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rich soil. The product was somethiiifc 

 wonderful, from each plant he gathered 

 from tifteeii to twenty pods, and almost 

 every pod contained six peas. Seven- 

 teen po Is having five |)eas in each will 

 be equal to eii?hty-tive bushels for each 

 bushel of seed. In quality they are 

 equal to the best. 



The rei)utat.ion of this pea is likely 

 however to suffer, as another variety of 

 pea of the same name is being forced 

 into this market, considerable quanti- 

 ties of which were imported last spring 

 from England, and many respectable 

 dealers are now handling them, believ- 

 ing them to be genuine, no doubt, be- 

 cause of the respectability of the house 

 from which tln^v were obtained. How- 

 ever cautious this wealthy and respect- 

 able firm may be, they have evidently 

 been swindled this time. I grew some 

 of these imported peas last spring side 

 by side, and also in the same row, with 

 the genuine peas obtained from my 

 friend Mr. Arnold. The seed was very 

 different in color, and those which grew 

 (about one-half) produced leaf growth 

 very different, both in color and sha])e. 

 The peas were from eight to ten days 

 later, and the product was less than one- 

 third that of the geniiine. I gave the 

 pei-son (the importer) from whom I ob- 

 tained the peas, some of the genuine sort 

 to ex|»eriment with in his own garden, 

 and the result with him and also the 

 conclu.sion to which he arrived from his 

 own exjieriment, wjis identical with my 

 own. T. B. 



Lindsay, March, 1883. 



PKUNIN'CJ. 



Will the Ilorticulturint kindly an- 

 swer the following questio. s I 



Downing recommends the last of 

 February f«)r pruning in this latitu<le. 

 How would that have suited this year, 

 the weather then and later on l>eing 

 so severe ] Do you think the ti-ees and 



vine^ would be damaged ] What is the 

 best time for cutting scions off pear 

 trees for budding in August ] May 

 celery and potatoes be grown in the 

 same ground for a succession of years ? 



Answer — February is usually too 

 early for Ontario. It is better to prune 

 after severe cold has passed. The time 

 for cutting pear scions for budding in 

 August is on the day you do the bud- 

 ding. Celery may be grown on the 

 same giound, but not potatoes. — Ed. 

 Can. Horticulturist. 



(3UTTING OFF SCIONS. 



Purch/s Recorder recommends that 

 scions should be cut off early in spring^ 

 and kept for budding until the proper 

 time. Is this right] 



Answer. — If you intend to bud in 

 June it is right, not otherwise. — Ed. 

 Can. Horticulturist. 



ON FRUIT GROWING. 



To THK Editor of the Canaoiak Horticulturist. 



Dear Sir, — I have been in the nur- 

 sery pursuit for fifty years, and have 

 largely studied why many varieties of 

 fruit trees will not stand our northern 

 cold climate. I discover from your 

 Association that many, yea, very many 

 people are in the shade respecting the 

 true cause why so many varieties of 

 fruit trees will not live through our 

 cold, changeable climate. I will here 

 state, forty or fifty yeai-s ago the most 

 part of our farms were surrounded with 

 forest trees, and in the winter season 

 but few thaws. The trees froze up 

 hard in the fall, and genenilly remained 

 so till spring. In those yeai*s all kinds 

 of fruit trees seemed to be hardy alike. 

 Now for the cause : Our orchaixls wei-e 

 surrounded by forest ; there could be 



