600 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. TV. [July 2, 1908. 



Orchard I^otes. 



\V. J. ALLEN. - 



July. 



Plantiny and liejilliny (Jrcharils. -(Joixl scasoiiublc ijiiiis li;i\c fallen in 

 many parts ot" tlio State (luriii;^' tin' la^t inoiitli. mikI in conM'ijuciici' tlic soil 

 lias been in splendid condition tor tlic planting of new ordianls. and ntillin;^' 

 in those ali'eady estal)lisli(Mi. If sndi plantijii;' has not Ix'cn coinplctcd, sec 

 that it is finished this niontli, as the soonei- now that \(iuni; (leeidiioiis rret-s 

 and vines are planted the betier. 



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Pruned Cleopatra Apple-tree (12 years oldi 



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Varieties of Apjt/es to J'lant for Export. -Up to the piesent we havf oiilv 

 piu\ed a few of the many varieties of a})ples we are ifrowing to be suitable 

 for export, the two Ijcst being Cleopatra and .bmathan : Miiin'oe"s Faxourite, 

 Five Clown, and Granny Smith are also very good, 'i'he Jiuiuombe is an 

 ap))le which is doini;- well in otit- eonl(>r climates, but is rathei- lackiiii;- in 



