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Sarah Raspberry. 



1034. SiK,— Kindly let me know 

 whether you consider the Sarah raspberry a 

 suitable variety to plant for market. How 

 would it compare with Loudon, ShaflFer or 

 Columbia for hardiness and productiveness. 

 J. Parkinson, Portage la Prairie. 



For hardiness we think it speaks well 

 for Sarah that it succeeds so well at the 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 



Mr. McCoun, the Horticulturist, says 

 of it : — " The Sarah raspberry continues 

 to give good satisfaction here, being 

 productive and making very strong 

 canes. We have not yet compared it 

 with Loudon as regards yield, but I 

 think it will compare well with that 

 variety and other such sorts. It also 

 seems quite hardy." 



This raspberry was produced in Lon- 

 don, Ontario, by Dr. Saunders from 

 seed of Shaffer. The plant is a moder- 

 ate grower, and suckers freely. The 

 fruit is large and round, color deep 

 garnet and very juicy, and very rich ; in 

 season it succeeds the Cuthbert. 



Ginseng*. 



loss's. Sib, — Can you tell me where I 

 can get Ginseng seed ? I would like to try a 

 bed of it, but do not know where to get the 

 seed. 



Alfred Lake, Newcastle, Out. 



Ginseng seeds and roots are offered 

 for sale by George Stanton, Summit 

 Station, Onondaga County, New York ; 

 or by H. P. Kelsey, 1123 Tremont St., 

 Boston, Massachusetts. The seeds are 



sold for $1.50 per ounce, and the roots 

 at from $3.00 to $6.00 per hundred. 

 Very truly yours, 



LvsTER H. Dewey, 

 Assist. Botanist, U. S. Dep. Agr. 



* Mr. A. Mickle, Grimsby, Ont., also had a few seeds 

 for sale. 



Pears for Export. 



1036. Sir, — I am about to plant a pear 

 orchard for export, as I think when the Cold 

 Storage is brought down to business shape, 

 there ought to be something in pear culture. 

 My idea is to have two fall and one or two 

 winter varieties. Will you kindly advise me 

 as to whether theDuches", Kieffer, Lawrence 

 and Anjou would be the right kinds, and if 

 not, what others would do better. 



W. B. .Stephens, Owen Sound. 



It is yet too soon for us to say what 

 varieties of pears will take best in the 

 English market, but one thing seems 

 certain that small pears are not wanted ; 

 and very often this is the fault of the 

 otherwise excellent Lawrence. We had 

 fine prices for Bartletts, Boussock, 

 Clairgeau, Bosc, Duchess, Anjou and 

 Kieffer, especially the Clairgeau and 

 Anjou. We doubt not that the future 

 planter will select among these when he 

 plants an orchard for export. The 

 Anjou succeeds best on the quince, 

 while the Clairgeau does well either as 

 a dwarf or as a standard. 



At Thornbury we noticed a very fine 

 standard Clairgeau, bearing heavy crops 

 of magnificent fruit, but unfortunately 

 the owner thought it was Louise, and 

 had shown it at various fairs for that 

 variety, and had actually been awarded 

 the I St prize ! ! 



Wash tea roses frequently with clean 

 water. Give liquid manure once a 

 week, but have the soil moist when 

 applied. 



" Oh, Bridget ! I told you to notice 

 when the apples boiled over." " Sure I 

 did, mum. It was quarter past eleven 

 when they boiled over." — Brooklin Life. 



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