242 The Canadian Horticulturist 



The plujn crop in most sections is very small, and, although in a few places 

 something above half a crop was reported, yet even in these, according to the 

 latest information, the ravages of the curculio have reduced the percentage ex- 

 ceedingly. 



The early peaches are beginning to ripen, but they are scarcely up to their 

 usual size, and are dropping very considerably from the attack of the curculio. 

 The yellows, too, is showing itself on many of the young trees, a disease which 

 causes the fruit to be unmarketable, and is so rapidly clearing out many of our 

 finest peach orchards. 



A fairly good crop of apples is reported in the Annapolis Valley, the great 

 apple producing section of Nova Scotia, but in New York State the apple crop 

 is no better than it is in Ontario, and that means a general failure. 



The following are some of the latest reports from our correspondents : 



New York State — Slr^ — The prospect is that there will be a very full crop of peaches 

 in Western New York. Apples are a failure so far as Baldwins are concerned, and that 

 variety being the leading one in Western New York, the crop of apples must be short. 

 There is a very fair standing of Greenings and some other varieties. The crop of pears is a 

 full average ; crop of plums about two-thirds. The quality of the fruit, from present 

 appearances, will be excellent. — S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y. 



SiMCOE County — Sir, — Apples in this county will not be more than half a crop. 

 Since my last report they have fallen from the trees to such an extent that, although there 

 was a prospect then for a fair yield, they will not now average more than half a crqp. 

 Cherries, where not destroyed by the black knot, were very fine, and have yielded a full 

 crop. Plums, badly dams^ged by the curculio, but will still be a fair crop. Pears are not 

 much grown here ; the blossoms were damaged by frost, and the yield will probably be 

 light. Grapes, coming on well, but very few are grown in this locality. I believe apples 

 will be very fine this year as to quality; they seem to be free from fungus and scab, and, 

 so far, there are very few wormy ones. Fruit trees of all kinds look remarkably healthy 

 and are making great growth. — G. C. Caston, Craighurst, Ont. 



Sir, — Plums will be from 65 to 70 per cent, of an average crop. The curculio is reduc- 

 ing it very considerably. — G. M. Ayles worth, Collingwood, Ont. 



Sir, — Taking 100 as a full crop, the following is my estimate in this section : — Apples, 

 riO per cent, of average crop ; pears, 10 ; plums, 100 ; cherries, 100 ; tomatoes, late, 100 ; 

 grapes, late, 80. The grapes were backward in coming in bloom, and since the wet are 

 sending out fresh bloom, which is something new. There are large quantities of wild Basp- 

 berries being brought into the market and sold at from 75 to 80 cents per ten-quart pail. 

 Chas. Hickling, Barrie, Ont. 



Peel County — Sir, — Small fruits are a very average crop ; plums will yield about 40 

 per cent, of average ; apples about 25 ; pears 20. — A. Morton, Brampton, Ont. 



Perth County — Sir, — With the exception of strawberries, small fruits in this section 

 have turned out an abundant crop. Cherries were far more than were expected ; plums are 

 hanging on the trees in great quantities. Early and fall apples will be scarce, but the crop 

 of winter fruit promises to be fairly good, that is, enough for home demands, but very 

 little for shipping. — T. H. Race, Mitchell, Ont. 



Wentworth County — Sir, — The apple crop is light ; very few Baldwins, Greenings 

 better than most other varieties ; pears light, except Duchess, which are very full ; peaches 

 full ; early apples, very full ; plums, full crop. From present appearances, grapes will be 

 a very heavy crop and fine sample, very clean and healthy, no mildew on foliage and very 

 little on fruit. Taking all varieties of grapes, the prospect could not be better. — M. 

 Pettit, Winona, Ont. 



