in the city of Toronto, both 



about 36 miles distant, are visible 

 to the naked eye. Yonder, about two 

 miles east of Grimsby village and 

 along the bank of the lake, almost 

 concealed in a forest of native elm, 

 bass-wood, chestnut, oak and other 

 trees, is the now famous Grimsby Park, 

 in daily connection with Toronto by 

 means of the steamer Greyhound. 

 Avenues, lined with inexpensive but 

 very tasteful summer cottages, are laid 

 out in every direction throughout the 

 grove, within easy reach of the Park 

 Temple. This structure is a most 



uni(iue. It is 100ft. high, 

 ■"I .r about 7000 people. It 



is constructed somewhat in the shape 

 of anold fashio.ied bee-hive,an immense 

 cone, without frame-work ; and built 

 wholly of ^'in. lumV)er, of which about 

 one hundred and eighty tlwusand feet 

 were required. Walking along the 



