THE CANADIAN HORTIOULTUKIST. 



any we see. But it is most natural to 

 expect fine flavor where we have so fine 

 a color, and it would be unreasonable 

 to think of finding high color where 

 there is no color at all scarcely. The 

 The British atmosphere is too moist to 

 give either color or flavor in its finest 

 as we get it. Without abundance of 

 si;nlight and clear pure air such as we 

 have no country can produce such fine 

 samples of apples. 



WHITE BLACKBERRIES. 



Sir, — Whilst out for a tramp last 

 August I came across a white, or 

 rather yellow, blackberry growing wild 

 on the banks of the Ottawa, the fruit 

 being then ripe on the bush. I re- 

 moved six suckers, wrapped them up 

 with damp moss and brought them 

 home, carefully marking the spot where 

 they were found, so that should those 

 procured fail to grow — as the season 

 when plants are in fruit is the worst 

 time tor their removal — I would be 

 able to obtain other plants at a future 

 time. I would feel much obliged if 

 you would kindly inform me if there 

 are at present any white blackberries 

 in cultivation. I see no reason why 

 there should not be red, white, and 

 black blackberries as well as the above 

 three shades of currants, raspberries, 

 grapes, <kc. p. C.Buckb, Ottawa. 



[There are some white blackberries 

 cultivated, such as Col. Wilder and 

 Crystal White, and a red one known 

 as Doctor Warder, but none of them 

 productive enough to be valuable ex- 

 cept as curiosities. — Ed.] 



THE BLACK SPOT ON THE APPLE. 



Sir, — Enclosed please find my sub- 

 scription to The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist, which I consider very much im- 

 proved of late. 



The black spots on the Snow apple is 

 a subject in which we, in this section. 



are deeply interested. My own opinion 

 is that they are living beings that feed 

 on the juice of the apple. They first 

 attacked the "Snow," the most deli- 

 cious of apples. They are extending 

 their ravages to other kinds. The 

 winter kinds have hitherto escaped. I 

 was advised by an old fruit dealer to 

 leave them on the tree as long as pos- 

 sible when so attacked. I believe the 

 advice to be good. 



Some of my Snows were blown oflf 

 by the wind this year, and remained 

 in the long grass four or five days. 

 The black spots disappeared very much. 

 I reasoned that the damp and cold were 

 too much, for the insects breed in the 

 sunshine. t. Lewis, Maitand, Ont. 



[ISToTE. — The spot on the apple is 

 not an insect. It is a species of fun- 

 gus. — Ed.] 



CLIPPINGS. 



The Fred Clapp.— Try the Fred- 

 erick Clapp Pear, The fruit is fine- 

 grained, very juicy, rich and excellent. 

 It ripens in October. Those who want 

 a showy pear in place of the great Kief- 

 fer, as well as one that may be enjoyed, 

 will be pleased with the F.C. It has 

 not as yet been tried sufliciently to en- 

 able us to say where it will succeed. — 

 R.N. Y. 



Australian fruit arrives in Eng- 

 land in excellent condition. It is packed 

 in corkdust or sawdust, and placed in a 

 cold compartment, where the tempera- 

 ture is kept as near to 40 degrees as 

 possible. — Rural New Yorker. 



The Kieffer Pear. — The wife of a 

 prominent fruit grower says that she 

 has noticed that people learn to like the 

 Kieflfer Pear. Attracted by its beauty, 

 even though it be to the amateur but 

 skin deep, people continue to taste and 

 eat, until finally they learn to like it 

 very much in the same way as a taste 

 for tomatoes, bananas and other similar 



