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for table use." The statement made is calculated to furnish many 

 important lessons, and to give direction and an impetus to a special 

 cultivation of the apple for table use. It is evident we must enter 

 upon the path of specialties. Every fruit grower has been intent in 

 the past of gratifying liis own peculiar taste, and making that the 

 criterion of his productions raised for market purposes. A greater 

 breadth of view must be exercised, and public taste must enter as a 

 factor into our future fruit productions. 



Mr. Irish happily makes a suggestion which cannot fail to bear 

 fruit. He further says, that " The Snow Apple, in its season, is the 

 only good apple I really have been able to procure." This testimony 

 to the value of the Fameuse is not to be overlooked. It is an A 1 

 Apple. But it is sad to think that only one variety out of the multi- 

 })licity of good varieties has been singled out by Mr. Irish as worthy 

 of commendation and remark. The Snow Apple is a splendid variety. 

 In the Montreal district on railroads and in hotels it is the apple — 

 almost the only apple offered to the public. Mr. Irish continues 

 and says, " The Spitzenburg and Ehode Island Greening are my favor- 

 ite cooking apples." It is commonly said that " Murder will out ;" 

 in like manner we say, " Excellence will tell." A line will comprise 

 wliat is to be said of the vEsopus Spitzenburg — best to eat and best 

 to cook. Of the Ehode, Island Greening — best to cook, best to eat, 

 best to keep, and best to carry. Mr. Irish gives me a Roland for my 

 Oliver, and asks, " If you can suggest better varieties I shall feel exceed- 

 ingly obliged to you." Here is a chance for our horticulturists. Who 

 is ready to make suggestions in the shape of better varieties ? As 

 good may be found ; which are they ? 



From the Queen's Hotel, Toronto, we learn from the courteous 

 clerk, Mr. Richmond, that in that establishment they use, in the 

 months of September and October, the St. Lawrence and Snow Apple. 

 The St. Lawrence is a showy, nice apple, a general favorite, and most 

 worthy of public appreciation. The Snow takes first place again, as it 

 is justly entitled to, and maintains its enviable preeminence. 



Mr. Richmond writes that after these dates " we use the Northern 

 Spy, Pomme Grise, and Rhode Island Greening." This informant 

 does not draw the distinction between dessert and cooking varieties. 

 In fact sometimes they are used equally for both purposes, and with, 

 ^qual advantage. We have sqn^etimes thought that the size of the 



