The Cnnadia)i Hortimlturist. 



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seasons, yet they are of the best for 

 all purposes where they do succeed. 

 Large to very large in bunch and 

 berry, good keepers and shippers, 

 strong growers, productive, and of 

 the best qualit\'. 



The following we do not recom- 

 mend ; Adirondac, Concord Chas- 

 selas, Concord Muscat, Creveling, 

 Eumelan, Rebecca, Rogers No. 2, 5, 

 7, 8, 13, 17, 24, 30, Senasqua. They 

 have been superceded by newer 

 varities, but as we yet have more or 

 less call for them we keep them on 

 the list. 



The following new varieties we do 

 not find of sufficient value to recom- 

 mend ; Amber Queen, August Giant, 

 Norfolk, Norwood, Oriental. 



Planting. — Strong growing varie- 

 ties as Concord, Niagaras, Rogers 

 Hybrids, etc., should be planted 

 eight to ten feet apart each way ; 

 and weaker growlers as Delaw-ares, 

 Ladies, Jessicas, etc., some six to 

 eight feet apart according to the 

 strength and quality of soil. In cold 

 climates and e.xposed situations plant 

 deeper than in warm ones, to avoid 

 injury by severe freezing. For same 

 reason plant deeper in a loose soil 

 than in a compact one. If the soil is 

 clayey or wet, plant some eight or 

 twelve inches deep, and in the Fall 



plow up to them, leaving a dead 

 furrow between the rows to carry off 

 the water. But if the grounds be dry 

 and gravelly or sandy, plant no. less 

 than fourteen to twenty inches deep. 

 While planting the vines use care 

 not to let the roots get dry. Cut 

 them back to about a foot long and 

 dig the hole large enough so the 

 roots can be spread out in it, about 

 as they grew in the nursery. Work 

 good, rich, fine and moist surface 

 soil around and amongst the roots 

 until they are all covered, when they 

 should be firmly tramped down. 

 Cover up but partially at first, and 

 level off gradually during the season. 

 After planting, trim vines back to 

 within tw'o or three buds of the 

 ground. 



The pruning may be done any 

 time after the leaves fall in the Au- 

 tumn and before the sap starts in the 

 Spring, although a little bleeding 

 will do them no harm. 



Yield. — In ordinary vineyard cul- 

 ture, from two to four tons per acre 

 and from five to fifteen pounds per 

 vine, according to variety, is a fair 

 average yield. However, six to 

 eight tons per acre are sometimes 

 produced, and single vines have 

 been known to yield bushels of 

 fruit. 



EMBELLISHMENT OF SCHOOL GROUNDS. 



IN a paper recently read before the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Mr. L. M. Chase, Master of 

 the Dudley School, Roxboro, ably 

 advocated an increased amount of 

 attention to this matter. And in this 

 he is in accord with the spirit of our 

 Association, which has been entlea- 

 voring to draw public attention to 

 the bare appearance of many of our 

 rural school grounds, and to the pos- 

 sibility of making them each models 



for private lawns and pleasure 

 grounds ; and by planting collections 

 of our native trees and shrubs, pro- 

 perly labeled, to educate our children 

 in this department of horticulture. 

 He said : — 



The educational influence of a fine 

 public building with grounds laid out 

 in good taste is great. Among a 

 number of examples I will mention 

 the City of Toronto, Can., one of the 

 handsomest on this continent, the 

 beauty of whose school and other 



