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quantities in British Columbia where it succeeds well. Breda, Early 
Golden, and Moorpark are the varieties which have been chiefly tested. 
THE NECTARINE. 
This fruit is only occasionally met with, grown in the Niagara district 
and on the shores of Lake Huron about Goderich. 
Tar PEACH. 
The peach is grown to a considerable extent along the Wiga of 
Lakes Erie, Huron, and Ontario, but especially in the Niagara penin- 
sula. The crop is almost entirely consumed in the home irs akid The 
varieties chiefly grown are the Early and Late Crawford, Early Canada, 
st John, Early Beatrice, Hale’s Early, Lemon Cling, and Royal 
rge. 
THE GRAPE, 
But a few years ago it was held that the climate of Canada was quite 
unsuited to grape culture ; that the winter season was too cold, and the 
summer too short, to permit of the healthy growth of the vine and en 
ripening of the fruit. Now many hundreds of tons are annually grow 
and the Canadian market, which was fore rly supplied almost entirely 
from the United States, is now cheaply and abundantly furnished with 
home-grown fruit. This change has been mainly brought about by the 
introduction of new and earlier ripening sorts, produced from native wild 
grapes crossed with foreign varieties. The fo ollowing are among the most 
_— and widely cultivated sorts, all of which are grown in the open 
air and ripened without artificial aid :— > Agawam, Barry, Clinton, 
Cones rd, Delaware, Massasoit, Merrimac, Wilder, Moore’ s Karly, 
Worden, Burmet, Brighton, D Niagara, fay. Victor, Jessica, 
Tur GoosEBERRY. 
English gooseberries are not generally grown with much success in 
Canada, for the reason that the berries mildew before they reach 
maturity and drop from the bunches; but there are several excellent 
s Seedling, and American Seedling, all of which 
are very prolific, are grown in large quantities for the home market, 
and freely used by the people of Canada, 
Tue Brack CURRANT. 
This fruit is also grown with universal success. The Black Naples 
is the variety chiefly oaltivated, but K e wild black currants of the 
North-west, Ribes hudsonianum and R. floridum, are highly esteemed 
throughout Manitoba and the territories, and R. hudsonianum is being 
cnltivated by many with success. It is believed to be a heavier bearer 
than the Black Naples; has a stronger flavour when eaten fresh, but 
AE made into jelly or preserve is fally equal in quality to the Black 
aples, 
