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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



stock of Austrian, Scotch and Swiss pine, 

 Colorado Blue spruce, Pyramidal and Am- 

 erican Arbor Vitae. 



In other ornamental stock, Hydrangeas 

 are very noticeable, being large and healthy 

 and very productive of bloom of good qual- 

 ity. About 1,500 of these are in stock, and 

 look well after the extremely severe weather 

 last winter. Other varieties of ornamentals 

 withstood the long winter equally as well 

 with no protection, except what nature 

 afforded. They include three or four kinds 

 of Spireas, Syringa, Weigelias, Japonicas, 

 of different colors ; and climbing shrubs, 

 such as Clematis, Honeysuckle, and Dutch- 

 man's Pipe. The last-named is hardy and of 

 rare beauty. Another that is worthy of 

 mention is the Trumpet Flower (Bignonia 

 Radicans). This makes a fine show and is 

 very productive of bloom when full grown. 

 I am trying to get a line of perpetual bloom- 

 ers," said Mr. Reid, and judging from the 

 show of bloom following the severe winter 

 with no protection, success is crowning his 

 efforts. 



WHERE THE LARGE STOCK IS GROWN. 



A short distance east of the home nursery 

 is a block of nine acres in large stock, of 

 good average size and healthy appearance. 

 The experience of the past eight years has 

 shown that there are enough hardy varie- 

 ties to make a good collection for any nur- 



Caustic Soda Not Recommended. — At 



the request of Prof. R. Harcourt, I 

 tried the caustic soda wasn last spring 

 on a . few infected peach trees, as a 

 rem.edy for the San Jose scale. These trees 

 I have examined from time to time, and 

 find that the caustic soda has apparently 

 had little effect on the scale, as these treated 

 trees have all along shown about as many 

 living scale as untreated trees alongside. I 

 consider lime and sulphur the most effective 

 r^medv T h^ve us-d. — fW. C. McCalla, St. 

 C^thprines. Ont. 



sery, and so only hardy varieties of apples, 

 pears, plums or cherries, are found in the 

 Belleville nursery. The rest of the stock is 

 produced on the 'Sydney place just out of 

 the town. It, too, consists chiefly of large 

 stock with some grapes $nd small stock. 

 "All miy stock is grown right on my own 

 place," said Mr. Reid, "and I use my own 

 buds and scions. The only importations 

 are seedlings, on which to bud the different 

 varieties. This I consider important, as it 

 leaves no chance whatever for the intro- 

 duction of the destructive San Jose scale, 

 or other scale insects. Besides the chances 

 for sending stock not true to name are re- 

 duced to a minimum, as the trees off which 

 the buds and scions are taken are known, 

 and a careful plan of labelling is followed 

 out until shipment is made. The results 

 obtained by the Belleville nurseries are 

 interesting, especially to people in northern 

 sections. They show the varieties of stock 

 that will endure winter hardships when in 

 the nursery stage, and if these thrive until 

 large enough to be sold, the older trees may 

 be depended upon to be hardy and give 

 good results. These nurseries have now 

 secured a firm foothold in eastern Ontario. 

 They may be expected to rapidly grow in 

 importance, as the fruit and floral interests 

 of the eastern portion of the province are 

 now makingf noted advance. 



Spot 6n Fameuse Apples. — " By proper 

 spraying, ' said Mr. Jones, of Maitland, to 

 The Horticulturist recently, " I find no diffi- 

 culty in keeping the Fameuse apples at 

 least 80 per cent, free from spot, taking the 

 results of one year with another. Last year 

 95 per cent, of my crop was free from spot. 

 To accomplish this, however, I have found 

 it necessary to spray frequently. Some 

 seasons I have sprayed as many as six 

 times, while in otiicr years equally as good 

 results have been obtained from three 

 sprayings. 



