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other orchard in the State. Trees 

 eighteen years old have made a 

 growth of from one to three feet in 

 one season while bearing a heavy 

 crop. 



The cultivation required by the 

 peach is simply to keep the surface 

 mellow and free of weeds. In 



making the annual plowing in spring, 

 it is well to use a light low plow, plow- 

 ing very shallow. In afterculture and 

 for keeping the surface clean and mel- 

 low there is nothing better for per- 

 forming the work rapidh* and 

 thoroughly than the Acme harrow. — 

 Orcliard and Gavdcii. 



THE SIMON'S PLUM. 



Editor of the Horticulturist. 



DEAR SIR,— I regret that through 

 the effects of the late June 

 frost I am not able to send you a per- 

 fect sample of the Prumis Simoni this 

 year, my tree only bearing two speci- 

 mens and those not perfect. I send 

 you one of them which was stung hy 

 the curculio or some other insect and 

 dropped off, and though not quite up 

 to your plate in size in the July number, 

 I think you will agree with me that it 

 is considerably above one-quarterof it as 

 it measures 5)^ inches in circumference ; 

 and I think you will agree with me, 

 also, that we must have a better strain 

 of this plum than our pomological 

 friend, Mr. \'an Deman, is accustomed 

 to seeing, or that our Canadian soil 



is better adapted to their growth than 

 that of the States. (The quality I do 

 not expect to be perfect in its present 

 partially decayed state.) — A. M. Smith. 



Note by Editor. — The sample is 

 very well represented in our colored 

 plate in color and form, and in size it 

 falls so little short that the plate can 

 hardly be called an exaggeration. 

 Indeed there is upon the tree another 

 which exceeds this one in size, and 

 when fully matured will probably equal 

 the representation. We think, in this 

 case at least, that Mr. Van Deman's 

 criticism was over severe. We may 

 add that the aroma of this fruit is most 

 agreeable, and the quality very good 

 indeed. 



DECEASE OF REV. R. BURNET. 



WHEN we gave our readers 

 the sketch of Mr. Burnet's 

 life m our January No. we had little 

 thought of having to chronicle his 

 death before the end of the same 

 year. This sad event took place at 



Milton, Ont., on August 13th, at the 

 age of sixty-six, and the news will be 

 received with sincere regret by the 

 officers and members of our Associa- 

 tion, to which he rendered such 

 active service during his Presidency. 



