The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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Apples from Denmark are likely to com- 

 pete with American and Canadian apples in 

 the markets of England. During the last 

 year the importations of apples from that 

 country, both to great Britain and Germany, 

 has grown into a business of some import- 

 ance, and bids fair to grow each year. 

 Formerly the apples grown there were 

 mostly consumed in their own markets, and 

 were largely sold from floating fruit shops, 

 moored to the quays ; but of late an organ- 

 ized effort for the export of garden produce 

 has been made, and as a result some five or 

 six hundred thousand pounds in value of 

 apples have been exported during the past 

 year. The leading apple grown for export 

 by the Danes is the Gravenstein, the variety 

 so much grown by the Nova Scotia orchard- 

 ists, and they will no doubt feel the compe- 

 tition most keenly. 



Russian Apricot. — The especial attention 

 of our readers is called to the remarks of Mr. 

 Niemetz, with regard to this fruit, on page 

 103. It would appear that the varieties 

 disseminated have been brought from the 

 south of Russia and consequently their claim 

 of perfect hardiness for our northern sections 

 has yet to be proved. Prof. Budd, of the 

 Iowa Agricultural College, said in a recent 

 Bulletin. " At present we do not propagate 

 any one of the South Russian Apricots. 

 Those we have fruited are small in size, low 

 in quality and the trees are not hardy. If 

 the named varieties of Nebraska prove, when 

 fruited, better in size and quality, and hardier 

 in tree, they will be included in the list sent 

 to our trial stations." 



In our plant distribution this spring we 

 have sent out to those calling for the Russian 

 Apricot one of these named varieties, known 

 as the Budd. We shall anxiously wait to 

 hear of its success when fairly tested. 



Orange Growing in Southern California 

 has strong attractions for some of our Can- 

 adian fruit growers. Mr. E. J. Woolverton 

 has lately returned from Riverside, and gives 

 a glowing description of the beauty of the 

 country, thesalubriousclimate, and thegolden 

 profits of growing the citrus fruits in that 

 highly favored section. Entering upon 

 Riverside, after leaving the barren steeps of 



Rockies, the green foliage and lawns, the 

 orange trees drooping with their golden fruits 

 almost brushing the train, seemed like a 

 paradise on earth, and so taken up was he 

 with the apparent profits that he invested in 

 twenty acres of orange land, and left 

 a son in charge of the same. The varie- 

 ties most cultivated, samples of which 

 were sent in to our office, were the Washing- 

 ton Navel, the Blood and the St. Michael, 

 all fine large oranges of excellent flavor 

 We imagine that even in that land of 

 golden dreams there are many discourage- 

 ments to the fruit grower. The land is very 

 high priced, irrigation is costly, markets are 

 distant and low prices must be often expected. 



The John Hopper Rose has been so much 

 called for by members of our Association 

 that the supply has run short. We have 

 tried the leading rose growers both in 

 America and England, but cannot make up 

 enough. We have therefore been compelled 

 to substitute two other equally beautiful roses 

 for a part of our members, at the same time 

 asking their forbearance until another sea- 

 son, when we shall place John Hopper again 

 on the list, so that all who wish it may secure 

 it. The two roses used as substitutes will be, 

 (i) Mrs. /ohn Laing, a new Hybrid Perpetual 

 rose, of great promise : the flowers are large, 

 finely shaped and exceedingly fragrant ; in 

 color soft pink. The plant is extremely free 

 from mildew. It commences to flower early 

 and very profusely, and continues until quite 

 late. (2) Anna de Diesbach, a beautiful and 

 most desirable garden rose, raised in 1858 

 from La Reine. In color the most lovely 

 shade of carmine ; flowers very large, double 

 and fragrant. Unfortunately we cannot 

 succeed in getting any but small green 

 plants. 



The Canadian Tariff of Customs has 

 been amended, the changes coming into 

 effect the end of March last. The duty on 

 fruit has been considerably advanced and is 

 now as follows : Apples, 40 cents per 

 barrel (formerly free); blackberries, goose- 

 berries, raspberries and strawberries, 3 

 cents per pound (formerly free) ; cherries 

 and currants, i cent per quart ; cranberries, 

 plums, quinces, 30 cents per bushel ; 



