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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



summer fallow until July. Then put in 

 some chemical and green crops to be incor- 

 porated into the soil later. A couple of hun- 

 dred pounds of muriate of potash and acid 

 phosphate added and plowed under with a 



crop of clover or rye would work wonders 

 in an orchard. It would not take many 

 years to notice a change in the size and 

 quality of the fruits produced. — American 

 Cultivator. 



PLANTING PEACHES 



ONE year No. i trees are better than 

 smaller or June-budded trees. The 

 varieties and their arrangement should de- 

 pend upon the location. Early and hardy 

 sorts should be on warm and early land, so 

 that they will come on before the bulk of the 

 crop. The late sorts should also be on 

 sunny exposures if they are hardy, as on the 

 north slope they would lack color and fail 

 to ripen. The Crawfords do well when 

 planted on northern slopes. Purchase ihe 

 trees of a reliable nursery and be sure that 

 they are free from root aphides. 



Prune the tree to a single stem, cutting it 

 off at the height of two and one-half feet, 

 but do not remove suckers that form until 

 midsummer. To keep off the borers wash 

 the trees with a preparation of one pound of 

 sulphur, three pounds of copper sulphate 

 and enough lime to make a thick paint, when 

 three arallons of water has been added. 



Scrub the trunks and larger branches, us- 

 ing a stiff brush. Cultivate until the first 

 to the middle of August. Beans seem a 

 good crop for the first year or two. No 

 fertilizer is necessary for the first few years,, 

 except when needed to supply food for che 

 crop that is grown between the rows. 



A little clay may be placed about the trees 

 to advantage on light, sandy soil. A late 

 growth should be avoided, and if rye is sown 

 the middle of August it will aid in doing 

 this, which will be of far more value than 

 the food it will furnish. Plow under in the 

 early spring. If too late it may prove a dis- 

 advantage. A little wholesome neglect in^ 

 the way of cultivation late in the season will 

 also be desirable. 



Banking of the trees is advisable as it 

 lessens the injury from freezing and the ac- 

 tion of ice and frost on the trunks. — Michi- 

 oan Farmer. 



THE CHERRY ORCHARD 



A STRONG, loamy soil, and one which 

 is retentive of moisture, is the most 

 suitable for sour cherries. The fruit con- 

 tains such a large amount of water that it is 

 necessary to save the moisture of the soil to 

 the greatest possible extent. Dry clay 

 knolls produce cherries of less size and of in- 

 ferior quality than the moisture depressions 



between them. Very early and thorough 

 cultivation is essential to this conservation 

 of moisture, and the tillage should be con- 

 tinued at frequent intervals until the fruit is 

 about ripe. In order to be able to cultivate 

 the soil at the earliest moment in the spring, 

 the land should be either naturally or arti- 

 ficially well drained. The crop of even the 



