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the following year of curious tufts of 

 sickl_\-looking leaves. In the course 

 of two or three years the tree usually 

 dies. Other diseases may somewhat 

 similate the )-ello\vs, as, e.g., the 

 eftects of the peach-tree borer in the 

 root ; the presence of the root aphis ; 

 or the yellowish look of the foliage of 

 trees growing upon a wet sub-soil. 

 There is no established cure for the 

 yellows. Some Massachusetts peach 

 grower claims to have effected a cure 

 by the use of muriate of potash, in 

 cases where the disease had not gone 

 too far. \\'e have found in our own 

 orchard much benefit from the liberal 

 use of unleached wood ashes applied 

 broadcast under the trees. We can- 

 not see that any cases have been 

 positively cured, but certainly a 

 wonderful thrift has been imparted to 

 the whole orchard, and we venture to 

 say there is not a healthier nor thriftier 

 peach orchard in the Niagara district. 



The Early Green— A Seedling Plum. 



71. I >EMi you for your inspection my seed- 

 ling plum " ICarly Green," whicli, considering 

 its size, fair quality, and in particular its early 

 season {/si .•Jwi,'. ) of ripeuin^, I think may 

 prove worthy of cultivation. Hoping you may , 

 receive the box in good order. — VV. Holhin, 

 Hamilton. 



Fig. 65— OiTMSE Sketch ok the Karlv Green. 



This is a delicious plum of most 

 excellent quality, of meditnn size, 

 roundish in form, with a delicate skin 

 marbled in two shades of green ; the 

 pit is small and free. The stem is 

 delicate and about J of an inch long. 



In our opinion it is well worth dis- 

 seminating and other points proving 

 favorable, it will take a prominent 

 place among our market varieties. 

 We have prepared an outline draw- 

 ing from one of these specimens 

 wiiich fairly represents its form. 



Robson's Prune. 



72. YouK.s of the 31st ult. to hand, re seed- 

 ling prune. Only having two prunes left I am 

 pleased to forward you one by to day's mail. 

 The tree is bearing well this season and I shall 

 l)e ready and' willing lo send you a sample in 

 the fall if approved. If this plum has any 

 merit in your estimation kindly let me know, 

 and you will oblige. — W. M. RousON. 



The qualit}' of this prune is excel- 

 lent, and in a good state of preserva- 

 tion. We hope to see more of it in 

 order to form a more correct opinion 

 of its value. 



Cultivation of the Apple Orchard. 



73. I H.WE an orchard that is from fourteen 

 to tifieen years old and it has always been under 

 cultivation. I am told that you never plough 

 hut let your orchards alone for years, using a 

 top dressing of manure and wood ashes. I saw 

 in the report that Mr. Dempsey cultivates his 

 orchard and grows potatoes or corn. VVould 

 you please either send me an article on the 

 subject or write me what you think. gHow 

 much manure and wood ashes do you u e per 

 tree ? I have great confidence in what you say 

 as I have heard so much of the success you 

 have in fruit growing. An early reply will 

 greatly oblige. — J. Funnel, Sk. 



It is a mistake to say that we do 

 not cultivate our orchards ; we culti- 

 vate thoroughly for the first ten or 

 fifteen \-ears imtil the orchard is well 

 established, and then seed down to 

 clover ; leaving it in that shape onh 

 so long as the trees show a thriftx 

 growth, and when they begin to show 

 any lack of vigor we at once work 

 up the whole ground. The better 

 cultivation and care of the apple 

 orchard is one of the points which 

 we believe our representatives at 

 Farmer's Institutes should press most 

 emphatically upon the attention of the 

 farmers. \\'e do not mean bv culti- 

 vation simply the growing of some 

 other crop in the orchard, though 

 this may sometimes be done to ad- 

 vantage ; but the particular cultiva- 



