4^1 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



i-KLir (;r()\\ix(; in ai.coma. 



R. A. Mel). ALl.AX has been inquiring into the adaptability of 

 I Algoma for the cultivation of fruit.s, and it would appear, from 

 letters which he places in our hands, that many of the best varie- 

 ties of apples and pears will succeed in that section, a place 

 generally supposed to be entirely unfit for fruit growing. Mr. 

 W. Harris, of Bay Mills, writes, " Ten years ago, I commenced 

 to plant apple trees in Algoma, having moved from the county of 

 Huron, where I had an orchard of the ordinary varieties that succeed in Central 

 Ontario. I first planted fifty trees of those kinds. The next winter being very 

 severe, they were all cut down to the ground. I then planted Duchess, Wealthy, 

 Tetofsky, Haas and Mann ; all of these varieties are doing well and have begun 

 to bear fruit. I have now 150 trees in my orchard, composed chiefly of the 

 varieties last mentioned, with the addition of the Yellow Transparent and other 

 hardy trees, such as St. Lawrence, Scott's Winter, Mcintosh Red and Ben 

 1 )avis. I find that almost all the new Russian kinds will grow and do well in 

 Algoma. I have also the Lombard and some other varieties of plums in bearing. 

 Some hardy cherries are beginning to bear fruit. So far as I can see I shall soon 

 have a valuable orchard. 



What is needed in Algoma are hardy trees that will stand the long, hard 

 freezing weather. Our summers are very favorable for apples, pears, plums, 

 cherries, and some kinds of grapes might succeed. Small fruits do remarkably 

 well. We have plenty of good, cheap land for thousands of setders who are 

 willing to do the clearing up, and, thereby, soon secure for themselves good 

 homes. I have been living here twelve years and have cleared up a large farm 

 and have proved that we can grow all kinds of fruit, as well as all kinds of grains, 

 grass and vegetables." 



Mr. 1). Dunn, of Jocelyn, writes, "I have had very little exi)erience in fruit 

 growing, but my father has had a great deal. Twelve years ago my fathei 

 brought over a hundred fruit trees from North Oxford to this island. All the 

 lender sorts succumbed year by year to the cold climate, but the hardier kind 

 have survived. Live or six years ago father was induced to begin experiment- 

 ing with Russian grafts, and so pleased was he with the results, that he began to 

 go (juite heavily into the business. At the time of his death, he had over one 

 thousand trees in the nurser\, besides having over five hundred planted out in 

 the orchard. The fruit of these varieties is remarkably fine and free from 

 blemishes. 



Among the hardy apples growing in our orchard we may mention the 



Charlamoff, Duchess of Oldenburg, .\lexander, Haas, McMahon, Pewaukee, 



Montreal Peach, \'ellow Transparent, ( "anada Baldwin, Walbridge, Bordsorf, 



W.ntcr and Swit/cr. Of crabs. Shield's, Whitnev, Montreal Waxef,. Hvs- 



