. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 3°6 The Canadian Horticulturist. PROMINENT CANADIAN HORTICULTURISTS. MR. W. W. HILLBORN. Experimenter in Peaches and Strawberries at Leamington. last number of this journal we gave some account of our visit the Leamington Fruit Experiment grounds, and now we will give the experimenter himself an introduction to all our readers. Though born at Sparta, Elgin County, in 1849, ms early life was spent at Arkona, in the County of Lambton, then almost a wilderness. Here, while quite a boy, his interest in small fruit
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 3°6 The Canadian Horticulturist. PROMINENT CANADIAN HORTICULTURISTS. MR. W. W. HILLBORN. Experimenter in Peaches and Strawberries at Leamington. last number of this journal we gave some account of our visit the Leamington Fruit Experiment grounds, and now we will give the experimenter himself an introduction to all our readers. Though born at Sparta, Elgin County, in 1849, ms early life was spent at Arkona, in the County of Lambton, then almost a wilderness. Here, while quite a boy, his interest in small fruits was awakened in gathering wild raspberries, and noting the evident difference in the fruit, especially in the black caps. When old enough to experiment, he began by testing those wild black caps in the garden. His plan was to mark a large number of the best plants, while in fruit, and transplant these in autumn into rows along- side the Mammoth Cluster. Lie found that those wild varieties were not as hardy as that variety ; nor did they succeed as well when transplanted to the garden, as they had done in the wild Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. St. Catherines [Ont. ] : Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
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