The CanadiiDi Horticulturist. 



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tural College at Guelph, in The Fanners' 

 Advocate, the statement is made, 

 that the ground selected for the fruit 

 trees, which had proved such a failure, 

 was the choice of a deputation of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, including 

 Mr. D. W. Beadle and myself. In 

 justice to that deputation, I would say 

 that this field was not our choice, that 

 we endeavored to induce the Professor 

 of Agriculture to place at our disposal 

 some higher and drier ground, without 

 avail. The more suitable fields were 

 all under experimental crops, which 

 could not be interfered with, and this 

 was the only one to be had at that time 

 for the purpose. It looked better than 

 it really was, the ground being covered 

 with snow at the time; further, we were 

 assured that it could be easily drained 

 and that it would be thoroughly drained 

 the following spring : with this under- 

 standing we consented to the use of 

 that piece of land for the purpose. 

 Frequent representations were subse- 

 quently made by us as to the necessity 

 of draining this field and the certainty 

 of the failure of the trees if it was not 

 drained, but I believe no attem|)t was 

 ever made to carry out the promises 

 given to the deputation in this partic- 

 ular. Had this been done I believe the 

 orchard would have proved a success. 

 I see no reason why the hardier varieties 

 of apples should not succeed on the 

 College Farm at Guelph, if high or well 

 drained land were selected for the 

 purpose," 



Hardy Peaches. 



Mr. E. A. RiiiHi,, Alton, Ills., says 

 he lives on the very northern limit of 

 the peach belt, where such tender 

 varieties as Crawford, Wheatland, 

 Christiana, Reeves, and others are too 

 uncertain to plant with any prospect of 

 yielding paying crops. He has been 

 experimenting with several varieties ot 

 the Chinese strain, and likes them very 

 much for market purposes. He found 

 the Chinese Cling, Gen. Lee, Thuber 



and Family Favorite hardy in bud and 



blossom, very large and good keepers 



and shippers, hence profitable. In 



quality, however, they are but second 



rate. 



He says that Amelia is the best ea'-ly 



peach he ever grew, ripening before 



Early York, a very large and productive 



peach. He always speaks highly of 



Wilkins, Great Western, and Shipley's 



Late Red. 



Success in Treating Brown Rot. 



Mr. F. L. .ScRiii.MEk says in Onh.ird 

 and Garden, that we need no longer 

 dread the Brown Rot, a result of the 

 presence of Downy Mildew, because it 

 may be prevented by the use of Sulphate 

 of Copper Compounds. He gives the 

 experience of Mr. Geo. High of Middle 

 Bass, Ohio, in treating this disease with 

 eau celeste, as follows : — 



Mr. High used eau celeste treating a 

 number of varieties, chiefly Catawbas. 

 The apparatus used was a Nixon barrel 

 force pump and sprayer, with a No. 4 

 nozzle of the same maker. First appli- 

 cation was made June 7, about 10 days 

 before bloom. One half the vineyard, 

 the east side embracing about 2,000 

 vines, was again sprayed June iS. The 

 blossoms were just falling off at this 

 time. To the same part applications 

 were repeated July 6, July 18 and 

 August 7. This lot of vines showed 

 hardly any sii^ns of mildew or rot up to 

 August 16 (date of report). Some 

 2,000 vines adjoining which were left 

 untreated had lost, up to same date, 

 from one fourth to one-third of their 

 berries by rot, and their foliage was 

 much injured by the mildew. 



The 2,000 vines on the west side, 

 treated with the east lot June 7, were 

 treated again June 25, July 14 and 

 Aug. 7. This lot rotted slightly but 

 not to an extent exceeding 2 per cent, 

 of the crop. 



'I'he season throughout was warm 

 and moist. At no time has the gronnr' 



