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the latter was broken off so it never came out. The Downing Goose- 

 berry is a small bush, and the berry is sweet and nice. I have grafts 

 of the Swayzie Pomme Grise Apple growing, but they have not fruited 

 yet. Glass' Seedling Plum is doing well. The Diadem Raspberry 

 died. The Strawberry is doing nicely, and I think it is the third best 

 in my collection. Arnold's Ontario Apple died, but I have a graft 

 growing. I have ten pear trees, most of them bearing ; have had no 

 blight except one limb of a tree was affected three years ago ; I cut it 

 off well below the affected ' part, and the tree has been as healthy as 

 the rest of them since. 



You accuse me, with the other members of the Association, of 

 joining and belonging to the Association for the " bonus," as you call 

 it. A paltry apple tree can be bought for fifteen cents ; or perhaps a 

 raspberry not half as good as we have in our own garden. I deny 

 the charge. 



I am an old man, and not capable of writing my experience, but I 

 have cultivated fruit trees ever since I was fifteen years of age. I had 

 my little nursery, and when I came on the farm where I live now, I 

 planted out fifty trees, and have since at different times increased 

 them to over one hundred, witli the choicest varieties of apples ; I had 

 over fifty different kinds. I have since grafted and dug up, so that I 

 have only twenty left, and that is twice as many as I want. I think 

 five or six different kinds are enough for winter apples, and about the 

 same number for faU use. 



I do not see any good in sending out new apples or pears to the 

 settled parts of Ontario unless they are superior to our old kinds. If 

 you can get new hardy kinds to send north it is all well enough, but 

 I do not want them here. I would rather have a house plant, berry 

 bush, or a shrub — anything to remember you by. The Horticulturist 

 and the Annual Eeport are what I want. 



My land is what we call sandy loam witli clay sub-soil, and lays 

 in the County of Norfolk, Township of Woodhouse, one mile from 

 Port Dover. 



Note. — It is singular how tastes differ. Many think Grimes' 

 Golden Pippin the highest flavored apple we have. The Wagner 

 apple is largely planted in Michigan for market, and is very popular 

 in the markets of the western cities. Downing says that in quality 

 they rank from " very good to best." — Ed.] 



