128 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



FRUIT IN QUEBEC. 



Sir, — I send you a bit of report from Bryson, Que., situated a little over 45^ degrees 

 north latitude : 



Apples. — Nearly all my surviving trees being yet too young to bear, I had only three 

 varieties of big apples last season, viz., the Wealthy, the Peach, and the Yellow Transpa- 

 rent. These are early and splendid fruits, and weie sold in the village at retail for two 

 cents each for the largest, so there would be money if we had plenty of them here. I saw 

 no better specimens of these kinds at the Ottawa Exhibition. 



I had a large crop of three varieties of crabs : Transcendent, Lady Elgin, and Hyslop. 

 These last, if carefully gathered before too ripe, keep well. 



Grapes. — I had six kinds of grapes pretty well ripened before the great frost of the 24th 

 of December. I will name them in the order in which they ripened : Wyoming Red and 

 Champion at the same time ; Moore's Early and Dracut Amber ; Lindley and Delaware. 

 For the north I would strongly recommend the Wyoming. When visiting the Experimental 

 Farm at Ottawa, on Dec. 22nd, I was surprised to see the same varieties there not quite so 

 ripe as mine, though the leaves were far less injured by the frost. 



Small Fruits.— Curr&nts were a fair crop with me, but gooseberries were nearly a total 

 failure, on account of the berries dropping. Raspberries were a poor crop, with the excep- 

 tion of the Golden Queen, which is truly a queen over all the others. 



L. Pasche, Bryson, Que. 



EARLY VICTOR GRAPE. 



Sir, — I have taken the Canadian Horticulturist ever since 1886, and have read it 

 with the greatest interest. I notice letters written from amateur gardeners concerning 

 plants which they have received as premiums. The first plant that I received was in 1886, 

 when I received a grape vine, called the Early Victor. I took six bunches of the grapes 

 from the vine and showed them at our last fair, and they took the second prize. I took 

 about one hundred pounds from the one vine. I could give you a good account of the 

 various gooseberries, currants, and other small vines and trees received, if it would be of 

 any use to your readers. 



Wm. Worth, St. Thomas. 



FRUIT IN HURON COUNTY. 



Sir, — The soason of 1S90 has been a fine one for fruit in this county, except where apple 

 insects have prevented. Raspberries and strawberries have suffered most, the latter, 

 especially, not succeeding as well as a few years ago. The Jessie does not fruit well, and I 

 lost the Bubach plants which you sent me, probably through applying hen manure to the 

 soil. My neighbor, Mr. Stewart, lost quite a number of strawberry plants by an over-ap- 

 plication of ashes and salt to the soil before planting. Gooseberries and currants, cherries 

 and plums, have done well. Some varieties of apple trees have been laden with fruit. 



It would be very interesting to have in the Horticulturist more letters from mem- 

 bers of the Association, giving their experience in fruit growing. 



Samukl Fear, Brussels, Out. 



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CATALOGUES. 



Fruit Trees, Plants and Vines. Annual Catalogue, Helderleigh Farms Nursery, 

 Winona, Ont. E. D. Smith, proprietor. 



Small Fruit Plants. Annual Catalogxie, AUyn Bros.' Nurseries. Palmyra, Wagne 

 Co., N. Y. 



Fertilizers. Dominion Fertilizer and Casing Works 1891, Animal and Bone Fertili- 

 zers, 255 James St. North, Hamilton, Ont. 



