The Canadian Horticulturist, 



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THE CRANDELL CURRANT, AND THE JAPANESE WINEBERRY. 



Sir, — I see in the January number of the Hobticoltdrist, Mr. A. G . Heaven is afraid 

 that his " Crandell Black Currant '" is the old yellow flowering currant. Two years ago 

 this spring I bought some bushes from a nurseryman in the States. Last year they fruited, 

 and some of the branches were so heavy with fruit we had to prop them. The first cur- 

 rants on the branches were large, some of them as large a.s a Clinton grape, growing smaller 

 towards the end of the bunch. Had I trimmed my bushes, I think very likely I would 

 have had still more and larger fruit. I let them grow as they would, because I wanted to 

 propagate from them. As it was they were admired by all who saw them. At the time 

 I bought the Crandell Currant I also bought the Japanese Wineberry ; it fruited last year, 

 and was very much admired. The fruit is beautiful, and is as good to eat as it is to look at. 

 It bore quite as heavily as I expected for the first year. It I also let grow as it would in 

 order to propagate from it. 



H. J. Bryan, Mohawk P.O. Ont. 



RIBSTON PIPPIN. 



Sir, — I see in the appendix to the last year's report that the Ribston Pippin apple is 

 placed where it ought to be, although, in all the discussions it seems to be almost ignored. 

 I find it the most regular bearer of all the sorts I have, and it can't be beat for quality, and 

 as to keeping, if it is gathered early, not left to ripen on the tree (like the pears) I can keep 

 it well until March or April. I gave Mr. Allan a few years ago some good ones, the lat- 

 ter end of April. I have kept them until June. The Ontario is classed much too high as 

 a dessert apple. 



I find my cjuestion on the apple scab asked last April, brought out some good answers 

 in both April and May numbers of your journal, and it was taken advantage of by a num- 

 ber of fruit-growers, but, as it happened, the fruit was very free of scab last season. 



Walter Hick, Goderich. 



PLANTS TESTED IN ONTARIO COUNTY. 



Sir, — This is a report of plants, trees, etc., from Association Swazie P. G. is a better 

 bearer than Golden Russet. 



Salem, Brighton, Burnet, Prentis, have done well and been free from disease ; Burnet 

 improves with age ; also, Lindley, Agawam, Worden, and Champion, have done well in 

 all respects — little difference in ripening. Glass Seedling Plum gave its first good crop last 

 year is healthy. Saunders' raspberry is hardy and bears well. The Gregg and Hilborn do 

 well. This is hard limestone soil, not very rich, being burnt by forest fires. Trees ripen their 

 wood well, and are hardy. Grapes ripen early. 



Wm. E. Taylor, Beaverton. 



LITTLE KNOWN FRUITS. 



Sir, — I send you by mail some scions of some extra good varieties of plums, which are 

 both heavy croppers and of first quality. They are called the Rocky Mountain and the 

 Greely. I also send you some cuttings of the White Holland currant. This is a good 

 variety, the heaviest fruiter, I think, I ever saw, besides being of good quality. I also 

 enclose you some scions of an apple called " Bon Homme," of which 1 know nothing, only 

 that it comes recommended as a good winter apple. 



A. A. RoLPH, Orono. 



