OPEN LETTERS. 



some varieties of roses that are not very 

 well suited for winter blooming. Mare- 

 chal Niel, which she mentions as one of 

 the varieties, flowers well in a con- 

 servatory when it has attained a good 

 size, but for house culture it would not 

 be among our first choice. The highest 

 class of roses for winter flowering are, 

 Perle des Jardins, Bride, Bridesmaid, 

 Kaiserin Victoria, Sunset, etc., com- 

 monly known as florists roses. Some of 

 these when given ordinary house culture 

 give much fewer bloom and of inferior 

 quality to those produced in green- 

 houses. Some Tea roses, though splen- 

 did garden decoration, refuse absolutely 

 to be forced. The following varieties 

 thrive almost anywhere that the geran- 

 ium will, the flowers are not of the best 

 quality. Snow Flake, Hermosa, Agrip- 

 pina, Roi de Cramoise, Clothilde Sou- . 

 perb, Champion of the World. Try the 

 plants in a little more sun, if possible, 

 and higher temperature, to induce freer 

 growth. 



No Scale in Canadian Nurseries. 



Oyy. Sir. — I set out one hundred peach 

 trees last spring, and I think of putting out 

 the same number next spring. I was told by 

 a fruit tree agent not to buy from the 



Nursery, as they had the San 



Jose Scale there. Would you kindly inform 

 me whether this is correct or not ? It is re- 

 ported that the San Jose Scale is in some of 

 the orchards in this vicinity. I got a half 

 dozen peach trees a year ago from a nursery 

 near Toronto A lot of the leaves curled up 

 and fell off, but of the lot 1 set out last spring 

 I did not notice anything of it amongst them. 

 I do not know what nursery they came 

 from, but the trees seem healthy and doing 

 well. I was pleased to see such good reports 

 of your annual meeting. I was sorry that I 

 could not be present, in future I hope to be 

 able to take advantage of these meetings. 



T. B. Millar Kincardint. 



Agents will resort to all kinds of 

 schemes in making sales, and this is a 

 sample. No San Jose Scale has yet 

 been found in any Canadian nursery, 

 and we hope it never will. Our cor- 

 respondent may therefore purchase with 

 perfect confidence from any of them. 



% 0pef7 L)ettep(?. % 



New Fruit Crate. 



Sir, — I have patented a fruit crate that I 

 think will answer the purpose of shipping 

 fruit better than a basket or barrel ; the crate 

 will be in proportion to hold a bushel, divided 

 into two halves. Three of them will take up 

 less room than a barrel and will be lighter ; 

 it will do to ship any kind of fruit, viz : — 

 apples, cherries, plums, oianges, tomatoes, 

 peaches, pears, or any other kind of fru't. I 

 claim the fruit will keep better and that I 

 can ship one-tenth more fruit in the same 

 room with my crate than with the barrel or 

 basket. The crate will be strong, durable 

 and cheap ; the stuff to make the crate can 

 be cut at any mill at the rate of about three 

 cents per crate ; it can be shipped in pieces 

 of about 10.000 in a car, and can be put toge- 

 ther by the fruit shipper. A boy can put 

 100 crates together in a day. There will be 

 no risk of jammed or damaged fruit, and the 

 crate will be b tter for the market, for the 

 public can see what they are buying. If my 

 crate should be worth consideration, please 

 let me know. Wm. Stanley, 



Lot 8, Con. 10, Bardsvilh, Out. 



The San Jose Scale. 



Sir, — It is of great importance that the 

 truth should be known as soon as possible 

 with regard to the actual extent to which 

 our Canadian orchards have become infested 

 with the San Jose scale. There are at least 

 two other kinds of scale insects which resem- 

 ble the San Jose scale so closely that it re- 

 quires some experience to distinguish them 

 from it. The exact identification of these is 

 of importance, because these two scales, the 

 " Putnam" and the "Forbes," are very much 

 less injurious than the true San Jose scale. I 

 shall be pleased to examine and report direct, 

 as well as through the Canadian Horticul- 

 turist, upon any specimens which your read- 

 ers may send me for that purpose. All 

 specimens and accompanying letters may be 

 sent to me Free of Postage, if addressed 

 " The Entomologist," Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa. 



All packets should bear the name of the 

 sender. 



J. Fletcher. 



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