NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



extent as the Suow apples. The Northern 

 Spys, for instance, were fully fifty per cent, 

 better through the spraying. A large nurn- 

 ber of fruit growers in this section are now in 

 favor of spraying, and the visit of the officers 

 sent out by the Department has been the 

 means of conferring a great benefit upon all 

 owners of orchards. " 



Those wishing further details should 

 write C. C. James, Department of Agri- 

 culture, Toronto, for a copy. 



Canadian Pears. — On page 463 of 

 last volume, Beurre d'Anjou were quoted 

 at 15/ for 54 pears in Glasgow. It 

 should read, "for fifty-four pounds of 

 pears." 



The Quebec Fruit Growing So- 

 ciety has appointed a committee on 

 fruit experiment stations. It is thought 

 that four stations might cover the 

 Province. 



The Conrath Raspberry seems to 

 be a vigorous grower. Mr. A. C. Papi- 

 neau, of Montreal, writes : — " The Con- 

 rath bushes sent me last spring have 

 done very well. One has grown to. the 

 height of six and the other to eight feet, 

 and has given two bunches of good 

 fruit." 



Colorado Back Garden. — Our 

 friend Mr. Groff writes to call attention 

 that this garden is decorated with his 

 gladioli, and that the spike Dr. Gates is 

 holding in his hand is one of the now 

 noted Groff hybrids, and Dr. Gates is 

 corresponding for a large increase in his 

 favorite flower, for 189S. -'Canada 

 still leads." 



The Niagara Fruit Growers have 

 appointed Mr. William Black of 

 St. Catharines, a delegate to Ottawa, 

 along with our Committee, re a Dom- 

 inion Act restraining the importation 

 of plants from those states where San 



Josd Scale is known to exist. The 

 Ontario fruit growers have sent four 

 delegates, viz., W. E. Wellington, A. H. 

 Pettit, M. Burrell, and E. D. Smith. 



ToMAPOTATO. — A reader has sent us 

 a clipping concerning a so called great 

 discovery that the tomato vine may be 

 grafted on the potato top, and thus we 

 may thus grow a crop of potatoes and 

 one of tomatoes on the same ground, at 

 the same time. The writer thinks that 

 in France, where ground is scarce, the 

 discovery may be of great utility. We 

 doubt it very much, for the labor of 

 grafting would be very expensive. 



A Committee re San Jose Scale 

 interviewed the Minister of Agriculture, 

 on Tuesday the 25th. In response to 

 their demands for prohibition of the 

 importation of affected nursery stock, 

 the Minister said that the United States 

 had prohibited the export of such trees. 

 However he would consult with his 

 colleagues and do everything in his 

 power to protect the interests of the fruit 

 grower. 



Spray for San Jose Scale. — At our 

 Waterloo meeting Prof. Fletcher said, 

 " All the best experiments have shown 

 that the best treatment is to spray the 

 trees in the autumn with kerosene emul- 

 sion — the mixture of two gallons of coal 

 oil with one gallon of soap suds, churn- 

 ing them together till the mixture is of 

 a creamy nature, which takes five min- 

 utes, and then mix that with from four 

 to six times its quantity of water. This 

 should be sprayed over the trees as soon 

 as the leaves fall. Then in the spring 

 before the new growth begins those 

 same trees are to be sprayed with whale 

 oil soap, of the strength of two pounds 

 in one gallon of water. 



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