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The Catiadian Horticultntist. 



wish I can pay it to Stadelmayer, a book- 

 seller in Odessa, who has business connec- 

 tion with a German book firm in New York, 

 H. Herger & Co. In any case send me The 

 Canadian Horticulturist. You may make 

 extracts from my' letter for the Horticul- 

 turist if you think they would be of interest 

 to your readers. — T. Niemetz, Ka'tscr Kiiss. 

 Staatsrath. 



Address : Taroslaw Niemetz, Staatsrath, 

 Odessa, Tamskaia Str. Realschule. 



they grow well and produce even finer speci- 

 mens of fruit than when grown farther South 

 as nursery trees. The same may be said of 

 plums. I have produced the finest samples 

 in this way. Every farmer's son should 

 learn to graft and have the necessary tools 

 and a supply of wax on hand every Spring. 

 Thus they will become interested in this 

 work and have a keen relish for it when they 

 see what wonderful results they can achieve. 

 — G. C. Caston, Craighurst. 



Fruits in Simeoe County. 



Sir, — The past Winter has been the mildest 

 and most favorable for all kinds of fruit trees 

 that we have had for many years, Apple 

 trees never came through a Winter in better 

 shape, and plums and pears are also in good 

 condition. The same may be said of the 

 small fruits. Strawberries wintered well 

 without any protection except the snow, 

 which however, laid very evenly on the 

 jground all Winter. And the Cuthbert rasp^ 

 berries are alive to the very tips, a rare thing 

 for them, for they generally kill back to the 

 snow line. The weather of last year had 

 something to do with this, for the drouth of 

 last Summer and the early and severe frosts 

 of October stopped the growth and caused 

 the new wood to mature and ripen well be- 

 fore Winter set in. We have every indica- 

 tion at this time, (May i6th,) of a fair crop 

 of fruit. But there is yet a danger of frost, 

 as this spring is at least three weeks earlier 

 than usual. The blossoms are as far ad- 

 vanced now as they were last year on the 

 first week of June. Some varieties of apples 

 which have a tendency to overbear one year 

 and skip the next, such as Talman Sweets, 

 will not bear much this year. But regular 

 bearers like the Golden Russet are showing 

 an abundance of bloom. I believe that if 

 people \\*uld plant more Russets and less of 

 other kinds there would be no dissatisfaction 

 as to the profits of the orchard. I consider 

 it one of our hardiest trees here, and a long 

 lived and regular bearer, and one that will 

 always command a good price ; with careful 

 handling it can be kept till May or June. I 

 believe it is the large quantities of in- 

 ferior fruit that is grown that gluts the 

 market and keeps prices down, and I don't 

 believe there is any danger of our growing 

 too much first-class fruit. I would like to 

 impress upon those who live in the colder 

 parts of Ontario the importance of planting 

 seed and raising seedlings, on which to top- 

 graft the varieties of fruit that are too tender 

 to stand the climate otherwise. 



I know by experience that this is the most 

 certain way to succeed in growing the more 

 tender varieties of plums and apples. For 

 instance the King, and the Greening 

 will not stand here as a nursery tree, but 

 when top-grafted on our native seedlings 



On the Destruction of Moths. 



Taking a stroll on a fine Summer's even- 

 ing along one of our principal streets to \-iew 

 the electric lights, which were recently- 

 erected, my attention was. attracted to 

 a large swarm of moths gyrating around 

 the brilliant light, similar to that observed 

 when a swarm of honey-bees, when emerg- 

 ing from the parent hive, pre\-ious to 

 settling down. I was informed that the glass 

 globes were almost filled with them every 

 morning, frequently obscuring the light. No 

 doubt those living in the vicinity having 

 fruit trees, will enjoy an immunity from 

 wormy fruit, which, unfortunately, was 

 rather abundant in the neighborhood of 

 late. On a smaller scale, but equally effec- 

 tive, is the burning of lamps, inserted in a 

 basin of water. Moths are generally of noc- 

 turnal habits, the mischief is usually done 

 during the first part of the night. They are, 

 however, easily attracted by a bright light ; 

 even an open flame is attended with good 

 results, many will incautiously drop into it. 



I ha\-e found very satisfactory results fol- 

 low by trapping insects of all kinds that are 

 of an injurious character, by suspending 

 wide-mouthed bottles, such as those used for 

 pickles, half-filled with a mixture of water 

 and vineger.from the lower limbs. In a short 

 time you will be astonished at the number 

 thus destroyed. — Simon Roy, Berlin. 



A Mistake 



Sir, — It is with pleasure that I renew my 

 subscription to the Canadian Horticul- 

 turist, as it is the best dollar's worth I get 

 in any way. I followed my trade in London 

 as a cabinet and chair maker : every spare 

 moment I was in the garden, so of course I 

 had a good garden. My love for it made me 

 come here where I could get cheap land. I 

 have fifty acres, of which eight is cleared, 

 twelve partially, and the balance rough bush, 

 with no good lumber left. The land is good, 

 compared with that about London, but it is full 

 of thistles, and generally dirty, besides the 

 fences were all worse than bad, so that to me it 

 has been a very dear place. The cattle des- 

 troyed nearly everything I grew last year ; for 

 both cows and pigs run the road at large. The 

 place would be dear to me rent free ; indeed 



