52 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



wiih brother gardeners.' He may learn pearaince of the fruit, and the different 



what succeeds and what does not sue- items as to soil, aspect, tree, and 



ceed on various soils ; the system of fertility, would vary according to 



growing, and many ciher items that circumst;inces on the card. A very 



will piove useful lo him. But my important point for committees to con 



object is to suggest an improvement in sider is the appointment of judges, 



our Apple and Pear Shows, so as to No man should be selected unless he is 



make them a guide to the public as to a well known cultivator, of unblemished 



what to grow on different soils, and also reputation; an^ no local man should 



to inform them on what sort of trees the be chosen. It is far more satisfactory 



fruit was grown. I think it might be to all concerned to have the judges 



done by requiring all txhibitors to fill perfect strangers to the locality. Per- 



up cards to be provided by the So- sonally, I should like to see fruit oi 



ciety in somewhat the following man- other useful shows held in every dis 



ner : — trict, as, when conducted in a straight 



Name Pott's Seedling. and honorable manner they do an 



Season September toNovember. immense amount of good. They en- 



?"'^'"'''^y • i?°?'^- courage a friendly rivalry in the pro- 

 Tree Bush. J .• c c •/ 1 / a 



SHI Strong loam. duction of fruit, plants, or flowers. 



Aspect West. which must be to the benefit of garden- 

 By this means a Fruit Show would be ers' employes, by the improved quantity 

 very instructive, and of course it would ^"C^ quality of the produce grown in 

 be seen by the exhibit the size and ap- ^"^ gardens. 



QUESTION DRUWER 



Stock fop Dwarf Pears. 



6. Will seedlings of the Orange quince 

 do to bud pears on so as to make dwarfs, or 

 must I use the Angers ? Please give reason 

 for preferring the latter. 



Is the Doyenne Boussock sent out by the 

 F. G. A. a dwarf or standard, and will it do 

 as a dwarf? — E. Robinson, Glendale, Ont. 



The Angers quince is usually pre- 

 ferred by nurserymen as stock for 

 dwarfing the pear, probably because 

 it is cheaper and more hardy 

 than other varieties. We have, 

 however, had success in using the 

 Orange quince stock, and can see 

 no difficulty in the way of its use for 

 budding with the pear. If any reader 

 of this journal has any other experi- 

 ence to offer we will gladly pul)lish it. 



The Do3'enne Boussock is best 

 grown as a standard. It may, how- 

 ever, be dwarfed by budding on the 

 quince. 



Stock for Russian Cherries. 



7. I HA\'E a great number of the common 

 Canadian cherry seedlings. Can I use them 

 to bud the Russian cherries on? Will it alter 

 their dwarf habit of growth ? If not suitable 

 please state best stock for the purpose. At 

 about what age do the Russians bear fruit ? 

 — E. Robinson, Glendale, Ont. 



We know of no reason why the 



Russian cherries should not succeed 



budded on our common Kentish 



seedlings. Indeed, it is probable 



that a large number of the Russian 



cherry trees sold by the nurserymen 



are so grown. It is best, however, 



for securing hardy trees to propagate 



them by sowing the seeds of Russian 



cherries, or else by budding upon 



stock so raised. 



Norway Spruce from Seed. 



8. Please give particulars of raising 

 spruce trees from seed. I wish to raise some 

 for a wind break. — E. Robinson, Glendale, 

 Ont. 



