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The Canadian Horttailturist. 



and to our taste, a vineyard trained 

 in this way is less sightly than the 

 latter method. 



We here give an illustration Fig. 

 54 of a three year old vine trained on 

 the Kniffen system, according to 

 which four main arms are allowed to 

 grow, two at each vine. These four 

 main laterals remain from year to 

 year, the young wood being cut away 

 each fall or spring, as in Fig. 55. 



Force Pump. 



58. I WOULD like to know what is the best kind 

 of force pump to use in a small orchard of 

 apple trees, of say half to an acre in extent for 

 the purpose of spraying with Paris green. ^ 

 A. Ronald, Minesiny. 



We think the hand force pump 

 made by Messrs. Beecher Bros., 

 London, very satisfactory. 



Hardy Crabs. 



59. Please give a list of valuable Hardy 

 Crabs.— A Subscriber. 



Reply by My. Charles Gibb, Abbotsford, Que. - 



My choice of crab apples are (in 

 order of ripening). 



I. Early Strawberry (of Minn), 

 ripens with Red Astrachan. 



2. Whitney's No, 20 (of Illinois). 



3. Gibb (of Wis.) from Yellow 

 Siberian by Fall Greening produced 

 by G. P. Peffer, of Pewaukee, Wis. 



4. Brice's Sweet (of Wis.) from 

 Transcendent and Bailey's Sweet. 



5. Orange (of Minn). 



6. Lake Winter (of Wis.) from J. 

 C. Plum, of Mihon, Wis. 



My choice of three kinds would be 

 (in order of preference) Whitney's 

 No. 20, Gibb, and Brice's Sweet. 



Red Flowering Shrub. 



60. Do you know of some shrub for the lawn 

 with red flower or berries that would be more 

 desirable, as flowering over a longer period 

 than Paul's Red Thorn. — A. R., Mincsing. 



Paul's Double Red Flowering 

 Thorn is one of the very prettiest of 

 small trees or shrubs that we know 

 of for the month of June. The Japan 

 Quince is a very show}^ flowering 

 shrub, blooming in May. For showy 

 red berries hanging through the 

 winter, we commend the "Black 

 Alder or winter berry," a native of 

 swampy places, if a suitable spot can 

 be found. 



OPEN LETTERS 



From Mr. R. MeKnight. A Correction. 

 Boxes for apple-shipping. 



Sir,— The Horticulturist came to hand this 

 morning. On opening it I was surprised to 

 find my own "phiz" looking me in the face. 

 I suppose there is more or less vanity in the 

 composition of every man, a,nd mine was not a 

 little excited by your flattering notice. 



I see a typographical error in my letter as 

 published. It was not " three or four barrels " 

 I had sent me to London, but three or four 

 hundred barrels. The fact is I had two lots 

 sent me. The first lot was sent forward in 

 bushel boxes and the second iu barrels at direct- 

 ed. The boxes sold quite as well as the barrels. 

 I got the idea of sending in boxes from the 

 Australians, who sent their fruit to the Colon- 

 ial in this form, and they arrived in London in 

 excellent condition. — R. McKnight, Owen 

 Sound. 



The Crandall Currant. Use of Paris 

 Green and London Purple. 



Sir, — In looking through the welcome June 

 number of the Horticulturist, which was de- 

 livered this moi'ning, I notice your article on the 

 Crandall Currant, that you have received a 

 plant and also a twig of the green fruit, which 

 twig of fruit I should like to see. I should 

 have reported to you sooner on the Crandall 

 Currant bush, only I was waiting to see if there 

 would be a bloom upon either of uiy two i)lants. 

 They are growing nicely. I planted them out 

 very carefully when I received them, and I had 

 them pi-otected the night of the hard frost, so 

 that they did not get hurt at all. I am very 

 pleased so far with action and ajipearance. I 

 will report again in regard to them. I see also 

 in this number some remarks upon the good 

 qualities of London purple vs. Paris green. 

 Now I will give a little account of experience 



