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I'utaljoes, ice, witli the result tluit both gavdeus 

 aucl orchards have to do without, or at least do 

 witli wliatever can be collectetl about gi-ounds, 

 such as leaves, decaying vegetables, Arc. I have 

 tried Basic Slag, putting it on during November 

 1 iU 7, scattered round trees as far as roots extend, 

 sullicient to well colour the ground. The resiUt 

 this past season, especially in colour of fruit and 

 in better growths of young wood (these trees 

 were not growing satisfactorily), lias induced nie 

 to continue this class of manuring this season, 

 and am hoping to get even better residts this 

 coming year. But it is obvioxis that tills class of 

 mfinuring alone is not sufTicient to maintain 

 healthy trees in vigour and carry annually good 

 crops of fruit. Farmyard manure being out of 

 the question with me — what substitute can I 

 apply that would answer tlie purpose and be 

 fairly reasonable in price ? Perhaps some of 

 your expert readers in the fruit world would give 

 us some lead in this matter, for it is one of vital 

 iinjiortance to the fruit grower at the present 

 time, 



Apples have paid so handsomely this year tliat 

 growers are willing to speiitl money on their 

 orchards, and not leave them to take care of 

 themselves as has so often been the case. 



Hoping you will favour me by pul)lishing these 

 few notes in vour next issue. — I am. Sir, vours 

 faithfully, 



■• Applks." 



[What about (ireen-ruanuiiug ? — Ed.] 



Veronica Lavaudiana. 



DjOAK Sir. — You ask your subscribers to tell 

 you in what aspects N'eronica Lavaudiana flowers 

 iiest. With us it is covered with lilossoni every 

 year, growing on a low wall facing east and 

 siieltered from winds. It roots very easily ; 

 indeed when allowed to creep it has rootlets all 

 along the stems. It flowers too in a bordei' 

 facing west, but not ([uite so freely. One large 

 shrub 1 had died very siiddenly, it, was 10 years 

 old. It setniis, howevei', quite hardy in this 

 neighbourhood. — Yours faithfully, 



F.^A. Cteootiegax. 



Queries from a Correspondent. 



TO TlIK EDITOK. 



Dear Sir, — 1 enclose list of questions, I should 

 be much obligiMl if you could answer them in 

 the next number of your paper. 



With regard to the Pears and Apples. I am 

 asking for descri jitions of one or two varieties 

 to see if they corret^pond with those fruits to 

 wiiicli the names have been given, but about 

 which I am doubtful. 



I have, unfortunately, no examples to send, 

 as I am already sold out, though I had a good 

 crop this year of most varieties. I think here 

 fruit ripened early in sfjite of the want of sun. 



Please tell me name of sprayer which would 

 not be injured by Lime-Sulphui" Spray. Is 

 Copper the metal which is corrodetl by Lime- 

 Sidphur ? Would a dressing of basic slag be 



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