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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Late to Extra Late. — Joe, Klondike, 

 Gaudy, Lester Lovett, Nettie, Robbie, Tim- 

 brell No. i8. 



From the foregoing list growers can 

 choose the kinds best suited for their soil. 

 I would caution them to 'beware of the seller 

 of pedigree plants who makes extravagant 

 claims. Pe<ligree applies to highly bred 

 animals in one continuous line for many 

 years. \'ery many of our best strawber- 

 ries are chance seedlings, found growing in 

 fence corners, on stone heaps or in places 

 frequented by birds that feed on berries. 



Many people do not know how strawberry 

 plants are propagated, and are deceived by 

 the man who claims his plants are pedi- 

 greed (which claim he makes for the sole 

 purpose of selling) and that they are su- 

 perior, which is a great mistake. I once ob- 

 tained some of these pedigreed plants, and 

 when they came I discarded a good many. 

 I called them runts, and the ones I planted 

 did not do as well, by any means, as my own 

 plants. This pedigree business is a great 

 fraud worked on unsuspecting growers. 



Diseases of the Grape 



DISEASES of the grape was the sub- 

 ject of Mr. W. T. !\Iacoun"s re- 

 marks before the Niagara Peninsula Fruit 

 Growers' Association at their meetings in 

 March. The diseases described in detail 

 were the black rot and brown rot or downy 

 'mildew^ for which spraying with the Bor- 

 deaux mixture was prescribed ; powdery 

 mildew, the remedy for which is dry sul- 

 phur ; anthracno or bird's eye rot, which has 

 appeared in the eastern part of the province 

 but is not very prevalent ; and leaf blight, 

 for which Bordeaux mixture is the remedy. 

 Last season man}- buyers would only buy 

 grapes grown on clay soil, and the question 

 arose whether those grown on sandy soil are 

 more subject to disease. Last year, Mr. 

 Macoun said, he visited '\\r. W. H. I'unt- 



ing's vineyards at St. Catharines, which had 

 been sprayed seven times, and the grapes 

 were almost perfect. He saw another yard 

 of 15 acres which had not been sprayed, and 

 there was not a good bunch to be found. 

 This proved the advantage of spraying in 

 the vinevard. 



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Cultivation of Carnations 



GET the best results with carnations 

 by keeping them inside," remarks 

 Mr. A. Neal, Stratford. '" I start the cut- 

 tings and keep them moving to larger pots 

 frequently, never allowing them to become 

 root-bound. When grown in this way the}" 

 can be put in the benches a month or six 

 w'eeks earlier than when grown outside. 

 Then I am sure of a good crop of bloom for 

 the Christmas market, which is always 

 wanted. The main object is to keep them 

 growing continually from the time they are 

 rooted until they are in bloom. 



" W'hen grown outside they should be set 

 out as soon as danger of frost is past. Keep 

 them well watered and well cultivated so 

 that they will not receive a check. After 

 about three months, or about the middle of 

 August. I put them back in the benches, and 

 if everything has been favorable get a crop 

 of bloom by Christmas. Sometimes, how- 

 ever, weather conditions are such that I 

 miss the Christmas trade by putting them 

 out. Besides there is a more abundant 

 bloom of much finer quality with most varie- 

 ties when grown inside. The best com- 

 mercial varieties with me are Lawson 

 (cerise). Enchantress (pale pink) and 

 Queen Louise (white)." 



After the welcome bloom of the tulips 

 has gone, if you planted deep, leave them 

 and cultivate over them. If not, take them 

 up and heal them in the ground, out of the 

 way, until they ripen. Then break off 

 stem, drv like onions and store for next falL 



