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produced in this countiy, which are 

 always small and inferior, and never 

 matei-ially interfere with choice fruit 

 of American growth. 



Last season American apples arrived 

 early in August, and after the first 

 arrival or two, prices for fall fruit such 

 as Oi-ange Pippins, Summer Pips, Fall 

 Pippins, Gravensteins, (fee, fell very 

 low : this was partly owing to the 

 enormous crop of damsons, plums, and 

 other varieties of stone fruit. This 

 season the crop is considerably below 

 the average, and that competition will 

 be avoided. 



The prospects for American apples 

 we thei-efoi-e consider very fair, that is 

 for bright, sound clear fruit — such as 

 Kings, Baldwins, Greenings, Spitz, 

 Spies, Cranberry Pips, Maiden Blush, 

 Strawberry Pips, Canada Reds, Rom- 

 anites, kc. ; but we strongly condemn 

 the shipment of summer apples, which 

 during the past few years have come 

 in large quantities at the commence- 

 ment of the season, and invariably sell 

 at quite a heavy loss ; such fi-uit can 

 always be sold to better advantage in 

 home markets. It will not stand the 

 voyage, lands here wasty, comes into 

 the market when the bulk of the home 

 growth is oflfering, and is always 

 disastrous to shippers. 



Yours truly, 



GREEN & WHINERAY. 

 Liverjiool, Aug. 5, 1887. 



FROM LONDON, ENG. 



Sir, — From enquiries made in the 

 principal apple-growing districts in 

 England, we gather that the crop this 

 year will be undoubtedly veiy short, 

 and in some places a total failure. 



Fair prices may therefore be expected, 

 provided shippers take great care that 

 the fruit is properly selected and well 

 packed. Only the choicest kinds of 

 even size and free from spots should be 

 sent, and they should be pressed tightly 



into the barrels so as to pi-event shak- 

 ing and to secure their sound condition 

 on arrival. This is very important. 



By attending carefully to these de- 

 tails shippers will realize the benefit of 

 the top prices of the market. 



The kinds we specially recommend 

 for shipping are — Baldwin, Greening, 

 Ben Davis, Pearmain, Ribston, Twenty 

 Ounce Pippin, Rox Russett, Golden 

 Russett, etc., — and should you have 

 any early fruit, such as Gravensteins, 

 we also recommend a shipment of these 

 as likely to do well. 



Youi-s faithfully, 



PITT BROS. & CO. 

 Grocers' Hall Court, London, E.G. 



FRUIT IN THE UNITED STATES. 

 The fruit crop is very poor. There 

 will be few apples outside of New Eng- 

 land and New York. There will be a 

 partial crop in Michigan. In the Ohio 

 river States the harvest will be nearly 

 a failure. — Dept. of Agricidture. 



Judge Miller, of Missouri, mourns the 

 loss of his grapes by rot this year. He 

 was not at home when the gi-apes should 

 have been sacked, or the copperas 

 remedy applied, and when he returned 

 the rot was so far advanced that the 

 fruit could not be saved. Therefore, he 

 I'eminds us that these preventive means 

 must be used in season or it is no use 

 to attempt a cure. — Michigan Fanner. 



Fay's Currant. — Mr. Fowlie, who is one 

 of our chief horticulturists, has shewn 

 us some bunches of Fay's Prolific red 

 currant obtained from the Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association, and now bearing for 

 the first time. They are really mag- 

 nificent — larger and sweeter than the 

 much praised cherry, and with longer 

 bunches. Mr. Fowlie informs us that 

 berries are earlier this year than usual, 

 and that he anticipates having some 

 grapes colouring very soon. — Orillia 

 Packet. 



