FRUIT AT BREAKFAST. 



around the roots the previous season ; 

 or, in other words, and in the language of 

 the old Fruit-Grower, "the trees do not 

 grow well until the roots 'get good hold' 

 of the earth ;" and this " getting hold " 

 of the earth is more noticeable during 

 the first season in fall-planted trees than 

 it is with trees planted in the spring. 



AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION 



followed. Mr. J. C. Chapais (St. Denis, 

 Kamouraska), said planting forty feet 

 apart might be suitable for the district 

 about the Island of Montreal, but it 

 would not do below Quebec. The trees 

 would die from want of protection. They 

 must be planted closer together. He 

 had tried fall planting, but his experience 

 was the reverse of Mr. Shepherd's. Less 

 than 5 per cent, of his trees succeeded. 

 There were differences of climate in dif- 

 ferent parts of the province, which must 

 be taken into account. No doubt Mr. 

 Shepherd's rules would work well in his 

 own district. 



Professor Waugh (Burlington, Ver- 

 mont), was in favor of fall planting, for 



the reasons Mr. Shepherd had given, 

 which were well worth consideration. 

 If the roots were carefully trimmed they 

 healed and began to make growth dur- 

 ing the winter 



Mr. Fisk (Abbotsford), thought that 

 for the climate of his district spring plant- 

 ing was preferable. That had been his 

 experience. 



Mr. R. Brodie (Montreal), the presi- 

 dent, was also in favor of spring planting. 

 As to distance, in view of the cheapness 

 of nursery stock, he suggested planting 

 20 to 25 feet apart, and then cutting 

 down each alternate tree after 18 or 20 

 years. 



Mr. Fisk — Yes, if you had the courage 

 to do it. 



Mr. Shepherd thought the branches 

 would be interlaced by that time. 



Mr. Barnard (Quebec), in 25 or 30 

 years' experience found close planting 

 necessary for safety in places exposed to 

 the wind. 



Mr. Shepherd closed the discussion 

 by reiterating his firm belief in air and 

 sunlight. — The Gazette, Montreal. 



FRUIT AT BREAKFAST. 



RUIT jn some form should 

 have a prominent place in 

 every breakfast menu. Either 

 the uncooked fruits may be 

 employed in their season, canned fruit 

 or sauces. All will be found appetizing, 

 and all medical testimony bears witness 

 to their value as an article of diet. 

 More especially where there is a dry, 

 disagreeable, slightly feverish condition 

 of the stomach, the cooling action of the 

 fruit juices will be found most agreeable 

 and refreshing. The action of the fruit 

 acids is especially beneficial. All per- 

 sons require more or less acid in their 

 food or drink, to meet the requirements 

 of the system. If this comes from the 

 natural acid of fruits, it does away with 

 the stronger and less wholesome acids 

 of pickles and other vinegary condiments 



over indulgence in which unquestionably 

 does harm to many a stomach. 



A writer on this subject recently 

 declared that " for a breakfast dish 

 nothing is nicer than sliced oranges 

 with cocoanut. Some add sliced bana- 

 nas to this, and if heavily sprinkled with 

 powdered sugar you will abandon homi- 

 ny, chops and steaks, and breakfast 

 exclusively on this dainty dish which 

 French people have justly called " Fruit 

 de Paradis." The writer would not go 

 to the extent of urging an exclusively 

 fruit diet for breakfast, feeling that in 

 many cases there should be " substan- 

 tial " added in more or less generous 

 measure ; but that fruits should have a 

 place and a large one, at every breakfast 

 cannot be denied. 



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