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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



this contrivance can succeed only in 

 calm weather, but it is only in calm 

 weather that white frosts occur. 



(Small JfruitB. 



THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES. 

 ( M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, 0.) 



Jessie. — This A'ariety fi-uited with me 

 this year for the third time, and after 

 watching it carefully, I am still of the 

 opinion that it is, all things considered, 

 the best ever introduced. While it is 

 not pei'fect in every respect it combines 

 all the desirable qualities in a higher 

 degree than any other yet offered. It 

 has no defects worth naming, and those 

 who have a stock of it may congratu- 

 late themselves on their good fortune. 



Itasca. — This is all that was ever 

 claimed for it. For vigorous growth 

 and productiveness, it is one of the 

 best. It has shown no rust thus far. 

 The fruit is neai-ly round, about the 

 size of the Crescent, and of very good 

 quality. 



Bubach's No. 5. — This is, with me, next 

 in value to the Jessie ; and some even 

 prefer it to that variety. The plant 

 is all right and is a great bearer. 

 Blossom, pistillate. The fruit is very 

 large, a little irregular in form, ripens 

 all over, and is a very attractive 

 variety. 



Jewell. — This is, with me, one of the 

 valuable varieties. The plant is free 

 from rust, of large size, and an abun- 

 dant bearer. Blossom, pistillate. It 

 makes few runners. In some localities 

 it is a poor grower. The fruit is very 

 large, of good form and color, and al- 

 together a very attractive berry. It 

 seems to do better in the east than in 

 the west. 



Belmont. — This is a good grower and 

 is free from iiist. With me it fails in 



productiveness, and the fruit is far less 

 perfect in form than I was led to 

 expect. 



(From John Little Granton, Ont.J 



Among the new varieties fruited 

 here this season they stand in value in 

 the order named for size, productive- 

 ne.ss, and length of bearing time : 



1st. Mrs. Cleveland and Buhach No. 

 5. 2nd. Summit. 3rd. Ontario, -ith. 

 Henderson. 5th. Jeivdl. 6th. Ohio, 

 a wonderful bearer. 7th. Anna For- 

 est ; if it was as pi'oductive as it is for 

 size it would be a valuable market 

 berry. 8t.h. Lida, a good grower and 

 fairly productive. 9th. Gold. I should 

 have numbered it fourth, it is such a 

 healthy, beautiful plant, it glistens in 

 the sun as if varnished, fruit good, 

 wonderfully productive. 



I will merely notice the Jessie again. 

 Having seen the Jessie fruiting on 

 the originator's grounds, and at Mr. 

 Crawford's, and on my own place, and 

 on none of these places having any 

 extra care, I freely say it is the best 

 berry offered the public yet. 



"THE MARLBORO RASPBERRY." 



Marlboro. — Large as Cuthbert, firm 

 and very handsome — does not taste so 

 good, but is better than Philadelphia 

 and Franconia — nearly as early as 

 Hansell. I found this variety almost 

 worthless on sandy land without 

 manure : it will not endure neglect and 

 grow big enough to bear a crop like 

 Hansell and Cuthbert. But a planta- 

 tion we made last year on fair garden 

 land, which contains a fair percentage 

 of clay, has made a fine lu.xuriant 

 growth. Persons who have good clay 

 loam may find this the most profitable 

 beri-y for market which can be grown, 

 as it fills the demand for large berries 

 nearly a week before Cuthbert appears 

 on the scene. — T. C. Robinson, Owen 

 Sound. 



