CANADIA 



iolid, littl<' jui( 

 -not desirable hi 

 best ill (lUJilitv 

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extremely foxy, very 

 all a gelatinous pulj* 



Earl II Victor T\\t 

 early, hardy blacks, ripens with W 

 little earlier, small in bunch, mediiim it ■ 

 productive, good grower, juicy, ;. ' 

 free from fox, inclined to shri\ 

 Havor if left on long after ripening 



Hox/iml'n Hccdliny—iiitud grown, i 

 pretty free f>f fox, early as Worden, 

 cluster, enonnous Ijerry (larger than ^^'l! 

 Havor better than Concord, its 

 parent. 



Among tiie Karly Keds, the 



Jtrii/lUon retains its general pre-emincn 

 exipiisite beauty and tine flavor, large in i 

 and berry, good grower and bearer, jier 

 free from foxines.s, tender and juicy, with 

 or no jmlp ; it is difficult to surpass; its 

 favilt IS a tendency to mildew in unfavoi 

 seasons, and loss of quality when h f* ' 

 too long on the vine. 



Amber Queen — Excellent in qua! n 

 not very healthy and bearing <| 

 fective. 



Jefferson— A good grower and In 

 hardy here ; as juicy and free <it pulj> as 

 Brighton and lona; close large cli is tdHbrrAr 

 large, varymg from pink to a prettily vriiWH -^il. 

 semi-transparent ; thin skin and di li i .n 

 flavor, not as high, vinous and spicx 1 I ' 

 second oidy to it ; late, however, in 

 ripens between Isabella and Cataw i 



haps as lute as tlie latter ; useless, 1 1 



Canada outside of Essex, Kent aii'! i 

 gara district, unless in exceptional -' n 

 that of 1S87. Inclined to overbear : I, l~ 

 l)ruuing. Tnrouj:lii>ut Lake Eri' 

 would pr<)l)abl% ripen in favorable < ,; 

 south side of hou.se or brick wall ; w i ' 

 a little trouble to get. 



As to the Whites, which have bee 

 of late : 



Elvira is very hardy, vigorous and \ 

 tive ; large, compact, close handsome el 

 late as Catawba ; (pialitj' abominable ; g 

 white wine, nothing niore. 



Empire State Vine grower, hardy, 

 bearer, though not as productive as Nia, 

 cluster good, though not largest ; berry large 

 medium, very swept, a little fox, not much 

 pulp ; but the cluster, at least when fully ri|K", 

 IS extremely fragile and berries shell off on the 

 slightest provocation. 



Etta- Decided improvement on its mother, 

 Elvira; hardy, i>roductive, cluster not fjuite as 

 large or close as Elvira, but berry larger, iirf)re 

 juicy and really fine flavored, subacid ; rTi^ens 

 little if any before Catawba. 



./r>t.i?rrt- (iood grower, hardy, healthy, early 

 as Delaware ; bunch medium, very loose, verv 

 small, free of fox, juicy, sweet, not high 

 flavored. 



iV«a(7a;v/— Great grower, hardy, heavy bearer 

 of large, handsome bunches ; berry h 

 juicy, little pulp, very foxv— the " d< 

 of the whites. 



Pockliiu/tou Very hardy, fine grower ; mod- 

 erate bearer of smaller bunches than the 

 \i:igara ; berry larger, yellower, lietter quality 

 lii.iii its rival. 



/'/■'7i<?g»— Succeeds in South Essex ; hardy, 



Lfrower ; mildews some in unfavorable 



lis, but good bearer of excellent clusters, 



free of fox, juicy, good Havor. 



'"mi Like fonner, mildews some ; strong 



r, sufficiently hardy here ; small bearer 



derate cluster; Vjerry medium, (»val ; in 



reMure and flavor resembling the foreign grape, 



bf course free of fox. 



/.y//(7(cxs- Good grower; hardy here, although 

 r li'r north the better of laying down; 

 ^,'ood croiis of moderate sized, properly 

 .(•act bunches, green tinged with a little 

 II tint and l.rown ; berries medium, in- 

 to oval ; adhering to j)eduncle as if 

 texture and flavor exceedingly like the 

 Malaga (Si>anish) gra)>e, but not quite so 

 nd more juicy : splendid shii.iK-r and 

 and admiiai)ly i>ure an<l liiuh flavored : 

 between Concord and Isabella ; alto- 

 gether the finest white grai»e for the private 

 grower. 



In conclusion I would add that among the 



blacks, Early Victor, Wilder and Roger's 4.S 



.iiid 44 ; in reds, Delaware, Brighton, Agawam, 



I, in, 11, .y, lona, Jefferson and Catawba ; and 



iiLT whites, Prentiss, Etta, and esjjecially 



i.ss, are well worthy the attention of ain- 



i ^ in Southern Ontario. Should be glad 



arn the exj)erience and opinion of other 



IS as to these grapes.— Am pelocrapm. 



', ."m-ilfe. 



Fruit Tested in Muskoka. 



Russian Apple received from the A.sso- 

 1 in 18S5,has stood two winters well wnth- 

 iising an inch of wood ; the Vladimir 

 rry also, but I protected it the first year, 

 had a vtry good cro|» f>f grapes this season, 

 lit one third rii>e and |)icked when the frost 

 ~»ctober 3rd .and 4th compelled me to make 

 rest into wine. The first to ri|>en were the 

 jre's Early, Jessica (a delicious, sweet grajH-,) 

 cord, VVorden, Lindley (the most hardy, 

 gorous grower and best bearer I have,) 

 Agawam (later and more delicate) ; Niagara, 

 Ladv, Martha were iK>t riiK^ enough to tell 

 their flavor. 1 think I allowed too many 

 bunches to grow on the Niagara. K.W. Co.\TK. 

 —CiipeEli.dlxtli, RiiHgeait, Octohcr l''lli. /wv 



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Winnipeg. 



Sin, — I feel grieved to see the (|uality of 

 ap|>les fnmi Ontario coming here ; they an- 

 mere culls, with usually a few good apples 

 on the ton of the barrel. The market is flcoded 

 with sucli and the general iinpres.sion ].rev;iil> 

 that we have no better. Prices are down low 

 and shipi)ers are losing heavily. There is a 

 prospect of prices being lower still,but no chance 

 tliat I can see of improvement. If British 

 l>rices are anything near the mark, it would be 



