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thp: OxVrARio apple in kkontenac countv. 



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HA\'E lately had brought to me some fine specimens of this apple 



grown near Kingston. Last fall I saw the tree which Mr. Samuel 



Watts received from the " Fruit Growers' Association," eleven 



years ago. It was bearing an abundant crop of fine apples, and 



''^^^^^^^^^ seemed to be in perfect health, without any signs of tenderness. 



Capt. Dunlop, of Kingston, tells me the tree which he got at the same time, 



has grown vigorously, and the large, handsome specimens of the fruit he has 



shown me, is proof of the correctness of his statement. 



This apple seems to be well suited to take the place here of its less hardy 

 parent, the Spy. When raised in this district it keeps quite as well as the Spy, 

 and sells readily at the highest price. I think it will prove to be a valuable 

 apple for the purpose of shipping, and that is the kind of apple we are most in 

 need of. 



I am not yet prepared to say the tree would be hardy enough for the nor- 

 thern part of this county, where the frost is often more intense than it is at the 

 front. 



Cataraqui. D. XicOL 



Nearly one million barrels of apples have been received in Great Britain 

 from American and Canadian ports up to the present writing, proving that our 

 English friends are not all convinced of their being poisoned with arsenic. The 

 prices have kept well up, Canadian Baldwins, Spys, Russets and Greenings 

 bringing from $4 to $5 per barrel in March. We notice that Greenings bring 

 more than either Baldwins or Ben Davis. 



Mr. Nicol writes that H. M. Peterson, of Colborne, whose men are at pre- 

 sent packing apples about Kingston for export, have shipped, during the winter, 

 71,000 barrels. Judging from the present condition of the British market, he 

 should do well on his ventures. 



Incomplete Addresses. — A Brantford subscriber sends $1.00 without 

 giving his name, and Mr. A. E. Dewar sends $2.25 without giving his post 

 office. 



The Shlwvassie Beauty. — ^On the grounds of the late Charles Gibb (now 

 in the hands of Wm. Craig), at Abbottsford, this has not shown any signs of 

 being a profitable apple, spotting and cracking as badly as the Fameuse, along- 

 side of which it is planted. A few sound specimens have been obtained each 

 year, but the greater proportion has been second and third grade. — Orchard and 

 Garden. 



