. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 14 The Canadian Horticulturist. NOTES ON SOME GRAPES SENT OUT BY OUR ASSOCIATION. The Burnet. E know of few grapes that there is such a difference of opinion about, as the Burnet. I have had visitors pick it out as the finest grape in my garden, while others do not care for it at all. Some growers speak very highly of it as a fine flavored profitable grape to grow, while others say it is worthless, and both views may be correct, as few grapes depend more on proper conditions to do its best, than the Burnet. If
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 14 The Canadian Horticulturist. NOTES ON SOME GRAPES SENT OUT BY OUR ASSOCIATION. The Burnet. E know of few grapes that there is such a difference of opinion about, as the Burnet. I have had visitors pick it out as the finest grape in my garden, while others do not care for it at all. Some growers speak very highly of it as a fine flavored profitable grape to grow, while others say it is worthless, and both views may be correct, as few grapes depend more on proper conditions to do its best, than the Burnet. If planted in a warm sunny spot, well fed, and not allowed to overbear, it is large in berry and bunch, a heavy bearer and the highest flavored grape in cultivation; more like a grape grown under glass than any of our outdoor vraieties, but if planted in the shade of tree or house, it is small in size and sour, very subject to mildew, and in unfavorable seasons also does not ripen. Prentiss. Either the introducer drew a very long bow when describing the quality of the Prentiss, or it must depend on some peculiar quality of soil or climate, to produce the best flavor. I had no fault to find with the quality or appearance of the crop ; every year it was heavily laden with medium size bunches of handsome green fruit, but so poor in quality that no one would eat them. Brighton. If there is any one grape that can be said to be the very best, that one is the Brighton, though not without faults, its good points are so numerous that it stands unrivalled among our outdoor grapes for amateur cultivation. Bunches medium to large, compact and handsome in shape ; berry medium in size, of a beautiful shade of red, skin thin, seeds small, flesh free from tough pulp and remarkably sweet and delicious in flavor. What more would any grape lover ask for ? The only weak points I can see in it, is that it is somewhat deficient in pollen. It grows alone or alongside other varieties, with the same char
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