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ami in Manitoba. I know it does fairly well 

 on the south shore at Marquette, Ishpemin^, 

 Calumet, and Kagle River (opposite Thunder 

 Bay), so no doubt it would flourish in some 

 parts of our possessions. Are there other 

 Russian varieties which are hardier ? 



Will some readers in Manitoba 

 please reply regardin<( the suitability 

 of the Duchess of Oldenburg. It is 

 a hardy variety, but not generallly 

 supposed to be equal to such varieties 

 as \'ello\v Transparent and Wealthy 

 in that respect. Mr. O. F. Brand, 

 however, of the Minnesota Experi- 

 ment Station, says his observations 

 lead him to believe that it is superior 

 in hardiness even to the newly 

 introduced Russians. 



Treatment of Large Trees after 

 Transplanting-. 



26. Sir, — During the month of February 

 I moved a number of large fruit trees, chiefly 

 apples, in bearing, and am at a loss to know 

 how they should be treated during the com- 

 ing Spring and Summer. In my opinion the 

 information I require will be valuable to 

 your readers in general, and I therefore hope 

 you will kindly devote some of your valuable 

 space to the subject in an early issue. — John 

 Fk.asek. Petrolia. 



It seldom pays to remove bearing 

 fruit trees, as the shock of removal 

 so impairs the vigor that it will be a 

 long time in recovering. Our corre- 

 spondent has used the wisest plan, 

 in removing the trees in winter with 

 a large frozen ball of earth attached, 

 and if this has been carefully done, 

 and the hole is well filled in and 

 thoroughly packed with fine earth in 

 the Spring, little more remains, ex- 

 cept to remove a portion of the top 

 to keep up an equilibrium between it 

 and the roots. 



Watering in the hot weather upon 

 the surface is more productive of 

 harm than good, as the surface 

 quickly dries antl bakes. If it is neces- 



sary to appl}- water, a few inches of 

 the surface soil should be first re- 

 moved, and afterward replaced, or the 

 whole surface of an area much greater 

 than that occupied by the roots, 

 covered with a heavy mulch, which 

 would effectually hold the moisture 

 and prevent the hardening of the 

 soil. 



We shall be {)leased to hear from 

 some of our readers on this subject, 

 if any of them have any experience 

 to offer. 



Tar for Bopbp. 



27. I am satisfied I can save my trees from 

 an attack of the borer by applying with a 

 paint brush, tar, or a mixture of tar or rosin, 

 with some cayenne pepper or Paris green. 

 Would the tar or the Paris green injure the 

 tree ? — D. Young, Adolphustown. 



W^e think such a remedy would be 



at the expense of the life of the trees. 



Tar is an injurious substance when 



applied to the young bark, as we 



have foimd to our cost when using it 



to prevent the female moth of the 



Canker Worm from ascending the 



tree. 



Apples for Name. 



28. SiK, — With this mail I send you two 

 apples. Will you kindly name them for me ? 

 The trees were purchased from Bowman, of 

 Rochester, and are now five years planted ; 

 they bear the fruit on short spurs, none 

 growing near tips of branches ; trunk 

 medium height, dividing into two branches ; 

 head rather flat and inclined to be bushy. 

 They are growing on the farm of Geo. Smith, 

 Medonte township. He did not know the 

 name of them, and as they appear like a 

 good apple, I would like to plant some in the 

 Spring, and you will much oblige if you can 

 give me the proper name. — Joe Dunn, 

 Orillia. 



The two samples were duly re- 

 ceived and very much admired. As 

 the apple bears no resemblance to 

 any varieties grown in this district, 

 we submitted it to the I-'ruit Com- 



