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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURISi . 



CARE OF the; arms. 



After the vine is old enough to bear fruit 

 shorten the hanging laterals * during the 

 summer. Never permit those on the upper 

 arms to reach the lower ones, as they will 

 make a tangled mess hard to prune. They 

 will also take away strength that should go 

 to perfect the fruit. After frost has set in 

 prune off all unnecessary wood. Most 

 vmes have too much bearing wood left on. 



The varieties that have given me the best 

 results are Concord, Baden, Niagara, Salem 

 and Moyer. They are vigorous growers 

 and productive. For fertilizers I use barn- 

 yard manure, 12 loads to the acre, and about 

 50 baskets of ashes. Plough the manure 

 under in the spring just as shallow as a plow 

 can he held, and sow the ashes on top and 

 cultivate them in. Cultivate as often as 

 necessary to always keep the soil loose on 

 top. Hoe where the cultivator does not 

 reach so there will be no weeds. 



I have had no trouble from insect pests or 

 fungous diseases, as I spray every year 

 about four times with Bordeaux mixture 

 and paris green. Grapes pay me as well 

 as any other variety of fruit. 



Best Grapes and Berries to Grow 



RESIDENTS of eastern Ontario who 

 are planning to set out grapes or 

 berries this spring will do well to ascertain 

 the varieties that are likely to do the best in 

 their section. 



At the Central Canada Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa, the following kinds have 

 given the best results. In other sections, 

 where the climate corresponds to that at 

 Ottawa, these varieties should do well. 



Grapes. — Black varieties, Campbell's 

 Early, Moore's Early, Wilder; red varie- 

 ties, Moyer, Delaware, Lindley, Brighton ; 

 white varieties. Green Mountain, Moore's 

 Diamond. 



Strawberries — Buster, P. ; Warfield, P. ; 

 Enhance, B. ; Glen Mary, B. ; Beder Wood, 



B. ; Sample, P. ; Lovett, B. ; Barton's 

 Eclipse, P.; Bisel, P.; Bubach, P.; Wil- 

 liams, B. 



Red Raspberries. — Commercial varieties : 

 Marlboro, early ; Cuthbert, main crop. For 

 home use — Herbert, Clarke, Sarah. 



Black Caps. — Older, Hilborn. 



Blackberries. — Agawam, Snyder. 



Red Currants. — Wilder, Pomona, Cher- 

 ry, Fay's Pronfic. 



Black Currants. — Victoria, Success, 

 Standard, Climax. The last three are seed- 

 lings originated by Dr. Wm. Saunders. 



Spraying the Small Fruit Bu&hes 



PROF. WM. LOCHHEAD, O.NT. AGKI. CCLLIiGH. 



\ 1 , HERE small fruits are being raised 

 V V at all extensively spraying will 

 ■""requently prove an excellent investment. 

 Larger and better fruit and more of it will 

 be the result. The following short formulae 

 may prove helpful to some : 



RASPBERRY. 



Anthracnose, Leaf-Blight and Saw-fly 

 Larvae. — First spraying: Bordeaux mix- 

 ture and paris green just before growth be- 

 gins. 



Second spraying: Bordeaux mixture and 

 paris green about when first blossoms open. 



Third spraying : Bordeaux mixture when 

 the fruit is gathered. 



CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY. 



For Worms and Mildew. — First spray- 

 ing : Potassium sulphide or Bordeaux 

 mixture and paris green before buds e: pane 



Second spraying: The same 10 to 15 days 

 later. 



For worms alone, hellebore or paris green 

 will be effective. 



STRAWBERRY. 



The Rust or Leaf Blight. — Bordeaux mix- 

 ture, when it can be applied without disfig- 

 uring the fruit, will control this disease. 

 Apply at intervals of two or three weeks on 

 new beds after they begin to make runners. 



