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quality, though the yield is good. Its time of maturity is intermediate 

 between early and late. 



Trophy. — This is one of the late maturing sorts. Very handsome 

 in appearance, of large size, skin peach-blow color, russeted all over ; 

 eyes distributed very evenly over the whole tuber; large but shallow, 

 in form resembling the Early Eose. Of this Mr. Boyle says that the 

 quality is good and the yield large, but it is apt to grow a large 

 number of prongy potatoes. 



Bliss' Improved Peach Blow. — A late variety. In appearance 

 like our well known Peach Blow, nearly round in form ; eyes deeply 

 sunken; flesh yellow. Mr. Boyle says this is claimed to be a re- 

 juvenated Peacli Blow; that he planted it the first of July, and 

 obtained a large yield, and that the quality is first-class. 



Brownell's Beauty, he says is a large, coarse-grained potato, 

 which-rotted very badly with him in 1878 ; of fair quality and average 

 yield, but he did not grow it in 1879. 



Such notes as these are exceedingly valuable and interesting. We 

 thank Mr. Boyle for his kindness in placing them at our disposal for 

 the benefit of our readers, and hope that others will be stimulated by 

 his example to give to the Canadian Horticulturist the benefit of 

 their experience with any vegetable, flower or fruit they cultivate. 



QUESTION DKAWEE. 



(1. ) What is the difference between Ironclad apple trees and Russian ? (2. ) Why 

 ate they so called ? 



There is a great deal of confusion on this subject, much of which 

 is owing to the ignorance of those who are selling apple trees through 

 the country. Strictly, a Eussian apple is one that has been imported 

 from Eussia. Of these, the Alexander, Eed Astracan, and Duchess of 

 Oldenburg are. familiar examples. Ironclad is a name given by fruit 

 growers in the North-Western States, Minnesota, Iowa, &c., to those 

 varieties which have been found to endure the rigors of their severe 

 climate, where only the very hardiest survive. These may be varieties 

 obtained from Eussia, as the Duchess of Oldenburg, which is the only 

 one of the three above named tliat is considered an Ironclad, or they 

 may be of American origin, as the Wealthy, which is the only 

 American variety recommended for general cultivation in the State of 



