THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



the black. Everything about the vine indicatesi constitutional vigor, 

 health and hardiness. Its tough, leathery leaves, strong, well ripened 

 wood, endurance of all extremes and sudden changes in temperature ; 

 these tell, of an adaptability to our climate that gives promise of 

 successful cultivation over wide areas of territory. Even the flavor 

 of the grape is indicative of vigor of vine; not delicate, like the Allen's 

 Hybrid, and showing the weakness of the foreign blood, but pro- 

 nounced and decided as purely of American origin. Canadian grape 

 growers, and especially those who grow grapes for market, will do well 

 to keep this variety in mind, note what may be said of it by dis- 

 interested parties, and give it a trial when it is offered for sale. 



RECOLLECTIONS OF A KECENT JOUENEY SOUTH. 



BY WM. SAUNDERS, LONDON, ONTARIO, 

 (Continued from Vol. 2, page 151. ) 



On Monday afternoon, December 2nd, the members of our party 

 were ready for their trip towards the interior of Florida. Notwith- 

 standing that mosquitoes were a little troublesome at nights, we had 

 enjoyed our rest at Jacksonville, and were now eager to continue our 

 journey. The temperature was most agreeable, the air balmy, and the 

 sky clear and bright, We left Jacksonville about 2 p.m., and steamed 

 up the river towards the sotith. The St. Johns flows, unlike any other 

 river in the L^nited States, directly north, for over three hundred miles, 

 when turning abruptly to the east it empties into the Atlantic. Its 

 whole course is through a very level country. In many parts the 

 river is from five to six miles wide, and for the first hundred and fifty 

 miles is in no place less than a mile in width; in point of width it is 

 the largest river in America, but its waters are very sluggish. Many 

 of its tributaries are navigable for a considerable distance by small 

 steamboats. Large steamers ascend as far as Pilatka, a town of over 

 a thousand inhabitants, seventy-five miles above Jacksonville, and 

 beyond this smaller vessels run to Enterprise and up the Ocklawaha 

 river to Leesburg. 



Our ride from Jacksonville to Pilatka was a very pleasant one. 

 We touched at several points of interest, including Mandarin, where 



