PEACHES FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET. 



holes in the ends, or slits along the 

 corners to give ventilation Boards of 

 the following thicknesses may be used 

 in the construction of this box. Ends 

 and partition ^ inch ; sides, top and 

 bottom ^ inch. Ventilation may be 

 provided for, by using slightly narrower 

 side pieces than called for by the depth 

 of the box — say 4^ inches. The top 

 and bottom pieces should come flush to 

 the corners. This would leave a narrow 

 ventilating slit at each corner without 

 weakening the case to any extent. 



VARIETIES. 



If it is intended to ship the fruit to 

 distant points, medium sized, smooth, 

 solid varieties should be grown. Most 

 of the extra early kinds are inclined to 

 be rough or wrinkled. Among those 

 that seem best suited for export pur- 

 poses, as tested here, are : — Longkeeper 

 (Thorburn), Stone (Livingston), Favour- 

 ite (Livingston), Liberty Bell and Cook's 

 Favourite. Dwarf Champion is a smooth 

 desirable sort, but not very productive. 

 Bulletin Central Exper'l Farm. 



PEACHES FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET, 



Editor Canadian Horticulturist. 



Dear Sir, — Our fruit-growing friends 

 in other parts of the Empire are vigor- 

 ously pushing their way into the English 

 market. A recent number of the Gar- 

 dener's Chronicle states that arrange- 

 ments have been completed for the 

 transportation of the Tasmanian apple 

 crop. There will be nine cargoes in all, 

 containing about 100,000 cases. A 

 still more important point, as far as this 

 district is concerned, is the fact, that a 

 consignment of peaches has been re- 

 ceived from the Cape, 400 boxes in all. 

 The Chronicle adds ;' ' These were 



fine in quality if not always large in size. 

 Prices range from 6 to 10 shillings per 

 box of 20. The lower price was for a 

 consignment, part of which had got 

 slightly bruised. The retail prices were 

 from gd. to is. each." 



We must remember, of course, that 

 this fruit arrived in mid-winter, and the 

 English people are prepared to pay big 

 prices for things out of season. At the 

 same this is an encouraging object 

 lesson for Canadian peach growers. 



M. BURRELL. 



St. Catharines, March 13, i8gj. 



ONIONS. 



The keeping powers of onions raised 

 by the aid of concentrated fertilizers, are 

 not injured. For nine years in succe.s- 

 sion, on the same bed, I used Freeman's 

 potato manure and bonedust in equal 

 quantities at the rate of 1,000 lbs. to the 

 acre ; applying it broadcast on the land 

 just before sowing, and working it in 

 about three inches deep, by the use of 



a hand cultivator. A slight coating of 

 rotted manure was dug in every fall. 

 This also I know, when my friends would 

 be complaining about the maggots eating 

 up half their onions mine would be free 

 from them, I have had both the yellow 

 and white Southport Onions keep in 

 perfect condition till the middle of June, 

 particularly the white variety. 



South London. C. J. F. 



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