THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



varieties kindred in size. And further, 

 that No. I apples shall be at the time of 

 packing practically free from the action 

 of worms or defacement of surface, or 

 breaking of skin, shall be hand-picked 

 from the tree, and of bright and normal 

 color and shapely form." 



our Societies, or individual members 

 who will favor us in this regard. 



The Whitesmith Gooseberry — The 

 finest samples of Whitesmith gooseberry 

 we have seen this season were sent us 

 by Mr, Thos. Beall, of Lindsay. Good 

 samples came from Mount Forest, and 

 still better from Brampton, but none 

 equalled his ; so we wrote, asking con 

 ditions under which Mr. Beall had at- 

 tained his success. In reply he writes : 



I know of nothing peculiar in either the 

 climate or the soil in this locality which 

 especially tends to the production of finer 

 fruit than is elsewhere produced. The soil 

 is, generally, a heavy clay, with a large 

 admixture of limestone pebbles about the 

 size of potatoes. The requirements for the 

 production of superior fruit— gooseberries — 

 seems to be : — that the soil be kept well 

 cultivated to a great depth ; stable manure 

 liberally and judiciously applied ; the bushes 

 to be annually primed, so as to prevent tue 

 growth of too much wood, both in number of 

 shoots aiid in their length, and in such a 

 way as to allow the freest possible circulation 

 of air through the bushes, and at the same 

 to permit of a sufficient growth of fresh wood 

 to exclude the sun's rays from the fruit dur- 

 ing July, when the thermometer may range 

 from 85° to 95° : and also, that from the 

 time when the leaf-buds begin to enlarge in 

 the spring until the leaves are about to drop 

 in the autumn, the bushes be continu- 

 ously sprayed with copper sulphate, Bordeaux 

 mixture, or potassium sulphide Each of 

 these applications may be advantageously 

 given at proper times. 



The Burlington Horticultural 

 Society will receive some notice in the 

 next number. We have photographs 

 of some of the orchards and of some of 

 the fruit growers of that locality, and 

 invite further contributions. 



We shall welcome photographs of 

 gardens, flowers, prominent fruit grow- 

 ers, with notes about same, from any of 



Canadian Chestnuts are quoted in 

 Montreal at 8 to lo cents a pound ; and 

 shelled walnuts at 22 cents a pound. 



Canadian Grapes are advancing in 

 price in Ottawa and Montreal markets, 

 the supply being far short of the de- 

 mand. The crop is really much below 

 the average in quantity. Mildew has 

 also been troublesome in many cases, 

 where not sprayed. 



The Prince Edward Island Hor- 

 ticultural Society has been formed 

 under very favorable auspices, thanks 

 to the exertions of the Rev. A. E. Burke, 

 P.P., of Alberton. We have just re- 

 ceived from the Secretary, Peter Mc- 

 Court, twenty names of members of this 

 Society, who wish to become also mem- 

 bers with us and receive our literature. 



The lovely lawns and flower-beds 

 round the Parliament buildings were 

 looking very beautiful this fall ; when the 

 plants were in full bloom, the artis- 

 tically arranged scheme of coloring was 

 well worth going to see. Some south- 

 ern ladies who have been staying in 

 town were admiring these grounds great 

 ly the other day, as, indeed, all the 

 strangers have done who have gone to 

 see the Legislative buildings this season. 

 Mr. Houston, the head gardener, de- 

 serves great praise for the success of his 

 labors and of those which are carried 

 out under his direction. 



Points on Grading. — The Fruit 

 Trade Journal gives the following hints : 

 Fruits and vegetables need to be graded 

 the same every year. Smaller potatoes 



442 



