The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . I X. Cherry , Residexc-e ofJ. N. FiLMAX, Esq.,Aldershot. BURLINGTON PLAINS. By W. A. Emory, Esq. Burlington Plains, that peaceful stretch of country which liesalong the shore of Hamilton Bay, between Hamilton and Burlington,and reaches back to the mountain ridge, is unsurpassed by anycountry for beauty and fertility. At one time it was divided into a few immense grain farms, butas the farmers discovered its worth it has graduated into one of themost profitable fruit grown countries of the world. Here in this spotall fruits, exc
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . I X. Cherry , Residexc-e ofJ. N. FiLMAX, Esq.,Aldershot. BURLINGTON PLAINS. By W. A. Emory, Esq. Burlington Plains, that peaceful stretch of country which liesalong the shore of Hamilton Bay, between Hamilton and Burlington,and reaches back to the mountain ridge, is unsurpassed by anycountry for beauty and fertility. At one time it was divided into a few immense grain farms, butas the farmers discovered its worth it has graduated into one of themost profitable fruit grown countries of the world. Here in this spotall fruits, except a few tropical varieties, can be and are raised inabundance. The fruit farms are for the most part from ten to fifty acres insize, and as years of care, study, thought and experience have beenexpended on them, many are perfect works of art and are exceedinglyprofitable ones, too. The soil is mostly a rich sandy loam, with here and there a streakof clay, which is admirably adapted to growing pears, plums andgrapes. Nowhere can cherries be grown to such per
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