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most successful plan is to spray the 

 trees thoroughly by means of a fountain 

 pump or other force pump with the 

 poison in the proportion of a table 

 spoonful t<i each two gallon pail of 

 water about two weeks after blooming, 

 and to repeat the application a month 

 later. Tiie poison kills the young 

 worms before they injure the fruit, and 

 thus has great advantage over bandages 

 or other traps. Analysis shews that 

 none of the poison remains when the 

 fruit is ripe. The same remedy has 

 been tried for currant worms, and as 

 claimed, without any cases of poisoning; 

 but hellebore is just as efficient there, 

 and so much safer that there is not the 

 slightest reason for using the deadlier 

 poisons on small fruits. Tliis sejison T 

 shall experiment carefully with the 

 ai'senites on the University orchard, 

 both to test their efficiency and safety 

 for myself I write directly that you 

 may not have to wait for the June 

 nmnber of the Horticulturist, if you 

 wish to use the poison this year." 



From the tenor of the above letter, I 

 think he has probably communicated 

 with yourself upon this very important 

 subject. Not being certain, however, 

 I have deemed it advisable to lay the 

 contents of his letter in full before you, 

 so that, if deemed advisable, you may 

 use it for the June number of the 

 Horticulturist. 



I must say I do not know of any 

 good, cheap, fountain, or other force 

 pump of a kind very suitable or efficient. 

 Indeed the only one known to me is the 

 common window pump used by stor^ 

 keepers. Can you oblige me by stating 

 if you know of any good article, where 

 to be had and price. 



Yours truly, 



Geo. Strauchon. 



[Can any of our readers give the 

 desired information ] — Ed.] 



THE WILSON STRAWBERRY AS A 

 MARKET FRUIT. 



(For the Canadian Horticulturist J 



I see by the April number of the 

 Horticulturist that Mr. Croil puri)Oses 

 going largely into strawberry culture. 

 To assist him somewhat in his laudable 

 endeavor I will give the opinions of 

 three of the largest growers of straw- 

 berries in the United States as to the 

 value of Wilson's Albany Strawberry. 

 It was my privilege and [)leasure, along 

 with youi-self, to attend the meeting 

 of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural 

 Society, lately held in the city of New 

 Orleans. Among many valuable pa- 

 pers read and discussed three were on 

 the culture ot the strawberry, one from 

 the north, one from the south, and one 

 between the two extremes. 



Presid(Mit Earle having introduced 

 Mr. J. M. Smith, of Green Bay, Wis- 

 consin, Mr. Smith said that the paper 

 prepared by him was " Strawberries for 

 the North, and How to Grow Them." 

 After stating that Hovey's Seedling 

 and Early Scarlet were introduced at an 

 early day, about 1830, when Wilson's 

 Albany Seedling began to make its ap- 

 pearance about 1860. It had been 

 grown by a few for some years previous 

 to the above date, although it was a 

 novelty to many peo[>le until 1863. 

 At this time it had taken possession of 

 our northern markets, and as a market 

 berry it luts virtually held its own un- 

 til the present time. 



No one will claim that the Wilson is 

 in all r^'spects a perfect berry, still it 

 has certainly shown itself to 1)0 the 

 most remaikable one for the million 

 ever yet put into cultivation." 



He mentioned a great many new 

 varieties which were worthless. He 

 likes Seth Boyden, Triomph de Grand, 

 Sharpless and some othera, but not for 

 mjirket. Mr. Smith gave elaborate 

 instructions on the cultivation of straw- 

 berries. 



