. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 184 The Canadian Horticulturist. THE PLANT DISTRIBUTION. Smith's Giant Raspberry.—We have secured 100 plants of this black cap for distribution. It is said to be wonderfully productive, and larger than Gregg. It originated with A. M. Smith, St. Catharines. We have also secured too Winchell grapes, 100 Moyer, 100 Mcintosh Red apple, 200 Pearl gooseberries, 2,000 Michel's Early strawberry, 1,000 Saunders, some Woolverton, and Enhance strawberries. The Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa has sent us 600 Caragana
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 184 The Canadian Horticulturist. THE PLANT DISTRIBUTION. Smith's Giant Raspberry.—We have secured 100 plants of this black cap for distribution. It is said to be wonderfully productive, and larger than Gregg. It originated with A. M. Smith, St. Catharines. We have also secured too Winchell grapes, 100 Moyer, 100 Mcintosh Red apple, 200 Pearl gooseberries, 2,000 Michel's Early strawberry, 1,000 Saunders, some Woolverton, and Enhance strawberries. The Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa has sent us 600 Caragana arborescens, 200 Acer ginnala, 200 Prunus pumila, 100 Sarah raspberry, and 50 Eleagnus augustifolia. All these are being distributed among our members as quickly and as suitably to the various wants and localities as Description of Ornamental and Fruit Plants furnished by the Central Experimental Farm. BRIEF description of the ornamental plants furnished by the Experimental Farm this year for distribution to the members of the Society may be of interest to readers of the journal, and is given below. Acer Ginnala, Ginnalian maple.—This was first introduced from the Amur River region in iVsia, by Dr. Regel, the eminent Russian botanist. Prof. Budd, of Ames, la., and the late Charles Gibb, of Abbotsford, Que., were instrumental in bringing it to America ; and the plants which are this year being distributed to the fruit growers are raised partly from seed grown at Ames, Iowa, and at the Experi- mental Farm at Ottawa. Nicholson says, " The tree is generally classed as a variety of Acer tartaricum, but its habit is more graceful, and in this form the leaves are prettily cut and lobed, whilst the leaf-stalks and mid rib are more deeply ; It never attains large size, and should be ranked among the arborescent shrubs in this respect. In the early autumn it is a thing of beauty upon the lawn—resplendant in a dress of bright crimson—it glows like a ba
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