3G Tiii; Canadian horticulturist. 



But the ripening season again conies round. TLe fruit of all others is 

 again gathered ; much of it rots shortly after being gathered, and some 

 of it rots upon the tree before it is ripe. Our attention is again called 

 to Ne Plus Ultra, which still hangs upon the tree, perfectly ripe and 

 perfectly sound, and is now pronounced " very good." 



Now, Mr. Editor, I have a kind of dreamy premonition that some 

 bthers of the Directors of the Fruit Growers' Association, and perhaps 

 yourself, sir, had the ]Sfe Plus Ultra cherry sent to them. And I 

 sincerely hope that no one has even wispered to himself naughty 

 words about an excellent fruit because he did not like the name, as I 

 begin to fear that I have done. And to make amends for not giving 

 Mr. Mosely credit for producing what I now believe to be a great 

 acquisition to our cherries, I will promise that if after another year's 

 fruiting this cherry shall resist the rot, and all other cherries shall be 

 injured by it, I will freely join friend Mosely in loundly proclaiming 

 its praises. And if our ftiend is still desirous of using a latin phrase, 

 I will join him in Saying " estimates" (of the first rank), or any other 

 name that he chooses that shall express this meaning; but I do sincerely 

 hope, that until the riiillenium shall come, no one will venture to name 

 a fruit Ne Plus Ultra, because it is doubtful if fruit or anything else 

 will attain perfection before that time. 



The Editor did not have the pleasure of seeing Mr. Mosely's cherry; 

 and hopes, if they both live until next cherry season, that Mr. Arnold 

 will favor him with a small sample. — Ed.] 



THE ENGLISH SPAEKOW. 



BY J. NEWHALL, TORONTO. 



I have always been a great advocate of the English Sparrow, and 

 have had many notices published for their benefit. My wife has been 

 feeding them regularly, sweeping the snow away first when necessary, 

 and many citizens of Toronto I know have treated them similarly, and 

 now we have thousands chirping all over the city. Now it so happens 

 that I have a red currant patch of about a dozen bushes, and I noticed 

 that the sparrows paid a great deal of attention to them lately. Being 

 eurious to know what they were doing, I went to investigate. Lo ! a 



