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The Caiiadian Horticulturist. 



they may wish to make, and that I take the 

 most Hvely interest in all the affairs of the 

 society. It is to be regretted that ihe Russian 

 productions have lost their true names in Am- 

 erica, which is the only means we have of 

 knowing the kinds you lack, and U is therefore 

 difficult to complete your collect ons. It would 

 be desirable that besides the English name, 

 there be placed, in parenthesis, the correspond- 

 ing one in Russian. They say ihal the nom- 

 enclature of fruits is not estab i-hed with us; 

 but tell me, on the other hand, where it is 

 established ? In America only perhaps, and 

 that because the country is young and the varie- 

 ties are new. But bye-and-bye, as in Europe, 

 each fruit will have a dozen synonyms. 



Yet, in spite oi the chaos of our nomen- 

 clature, we have some persons who know per- 

 fectly well the Russian fruits, but it is not 

 necessary to search for them among the foreign 

 botanists at the botanic gaiden of St. Peters- 

 burg and at the Academy of Peter the Great 

 of Moscow. 



I would like if you would send me the fol- 

 lowing : (i) As many scions as possible of the 

 Idaho Pear, which interests us very much. (2) 

 An assortment, pretty large, but choice, of 

 Canadian apples, 10 or 15 scions of each 

 variety. (3) Some seeds of grapes which 

 ripen in Canada. (4) Some stones of Can- 

 adian plums. 



I will send you next winter for distribution 

 among the members ol the Society, some 

 scions, of " Stone- Antonovka," some bushes of 

 " Koslov Morello " and soma pears which are 

 hardy. 



I will send you from time to time some 

 notes of Russian fruits and vegetables which 

 may be cultivated in Canada. — Jaroslav 

 NiEMETZ, Counsellor of State, Odessa, June 

 2S, i88g. 



The Belle de Boseoop Apple. 



Sir, — Would you, or some of the subscrib- 

 ers to your valuable paper, give me informalion 

 about the keeping qualities of the Belle de 

 Boseoop apple. I had about one-half bushel off 

 a top graft, and my children found them so 

 good ihat they disappeared early in January. 

 The grafts made a very vigorous growth, the 

 fruit in shape being very much like Ben Davis 

 and far better in quality, but not quite as well 

 coloured. I sold the last of the Ben Davis on 

 the 8th of June, and if the Belle de Boseoop 

 was as good a keeper I would prefer planting 

 it. I began selling Yellow Transparent the 

 last week in July and finished the jlen Davis 

 the first week in June, making a lor g season to 

 sell apples in. 



This cold wet June is causing our Fameuse 

 to spot. I have always noticed that a season 

 too cold for corn to grow is a time for apples 

 to spot also. By the appearance of the trees 

 at the present time, those that are free from 

 spot are the Yellow Transparent, Wealthy, 



Golden White, Alexander, Ben Davis and 

 Golden Russett, the two last having immense 

 crops- Nothing like Paris green for the tent 

 and other caterpillar. I tried one of the McGee 

 force pumps but they were no use for large 

 orchards; the wooden piston soon wire out 

 and sent as much poison on our faces as on the 

 trees. I would advise our friend Mr. Croil to 

 get the National force pump manufactured by 

 J. A. McMartin, Craig St., Montreal. He 

 supplies the hose, nozzle, etc., ready to be 

 applied to an empty coal oil barrel. I used it 

 on twenty-tive acres of orchard and eighteen 

 acres of potatoes The price was $12, and I 

 would not do without it for a g od deal. — R. 

 Brodie, St. Henry, 0/ AJentreal. 



Note. — We have not this apple, and have 

 enquired of Dr. Hoskins, of Vermont, who 

 writes: " I have no experience with the Belle 

 de Boseoop, except so far as to have learned 

 that it is not haidy here. 



Wellington County. 



Sir, — I see by the Horticulturist that 

 you received leporls from a number of counties 

 giving the results of Jack Frost's sad havoc. 

 So far as this part of the country is affected I 

 might say it is ditto to most of the others. 

 Apples, plums, pears and cherries are very 

 much a failure. Gooseberries and currents are 

 a fair crop. Raspberries very scarce. Grapes 

 of course are nowhere, altnough a good num- 

 ber of the dormant buds started making new 

 shoots and setting a few bunches of fruit. Still 

 the season is too short for their maturi;y. So far 

 as apples, plums and cherries are concerned they 

 won't be all lost for they required a rest from 

 last year's production. I may state to you that 

 this has been a year of discovery with me. I 

 have really solved the problem of effectually 

 stopping mildew on the gooseberry. My 

 Whitsmiths and Industries were badly affected 

 with it but I saved both bushes and crop in 

 good order. I also think I have discovered 

 how to prevent the black currant borer. None 

 of the Llack currants have dropped off this 

 season so far, and the gooseberries much less 

 than formerly and if I had repeated the opera- 

 tion with the last I believe my success would 

 have been all I could expect. I have also 

 succeeded in growing both the grape and plum 

 from green cuttings (not bad for an ama- 

 teur) although I presume it is no secret to your 

 professionals. 



I am glad to see the Horticulturist keep- 

 abreast of the times. It is now a valuable dis- 

 penser of knowledge in its sphere. — F. W. 

 Porter, Mount Forest, Ont., 2jth July, i88<). 



Encouraging Words From the Cold 

 North. 



I SEND your by this mail samples of the 

 Vladimir and Wragg ^cherries. The Vladimir 



