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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIt-l , 



REPORT FOR 1883. 

 I am very sorry to be compelled to 

 say that the Ontario Government has 

 decided not to bind the report of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, having been 

 seized with a fit of economy. Your Pre- 

 sident remonstrated with all the ear- 

 nestness and arguments at his command, 

 but to no avail. We had been advised 

 that Government had decided that all 

 reports of such gi-eat practical value 

 should be bound, but we are now shown 

 that govei-nments are not always of the 

 same mind. It is a great dissappoint- 

 ment to us all, but your officers were 

 unable to change the decree. The re- 

 port is now being mailed to members 



in paper covers. 



D. W. Beadle, 



Secretary. 



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QUESTION DRAWER. 



CUEEA^T CUTTINGS. 



I have a few small bushes of Fay's 

 Prolific red currants. Wishing to get 

 into stock as soon as possible, I cut off 

 the new wood last fall, and buried it 

 in the garden, intending to cut it into 

 single buds and ])lant out next spring. 

 I fancy they would start as easily as 

 grape-vines often so treated. Would 

 it be best to plant in the hot bed or a 

 sheltered bolder, and how deep ; or 

 would it be safe to plant as cuttings in 

 the usual way l Will you or some of 

 your readers please answer ? 



Aultsville. JOtIN CROIL. 



Answer. — We have not had any 

 experience in growing currants from 

 single eye cuttings. We should prefer 

 to plant the cuttings in the usual way, 

 believing they would make much 

 stronger plants than from single eyes. 

 — Editok. 



pear rust. 



I have two Flemish beauties which 

 rust every year so bad that they ai-e of 

 no use at all. They tui-n black, and 

 the leaves turn bronze colour, but don't 

 kill the wood at all. Please answer 

 throuirh Horticulturist if any remedy at 

 hand. Yours, 



Kingston. W. A. CHESTNUT. 



Will some of o\ir readers who have 

 had experience please reply. 



QUE«;TI0N DRAWER. 



1. — How soon may I usually safely 

 uncover my grapes in a cold grapery 1 



2. — I observe that it is generally re- 

 commended that outdoor grapes should 

 be covered with earth. Is earth better 

 than manure, and if so, why ] R. 



Ans. 1. — As soon as the weather is 

 warm enough to cause the vines to grow. 



2. — Manure is apt to harbor mice. 



