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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Apios Tuberosa . t° succeed well, 

 should be planted in'^^'^y ^^^^' ^^"^P 

 soil near a trellis (^^ it is intended 

 for covering trellisee*' arbors and fen- 

 ces); the soil should be well worked 

 and of a loamy nature, not stiff clayey 

 soil. Plant abovvt three close to- 

 gether if you want a good thick cov- 

 ering. This clinflber does not cling 

 to any trellis woi}k ; it requires fast- 

 ening up like ivy, and will, if growing 

 in good soil, out-grow the ivy easily ; 

 besides, its bloom is exquisite and 

 fragrant. It is hardy, not requiring 

 to be lifted during winter. Water it 

 freely if the soil be dry, and success 

 is certain. 



Palms. 



II, In sowing palms should the seeds be 

 put on their edges or flat ? — A. J. Collins, 

 Listowel. 



Reply by F. Mitchell, Inncrkip. 



I have had but little experience in 

 the matter. I know it does not 

 signify in what position seeds of the 

 date palm are placed. They germi- 

 nate very readily if a sufficient degree 

 of heat is maintained, and for a suffi- 

 ciently lengthened period. 



Rose Cuttings. 



Reply by F. Mitchell, Innerkip. 



Wood from the top of the bush and 

 that which is bearing bud or bloom 

 makes the best cuttings. Cuttings 

 should not be made from young 

 suckers, as the wood is pithy and 

 immature. 



Budding the Apricot. 



13. Can the apricot be grafted or budded 

 on the plum ? — Wm. Switzer, Kirkton, Ont. 



Yes. You can use either the peach 

 or the plum as stock for budding 

 apricots upon. The peach seedlings 

 are more easily grown, and more 

 easily worked, but the plum stock is 

 hardier, and hence should be used 

 where the peach is tender. 



12. How would you increase rose bushes 

 from cuttings, when they do not send up 

 suckers? — A. J. Collins, Listowel. 



The Cpandall Currant. 



14. Do you know anything about this new 

 currant — the Crandall Currant. "This new 

 and distinct sort is remarkable for its great 

 size and productiveness. It attains the 

 height of seven or eight feet, forming an 

 enormous bush. Shoots frequently grow 

 five or six feet in one season. The currants 

 are borne in great profusion and are of the 

 size of grapes, jet black in color, and very 

 fine in flavor. Perfectly hardy and a rapid 

 grower, fi.oo each?" You will oblige by 

 answering in the next Horticulturist. — 

 William Switzer, Kirkton, Ont. 



We have never seen the fruit, or 



the bush ; and would advise you not 



to invest much in it until it is better 



known. 



^ ePSR IiS^PTER^ 



Blushed Calville 



Sir, — I notice in the January number the 

 following note, by Mr. Charles Gibb : — 

 " Blushed Calville has only borne with me 

 two little specimens in nursery, and did not 

 strike me." 



I have spoken very favorably of this variety 

 for western planting, for these reasons: (i)The 

 tree is hardier and freer from blight than 

 Yellow Transcendant or Charlottenthaler. 



(2) It is an early and continued bearer of 

 handsomely blushed fruit of about the season 

 of the Transparent, that holds its flavor 

 remarkably well when overripe. 



After growing many bushels of the fruit at 

 the college and at our trial stations I know of 

 but one fault, which is uneven size of fruit 

 when the trees overbear, ranging in size from 

 that of Transparent to that of small specimens 

 of the Longfield.— J. L. Budd. 



