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White-smith Gooseberries came to 

 hand from Mr. Thos. Beall, Lindsay, 

 July 26th. They were exceedingly fine, 

 the largest we have seen. Mr. Beall 

 writes, "These three dozen weigh 17.62 

 ounces avoirdupois, averaging almost 

 half an ounce each (o 49 oz.) A few of 

 them we weigh considerably more than 

 half an ounce each. 



Pruning Raspberries is usually 

 delayed until leisure time in winter or 

 spring ; but if time permits, we would 

 advice cutting out the old wood soon 

 after fruiting season, in order to give 

 the young shoots the better chance of 

 development. We do not any longer 

 shorten back the young canes in their 

 growing season, because that tends to 

 cause them to waste their strength, 

 growing laterals instead of fruit buds. 

 It is time enough to shorten back in 



the spring, cutting off simply the weak 

 tops, and leaving just as many good 

 plump fruit buds as the cane seems 

 strong enough to bear. This advice 

 applies, of course, only to red rasp- 

 berries. The black cap varieties should 

 be summer pruned to encourage laterals 

 at an early age. 



Columbia and Shaffer raspberries seem 

 very similar, with some advantage in 

 favor of the former. 



The Loudon promises to be one of 

 the best of the newer red raspberries, 

 both in vigor, hardiness, and size of 

 fruit. 



Interesting Plants atRennie's. — 

 A few hours were profitably spent at 

 Mr. Rennie's trial grounds, at Swansea, 

 Toronto, recently. The situation is 

 delightful, and the grounds kept in good 

 trim by Mr. McLay, the gardener, who 



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