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over with small watery pustules that 

 appear as fragments of ice. A light 

 soil, with full exposure to sun, is all 

 they recjuire. There are annual and 

 perennial varieties of them. 



Hardy Irises. 



75. Can you tell me in the next issue of 

 the IIORTicULTUKisr what variety of Iris 

 would stand this climate ?—/-<i'z F. Se/leck, 

 Morrisbur^. 



Reply by N. Robertson, Ottawa. 



Of the Iris there are three distinct 

 kinds, but many hybrid species have 

 been introtluced. So far as I have 

 seen, all are hardy. The bulbous 

 varieties should be taken up every 

 second year and replanted, as the 

 formation of new bulbs is always 

 downward, and if this is not done the 

 bulbs get too far down and soon die 

 out. This has been fretjuently at- 

 tributed to frost killing them, they 



are all the better of a transplant after 

 several years. Light sandy soil is 

 what they prefer. 



Apple for Name. 



io the Secretary F. G. A. 0/ Ontario. 



Sir, — I forward you by mail an apple. If you 

 could inform me of its right name through the 

 Ca.nadian EIormcultukim, you will ol.lige. 

 It has grown on a young tree that was planted 

 about five years ago. I have two more trees 

 of the same variety which appear to be early 

 and good bearer?. The trees were without 

 labels when I came on the place three years 

 ago. I may have others to name.— Ci. Ped- 

 RiCK, ll'alkervillf. 



The apple you have is a fine speci- 

 men of the Duchess of Oldenburg 

 which was illustrated with a colored 

 plate in the May No. of this Journal. 

 We shall be glad to name any 

 samples of fruit you may send un- 

 less they are either local kinds, or 

 varieties little known. 



OPEN LETTERS 



Pruning Blighted Pear Trees. 



Sir, — We have just finished cutting off and 

 burning about ten loads of blighted pear brush. 

 We sawed the limbs eft", about two inchis below 

 any appearance of the disease, and gave the 

 remaining limbs a coaling with raw linseed oil, 

 applied with a paint brush. A few years ngo 

 the pear trees blighted badly and we gave ihem 

 the above treatment two or three times and 

 saved our trees. Ten days ago I was sawing 

 off the blighted limbs, ami the limb that sup- 

 ported the ladder snapped ofT and I fell heavily 

 to the giound, breaking my left arm below the 

 shoulder, with a very severe shaking up. — ]. 

 K. McMlCiiAEl., Watcrford, Aug. <;, iSSep. 



Fruit Crops in East Simeoe. 



SiK, — I have about 200 seedling apple trees 

 and 100 grafted trees, and I can count only 

 four apples on the whole lot. About fifty of 

 the trees have been planted from ;ix to ten 

 years. The fiost has done its shaie for me this 

 year, and left me no fruit to speak about. The 

 Russian Mulberry has not been able to make 



a bud since, but the Russian Apricots stood it 

 ail right. The Princess Louise apple is doing 

 well so far. I have taken a great ,'ancy 10 

 Simon's Plum, would like to try it very much. 

 I am very well pleased with the Can.\dian 

 Horticulturist, and herewith send one 

 dollar for my renewal. — T. A. Gratix, Co.Ui- 

 ■latcr, Ont., /itly 26, iS8(^. 



Ottawa Gardeners' Club. 



Sir, — I promised you some details of the 

 subjects taken up by the (iardener;.' and 

 Florists' Club we have established here. The 

 one of " Whether it is desirable in planting 

 trees to cut away the Branches and Leaders ' is 

 not finisheil after three nights on it. We have 

 now appointed three men to examine into the 

 sy>tems of tree planting and report at our next 

 meeting ; so far the pole system receives the 

 greatest support. I will give you a summary 

 (f the whole when finished. It has been mo.-t 

 interestirg, and brought out some unihoucht-of 

 features. " Which variety of Tomato is the 

 best for general market purposes" was 



