QUESTION DRAWER. 



Fruit Lists Wanted. 



9.SO. Siu, — Will you kindly explain re- 

 mark in March number, page 87 ? It cer- 

 tainly is not encourdgiug to fruit growers or 

 salesmen of fruit trees and stock generally, if 

 it can be truthfully said that the Baldwin 

 apple tree, after being grown thirty years, 

 and is in a thrifty condition, deserves no 

 better fate than being dug out. Allow me 

 to suggest, that pirt of the Government 

 grant be expended in preparing a list of fruit, 

 large and small, that is reliable. Not one list 

 for all Canada, but North, South, East, West, 

 Central, and any other geographical division 

 necessary. 



C. H. Roberts, Paris. 



The Ontario Experiment stations hope 

 to accomplish this work in time. Fruits 

 are being tested at all points, and care- 

 ful records made, so that we hope soon 

 to give just the information asked for. 



The Baldwin is one of our most pro- 

 ductive commercial apples, but for ten 

 or twelve years past, it has for some un- 

 explained reason, been unproductive, 

 and last season it seemed to be recov- 

 ering its original character. 



Kerosene Emulsion. 



Mr. Wm Scott, in Gardening, gives the 

 following ilirections for making Kerosene 

 Emulsion for use on house plants. 



Take one-half pint of kerosene and 

 stir in one pint of new milk. It must 

 be stirred and mixed continuously and 

 thoroughly for half an hour and if you 

 will do that you will have an emulsion. 

 When using add a quarter of a pint of 

 this to two gallons of water, and it is 

 well when using this to spray to keep 

 the water well stirred. For a small col- 



lection of palms it is best, safest and 

 most thorough, to saturate a sponge 

 with the mixture when diluted, and wipe 

 off the scale. It does not take long and 

 is far more effectual than spraying. 



Grafting- Ampelopsis. 



9.51. Sir, — Can Ampelopsis Veitchii or 

 a Roylei be budded or grafted iuto A Quin- 

 quefolia successfully V I have a number of the 

 latter, strong vigorous vines, natives of this 

 locality. 



Whitby. W. Adams. 



Reply by Air. Frank Brunton, Maplc- 



kurst, Grimsby. 



You can graft Ampelopsis Veitchii 



and Roylei on Quinquefolia if you have 



as vigorous scions as the stock. But A 



Veitchii does better on its own roots 



and strikes freely from cuttings, inserted 



in nice sandy soil, in a shady position ; 



the same remarks apply to Roylei. 



Treatment of Cyclamen. 



O.^ti. Sir, — Would you kindly tell me 

 in the Horticultdri.st the proper treatment 

 of Cyclamen after blooming ? 



Reply by Mr. Frank Brunton, Maple- 

 hurst, Grimsby. 

 Allow the plant (corm) to rest awhile, 

 by gradually drying off, and then repot 

 in a few weeks, in a compost of soil, con- 

 sisting of two-thirds loam, one-third leaf 

 mould and decayed manure and the 

 remainder course sand, silver sand if 

 possible Place in a cold frame so as 

 to let the growth be strong and continu- 

 ous. Be sure and protect from frost or 

 sudden cold changes. 



GRAFTING WAX. 



A good grafting wax is one that will 

 not become too soft in summer, so as to 

 melt and run down the stock, or so hard 

 in winter as to crack and split off. A 

 very reliable grafting wax is made by 

 melting together : Resin, four (4) parts 

 by weight ; beeswax, two (2) parts ; tal- 

 low, one (i) part. When well melted 

 pour into a pail of cold water, grease the 



hands slightly and pull the \va.\ until it 

 is about the color of pulled [iiolasses 

 candy. 



Make into ball 5 and store for use. 

 This wax should be warmed when ap- 

 plied. If it is too hard more tallow and 

 less resin may be used. Some propaga- 

 tors use linseed oil instead of tallow. — 

 Amateur Fruit Growing. 



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