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I hope to be able to send you other names of 

 those who have gone into this business in a con- 

 siderable way. 



The fringe of country along the Detroit River, 

 North Essex, bids fair to be a wine country. 

 South Essex, on Lake Erie shore and on Pelee 

 Island have produced quantities of grapes, 

 some wine on the shore and large quantities 

 on the Island. 



The wine trade in this Northern part of the 

 country, principally by old France French 

 people, has a read}' market in the Province of 

 Quebec. The product and its use is growing. 

 There is plenty of demand for a pure article. 



If your September meeting is not too far 

 away, I hope to show Barry, Worden, Wilder, 

 Concord, Lindley and lona. And next year an 

 additional lot. 



Not that we expect to rival the experienced 

 growers of the Niagara District. But the 

 Detroit District has capabilities and we want 

 to show them. 



While I write, I think it proper to mention 

 — that no mention has yet been made in your 

 Monthly Journal (so far as I have been able to 

 find)— of the death of Mr. James Dougall of 

 Windsor, who died on April 5 last, aged 78 

 years. Mr Dougall did much for the advance- 

 ment of horticulture, when there were very few 

 promoters of the science. He was well known 

 to nurserymen throughout the country. 



In some of your older reports, I notice honor 

 able mention made of his work in that connec- 

 tion. I remain. Dear Sir yours truly, 



W. H. ASKIN. 



Walkerville, July mh, 18S8. 



Note. — It would add very much to the 

 interest of our meetings if a larger exhibit of 

 fruits, flowers, ingenious devices for the benefit 

 of fruit growers, samples of canned aud evap- 

 orated fruits, etc., were made. True there are 

 no prizes offered for competition, but what i» 

 done is surely of far more imjxirtance. viz.: the 

 report of our committee upon each exhibit with 

 their criticisms for the benefit of the public. 



From Chatham. 



De.\r Sir, — There will be a very poor crop of 

 winter apples here this year ; a good many early 

 apples ; grapes, good ; raspberries, pretty good ; 

 strawberries (all done) were light, and com- 

 pletely demoralized as to season of ripening '^ 

 currants, worse than the average. Farm crops 

 very good. We had nice rains at intervals. 

 Our land stands a drought well. The pastures- 

 have kept extra good. 



Yours very truly, 



F. W. Wilson. 



Ch.\tham, Ont., July 12th, ISSS. 



REVIEW. 



New York Experiment Station. Sixth 

 Annual Report. 



The reports of the botanist in this station 

 have been of special interest to us, because of 

 the useful exjteriments tried with fungicides. 

 The experiment tried with hyposulphite of 

 soda for the apple scab has been noticed in 

 these columns ; now we observe that sulphide of 

 potassium has been successfully used in several 

 experiments for destroying fungi. A solution 

 of the strength of one-half ounce of the sulphide 

 of potassium to a gallon of water was sfjrayed 

 upon the Industry gooseberry, which variety 

 mildews badly at Geneva. The operation was 

 repeated several times in June especially after 

 heavy rains. The result was the destruction 

 of the fungus which had not passed beyond its 

 early white stage. The same remedy is found 

 beneficial in clearing strawberry leaves of the 

 spotting due to the fungus, Ramularia Tulasnei, 

 sometimes called "Sun burn"; and it is 

 believed to be also a remedy for the pear and 

 apple scab. 



Fortunately for us in Canada, the dryness of 

 the early part of both this and last season has 

 been very effectual in clearing our apples of this 

 latter fungus, by preventing the germination of 

 the spores. 



How TO GROW Tomatoes.— No. 2 of the Fruit 

 Growers' Library, published by the Horticul- 

 tural Times, 127 Strand, W. C, London, Eng- 

 land. 



Bulletin No. 5. — Report on the experiments- 

 made in 1887 in the treatment of the Downy 

 Mildew and the Black-Rot of the grape vine, 

 with a chapter on the apjiaratus for applying 

 these remedies. Prepared by F. Lamson Scrib- 

 ner, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, U. S. 



Calendar of (Queens College and University,. 

 Kingston, Canada, for the year 1888-89. 



Bulletin No. 1.— Hatch Experiment Station 

 of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, 

 July, 1888. H. H. Goodell, director. 



The management of the Buffalo Interna- 

 tional Fair, which will be open September 

 4, have been particularly fortunate in pro- 

 curing the able services of Mr. Vick, of 

 Rochester, to take complete charge of the 

 Horticultural Department. The name of 

 Vick, of Rochester, suggests in itself at all 

 times a vision of blooming plants and fra- 

 grant flowers. 



