264 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



THE FRUIT CROP IN QUEBEC. 



/^IR, — The apple crop with us is a hght one this season, about 60 per 

 /^^ cent, of a full crop, and poor in quality, owing to the scab. Especially 

 is this the case with the Fameuse. Fameuse and Duchess are more 

 generally planted here than any other variety and are both bearing fairly 

 well, especially the Duchess, which is up to the average, while in winter 

 varieties we have hardly any fruit, although the bloom. was unusually good. 



Not many pears grown here. The Flemish Beauty is the favorite for 

 this latitude and is bearing an average crop. 



Propagated varieties of the plum are a failure this season, while the 

 native red plum is trying hard to redeem the position, the curculio will be 

 by far the largest consumer. 



Grapes, not an average yield, are grown here for family use only, Del- 

 aware, Lindley and Champion being the best croppers. 



The tribute paid by the Canadian Horticulturist to the memory of 

 the late Mr. Chas. Gibb was most gratifyng to his many friends here. For the 

 last seventeen years he was the leading spirit in the fruit interests of this 

 Province, and will be sadly missed by many as the time approaches for the 

 Annual Meetings and Exhibitions, at which he was an authority, especially 

 in the nomenclature of the New Russian and German fruits, through his 

 energy so recently introduced to this country. 



Here at Abbotsford is to be seen much of his experimental work by the 

 numerous specimens both of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, planted 

 on his own grounds, many of which give promise of value. 



The ornamental for their great beauty, and the fruit trees for their general 

 adaptability to a climate so severe that nothing short of an " iron clad " will 

 survive for many seasons. Our fruit growers through his death have lost a 

 useful member, and though cut off in the midst of a good work, his example 

 will long live in the memory of his friends here, and all who had the pleasure 

 of his acquaintance. May others go and do likewise. 



Abbotsford, P.Q. J. M. FISK. 



FRUIT JUICES. 



A RECENT admirable article in The Rural on " Preserving Small 

 <sf\ Fruits" omitted one method much liked by this household. It is to 

 prepare fruit juices as if for jelly, sweeten to taste, boil one minute, 

 and put away while hot in small cans or in bottles. If the latter are used, 

 the corks must be sealed with wax. This preparation makes a palatable 

 and healthful tonic, especially useful for tired housewives and ailing people. 



