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posed situations, this is my reason for mak- 

 ing enquiry regarding figs.— Geo. W. Bee- 

 lee, Agassiz, B.C. 



The Ontario Apple was distributed by our 

 Association for testing in the year 1879. It 

 was originated by the late Chas. Arnold, of 

 Paris, and by him considered one of his best 

 seedlings. At the winter meeting in London, 

 in January 1885, it was referred to by Mr. 

 T. H. Parker, of Woodstock, as a magnifi- 

 cent apple, and keeping well until that time. 

 Mr. Wm. Saunders stated that he had had 

 it fruiting for two years, and for its age it was 

 the most productive tree he had. The fruit 

 is uniform in size, an excellent cooking apple, 

 and a fair table apple. Mr. A. MacD. Allan 

 said it was one of the best of shipping 

 apples. 



It is hardly wise for us yet to recommend 



anyone to plant this apple extensively for a 

 commercial orchard, until it has been more 

 fully tested. We would like to hear from a 

 good many, briefly giving the result of their 

 tests with this apple. The tree at Maple- 

 hurst is unfortunately not living. 



Figs are not grown at all in Ontario, so 

 that we have no experience to offer. There 

 are several hundred varieties, but all are 

 tender, not enduring a lower temperature 

 than fourteen degrees Fahr. above zero. 



The Cortland Seedling grape has not yet 

 been tested to any extent in Ontario. Its 

 disseminators claim that it is the earliest 

 grape in North America, ripening about the 

 middle of August. The color is black, and 

 the berries large and sweet with a thin skin 

 and very little pulp. It is said to be very 

 hardy, and quite free from mildew. 



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OPENING UP THE BRITISH APPLE 

 MARKET. 



Sir, — Prospects so far for fruit crop are ex- 

 ceptionally good. I have finally decided to go 

 to Britain in the early fall to take charge of 

 all fruit sales, and have now made magnifi- 

 cent arrangements where cargoes can be 

 broken and forwarded on the through bill of 

 lading into all cities and large towns in 

 Britain ; storage and re-packing rooms free, 

 and we have special agents in almost every 

 town now, so that we shall be in a position 

 to supply local markets direct. — Alex. McD. 

 Allan. 



FRUIT IN HURON CO.— STRAW- 

 BERRY YIELD. 

 Gooseberries were a very good crop here 

 last year. The yield on my grounds was 

 seven hundred quarts on a tenth of an acre. 

 Your subscriber here, Mr. A. Stewart, from 

 a bed of strawberries 92 feet by 20, set out 

 the spring previous and well attended to, 

 gathered last summer 230 boxes. That is 

 the best we have heard of in these parts. 

 Wishing prosperity to The Horticul- 

 turist and success to yourself in your good 

 work. I am yours truly, Samuel Fear, 

 Brussels, Ont 



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LIST OF SCIONS FROM RUSSIA. 



From Dr. A. Grell, Moscow, a celebrated 

 grower of Russian fruits :—(i) Miron ; (2) 

 Bieloi Naliv, (White Transparent) ; (3) 

 Skvoznina, (Transparent) ; (4) Anis, very 

 hardy, like Antonovka ; (5) bkrut ; (6) Skryj 

 Apple ; (7) Aport (in your country, Alex- 

 ander) ; (8) Antonovka (white) ; (g) Arkad ; 

 (10) Worgulek ; (11) Koryschnevoi (Cinna- 

 mon apple); (12) Somnitelnoe (Doubtful). 

 From Solovieff of Moscow : — (13) Grus- 

 chevka (Pear Apple) ; (14) Plodovitka, 

 (Productive Apple) ; (15) Titovka, 

 (Tetofs<y); (16) Arkad; (17) Aport 

 (Alexander); (18) Dynoe, (Melon Apple); 

 (19) Miron; (20) Korobov, ^Box Apple); 

 (21) Borovinka, (in your country Duchess, 

 but in Russia we have two sorts, light and 

 dark skinned.) From Kozlov : — (22) Kory- 

 schnevoi (Cinnamon) ; (23) Legen, (Keeper) ; 

 (24) Stone Antonovka; (25) Borovinka 

 (Duchesse) ; (26) Lopough ; (27) Plodovitka ; 

 (28) Lebedka, (Swan Apple) ; (29) Anto- 

 novka, white ; (30) Titovka (Tetofsky) ; 

 (31) Billoi Naliv. From Government of 

 Tschernigov : — (36) Stone Antonovka, (from 

 the garden it is disseminated in Russia) ; 

 (37a) Putim Fall; (37b) Putim Summer; 

 (38) Stklianka Glass ; (39) (Lolotarev) Gold 

 Apple, good winter apple. From Mr. 



