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Raspberries. — Turner succeeds without protection, and is now carrying 

 a heavy crop. Cuthbert, Philadelphia and Golden Queen, with protection 

 are doing pretty well. A blackcap (perhaps the Doolittle) is bearing fairly. 



Blackberries. — Ancient Britain, Snider and Taylor (protected in winter) 

 are fruiting nicely. The Windom and two or three other dewberries are 

 yeilding their first fruits of fine luscious berries. 



Plums. — I have collected some forty kinds of North-west sorts, from 

 Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and this year have five kinds carrying 

 specimens, viz. : De Soto, Speer, Sendloff's Seedling, Newton Egg and one 

 without name. 



Cherries. — Prof. Budd's Ostheim blossomed and formed fruit, but fruit 

 has dropped. Prof. Saunders kindly sent me two of the Koslov Morello, 

 which are doing well. He also sent me one Besarabian, which has made a 

 good growth. 



Pears. — The Russian Gakovska froze out last winter. I have received 

 from Ottawa twenty-five from Russian seed, which may do better. 



Apples. — Of some eighty varieties of apples and crabs the following after 

 three years' test seem the most promising : 'Gideon's Seedlings, Pearce's 

 Seedlings, Russian Liebz, Rubetz Naliv, Hibernal, Antonovka, Red 

 Cheeked, Red Repka, Istovka, OstrakofF. Some of these look like blossom- 

 ing next season. In crabs and hybrids, Whitney No. 20, Transcendent 

 Dartts, Gibb, Hyslop, seem among the most promising. 



Forest Trees and Ornamentals. — The Manitoba White Elm, Ash, Soft 

 Maple and Box Elder are succeeding very well ; Butternut I am hoping to 

 raise ; the Persian Lilac flowered abundantly ; Spiraea Ballardi and another 

 are now in blossom, so is an Althea. Tamarax Armurensis has beautiful 

 foliage, but I doubt whether it will flower. The John Hopper, planted out- 

 side, had one beautiful rose ; Caragana, or Siberian Pea, after three years' 

 trial without injury, promises well for an ornamental hedge plant. The 

 Russian populars, notably Certinensis, Petroviki, Laurifolia and Boleana 

 are an acquisition and are doing well. Salix Fragilis and Aurea are beauti- 

 ful trees. 



I would like to get promising varieties of gooseberries for testing, and 

 would be glad to hear from any of your readers on the subject. Hoping I 

 have not transgressed too far. 



Stonewall, Man., August 4, i8go. THOS. FRANKLAND. 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM. 



THE President Mr. A. M, Smith, ex-President P. C. Dempsey and 

 myself were a contingent selected to examine the small fruits at the 

 experimental station here, on July 22nd. The raspberry season 

 was well commenced ; gooseberries were beginning to ripen, and the early 



