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CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



The subject of this sketch is also 

 favorably known in horticultural 

 circles in Canada as a hybridist, hav- 

 ing devoted much attention to this 

 interesting study, and to the practice 

 of the art. To his success in hybridiz- 

 ing, the Burnet grape, the Trenton 

 apple, the Dempsey pear and the 

 Dempsey potato all bear lasting testi- 

 mony. The Trenton apple, of which 

 we give a description elsewhere, 

 now five or six years fruited, has been 

 offered in the Belleville market, and 



always brings Mr. E>empsey a fancy 

 price ; the Dempsey pear, a real 

 acquisition, is the result of a cross 

 between the Bartlett and the Duchess 

 some twelve years ago. It partakes of 

 the excellences of both parents, and is 

 in season just before the latter. 



We hope that Mr. Dempsey, and all 

 others of kindred spirit, may long be 

 spared to brighten our meetings with 

 their good cheei-, and to impart to the 

 inquirers the results of his long experi- 

 ence in fruit culture. 



THE TRENTON APPLE. 



Fio. 81.— The Trenton Apple. 



AMONG the new seedling apples 

 which have come under our 

 notice of late, the Trenton certainly 

 takes a very prominent place. In the 

 Report of 1887, p. 10, the President 

 speaks of it as follows : — " Mr. Derap- 

 Sey has also produced a new apple, the 



Trenton, by crossing the Golden Russet 

 and Spy. The Trenton has the ap- 

 pearance as if of the Fameuse family ; 

 form and size goes with the Russet 

 parent ; flavor richer than Fameuse ; 

 and color more intense and cover- 

 ing." 



