THE CANADIAN HOBTICULTDRIST. 



27a 



REPORT ON PLANTS RECEIVED. 



Mr. Editor, — I will try and report 

 on the plants, &c.., I received from the 

 Fruit Growers' Association. First year, 

 1881, received one pound of the I 'emp- 

 sey potato ; planted in strong clay 

 loam, well manured ; yield, thirty- 

 seven pounds. Second year, ploughed 

 them into clover sod, well manured ; 

 result, more than half the sets rotted ; 

 dug only three pecks of sound potatoes. 

 The mistake was that it being a wet 

 season they should have been planted 

 on top. Third year, ploughed them 

 into sod on sandy soil, without manure, 

 but top-dressed with ashes. I got nice 

 clean potatoes ; they are not so mealy 

 as the Rose ; the flavour is much 

 stronger and the yield is no better 

 than the Late Rose, and not so good as 

 the Elephant. 



The Moore's Early grape vine I re- 

 ceived grew well and was hardy ; but 

 in moving T had to leave it, so that I 

 cannot say more about it. 



In 1883 I received one plant of 

 Niagara raspberry ; it sent up one 

 small shoot ; it bore some fruit ; the 

 flavour is good ; must give it another 

 trial. 



If this report is of any service you 

 may publish it. 



Your humble servant, 



Wm. Copkland. 



Hespeler, Ont. 



CODLIN MOTH. 



Dear Sir, — I have tried the Pai-is 

 Green remedy for the apple worm with 

 good effect. The experiment was tried 

 on a Grimes Golden when the apples 

 were the size of small peas. I sprayed 

 the tree with two teaspoonfuls of Paris 

 Green to one pailful of water. The 

 tree for its size boi-e a heavy crop, 

 about six bushels. 



The experiment proved most satis- 

 factory. I only detected eight apples 

 that were bored. Other years fully 



one-half would be bored, being worse 

 than any other tree I have. 



Could you give information through 

 the Horticulturist where a suitable 

 syringe can be got for a large orchard % 

 Yours, &c., 



John McLean. 

 Owen Sound, Nov., 1884. 



PtEPLY. — See p. 15 of this volume. 



HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDI- 

 FLORA. 



Dear Sir, — In answer to the enquiry 

 as to the hardiness of the Hydrangea 

 paniculata grandifloi-a, I beg to say 

 that there is little doubt but that it 

 will prove hardy in all parts of Ontario. 

 I have had a bed of it planted out for 

 the past three years without any pro- 

 tection whatever, and every fall it is a 

 mass of bloom. To have it in perfection 

 it should be liberally fed ; plenty of 

 rotten stable yard manure dug in will 

 cause it to throw up strong shoots, and 

 the stronoer the growth the finer and 

 larger the panicle of flowers will be. 



With me it ripens up its wood per- 

 fectly, and dont seem to have suSered 

 any from last winter's cold, although 

 the mercury touched 40 below zero. 

 Any plant that will stand the arid 

 climate of the Guelph district, will, I am. 

 confident, stand anywhere in Ontario. 

 Yours truly, 



James Goldie. 

 Guelph, Oct. 23rd, 1884. 



WEST SIMCOE FRUITS. 

 I visited the West Simcoe Agricul- 

 tural Show held in Barrie, and was- 

 kindly permitted to examine the fruits- 

 previous to the opening of the hall to- 

 the public. The show was, without 

 exception, the best ever held in Barrie. 

 The fruits, to which I paid more ] ar- 

 ticular attention, were very fine. The- 

 Duchess of Oldenburgh, the St. Law- 

 rence, and also the Alexander, were all 



