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our Arkona fruit grower, who thought 

 such berries would command a ready 

 sale at one-third better prices than 

 Houghton or Downing. 



Tlie plan I adopted was, when the 

 berries were about the size of a pea 

 and beginning to mildew, to dust them 

 lightly with sulphur, using about half 

 a pound to the five bushes. At the 

 first dusting the grass was growing 

 very rank about the bushes. A few 

 weeks later the operation was repeated 

 with the same quantity, as rain had 

 fallen in the meantime. I then re- 

 moved the rank grass that there might 

 be a freer circulation of air, but nothing 

 more was done until gathering time. 



I may say that Mr. B. Gott, of the 

 Arkona Nui-series, saw the bushes about 

 the time of the first dusting, and sub- 

 sequently when the berries were about 

 full size, but not ripe, and exclaimed, 

 " We do not want a better berry !" 

 It is at the suggestion of this very 

 enthusiastic and intelligent fruit grower 

 I communicate this, hoping some of 

 your readers may secure for themselves 

 choice, large, clean and jine flavored 

 Standard English Gooseberries. 

 Yours truly, 



Martin Wattson. 



AMATEUR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE 



GROWERS. 

 To THE Editor of the Canadian Horticulturist. 



There are many amateurs here and 

 elsewhere who are continually trying 

 their hand on horticulture. Their 

 succass never reaches the public, 

 although much of their labora would 

 greatly benefit the public. Here is one 

 of them. A. S. Greenfield, whenever 

 ceases trying all sorts of gi*apes and 

 vegetables, and often has them in great 

 perfection. This year, one particular 

 feature in his success isgro wing parsnips. 

 Some of them measured eighteen inches 

 around, two feet long, and weighing 



five and one quarter pounds. They are 

 the best I have ever seen. I would 

 like to know if any one C5an beat him 

 in this. He deserves notice in your 

 Horticulturist. 



N. Robertson. 

 Government Grounds, Ottawa. 



[We wish that our amateur friends 

 would use the columns of the Canadian 

 Horticulturist in telling what succeeds 

 with them and what does not succeed. 

 The information would be of great value 

 to others. — Ed.] 



REPORT OF TREES AND PLANTS 

 RECEIVED. 



The Glass Seedling plum tree has 

 borne a few very nice plums this year. 

 They were ripe about the middle of 

 September. 



The Burnet grape vine grows very 

 fast. It has not borne much fruit yet. 



The Ontario apple tree grows well 

 and was not much injured by blight 

 this summer. It has not borne any 

 fruit yet. 



I planted about a peck of the Demp- 

 sey potato last spring, and this fall I 

 dug about four bushels of very good 

 potatoes from it. 



The Moore's early grape vine has 

 not grown much yet. I think it will 

 live. Sanford White. 



FRUIT TREES IN MANITOBA. 



Mr. Editor, — I have been in the 

 Northwest now for nearly two years, 

 and am firmly in the belief that apples 

 and plums can be raised here. The 

 trees will require particular attention, 

 and the order of planting revei-sed from 

 the way it is done in Ontario. Here 

 the black earth should be dug out and 

 a poorer and a lighter soil thrown in, 

 and the growth kept well back the first 

 year. Apples and plums raised from 

 seed will, I am sure, succeed. And 



