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the rows, and temporary ones between 

 at a distance of about twenty feet from 

 each other. Then during the second 

 year I put on the first wire, for clean 

 fruit and easy cultivation. 



Do you advocate close pruning? No. 

 I consider too much pruning unwise, 

 but on the other hand, enough should 

 be done to prevent overloading. 



What distance apart do you plant 1 

 Concords ten feet, some rank jrrowers, 

 ns Rogers twelve feet, Delaware eight 

 feet. 



What kinds do you advise? If I 

 were planting one thousand vines, I 

 would plant one-third of early kinds, 

 as Moore's Early, Worden's Seedling 

 and Champion ; one- third Concord ; 

 and one-third of late kinds, such as 

 some of Rogers' Seedlings. 



What age would you plant 1 One 

 year old, unless very carefully trans- 

 planted. If older, great care must be 

 used to preserve the fibrous roots. I 

 would not plant more than six inches 

 deep, else their growth will be retarded. 



What soil do you find best for Con- 

 cords 1 This variety succeeds much 

 better on heavy than on light soils. 



During the day a resolution was 

 ))as8ed that will be of interest to many 

 of the readers of the H'^rticulturist. It 

 was in appreciation of the benefits that 

 have accrued to the Grimsby fruit sec- 

 tion, from the labors of Mr. A. M. 

 Smith, and was passed by a unanimous 

 st mding vote. 



The resolution read as follows : — 

 " We, the members of the Grimsby 

 Fruit (growers' Association, in council 

 assembled, desire and embrace the op- 

 portunity of publicl}" expressing the 

 high esteem in which our pioneer nur- 

 seryman and fruit grower, Mr. A. M. 

 Smith, is held by us all, and to assure 

 hira that we highly appreciate his ear- 

 nest labors to improve and encourage 

 the cultivation of those varieties of 



fruit which are congenial to our clim- 

 ate ; that we highly prize ihe benefits of 

 his careful study, long experience and 

 kind advice, which has always been ear- 

 nestly sought, and as willingly given ; 

 and that we trust he may be long spared 

 to live and enjoy the confidence and 

 esteem of his fellow fruit-growers, and 

 the reward of his untiring labors." 



Mr. Smith said in reply : — " This 

 resolution is very pleasing to me on 

 many accounts. But though I may 

 have been the means indirectly of bene- 

 fit to the fruit growei-s of Grimsby, my 

 object was not an unselfish one. I 

 came a poor boy to Grimsby with faith 

 in the capability of the section for fruit- / 

 growing, and the result has justified \\\^ 

 in doing so. Had I remained here I 

 might to-day have been a wealthier man 

 than I am. I honestly believe that for 

 all kinds of fruits there is not a more 

 favorable section in Canada. If some 

 of you gentlemen would take a deeper 

 interest in the Fruit-Growers' Associ- 

 ation of Ontario, I am sure you would 

 be well repaid. It has done more than 

 many of you suppose for the develop- 

 ment of fruit-growing in Ontario. 



Among the papers read was one on 

 the Plum by Mr. G. Cline, and one on 

 the Peach by Mr. E. J. Woolverton. 

 On the whole the day was spent in 

 very pleasant and profitable manner. 



CODLIN MOTH. 



I received a letter a few days ago 

 from Wm. Trelease, Professor, as I 

 suppose, in Wisconsin University, at 

 Madison, Wis. He had seen my letter 

 of enquiry, addressed to yourself some 

 time ago, regarding the Codlin Moth. 

 He says : 



** Experiments by Prof. Cock and 

 others, go to shew that Paris Green or 

 London Purple are sure and safe pre- 

 ventives for the Codlin Moth. The 



