40 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



3« I tliink of planting a set of roses in the spring. I have been reading tlie Hon. 

 Mrs. Lambert's nicely written article in your August number, and intend to adopt her 

 list of hardy roses. Am I to understand from her article that neither yellow nor moss 

 roses reijuire covering in the latitude of Ottawa? What is meant by remontant and non- 

 remontant roses ? A word regarding the various insects and how to combat them would 

 be interesting. Novice, Gue/ph. 



4. I see in your valuable report, advice about ploughing in autumn to kill grass- 

 hoppers. VV^ould it do any good to harrow in grass lands in autumn, with a sharp harrow 

 for the same purpose ? Petkr Brennan', Lakeside. 



5« — Will our readers please send in their replies to these questions for publication ? 

 We want the expei ienco of the many in such questions. 



Best Varieties to Plant in Southern Ontario. 



1st. What sorts would you select if planting 1,500 peach trees for Itest results ? 



2nd. What would you plant for best sorts of plum if planting, say, 200 trees ? 



3rd. If planting, say, 200 pear, dwarf, or standard, which sort would you choose for 

 best results and earliest returns ? 



4th. If setting out 100 cherry what would you choose on for best results and shortest 

 time ? 



5th. If setting out 2,000 grapes, what would you plant for the very best and earliest 

 return ? 



6th. What should the crop from the above amount of trees and vines be worth at the 

 sixth year from planting, or an average with former yeais past? Hope you can give me 

 some idea in this matter. 



Yours truly, W. Campbell. 



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New York.— Messrs. Palmer & Frost report, December, 12th ult. :— Apples, Spitz, 

 $2.50 to $3.50 ; King, $2.50 to $3.25 ; Snow, $2 00 to $2.75 ; Spy, $1 75 to $2.25 ; Bald- 

 win, $1.50 to$-2.00 ; Greening, $1.75 to $2.50 ; Common, 75c. to$1.25 ; (irapes WestN. Y., 

 Catabas, lie. to 13c.; Concord, lie. to 13c. ; wine grapes, 2c. to 2ic. K\-aporated apples, 

 7ic. to 8J ; raspberries, 18c. to IS.^c. ; beans, marrow, $2.25 to $2.27^ ; medium, $150 to 

 $1.75 ; white kidney, $2 30 to $2.35 ; red kidney, $2. 10 to $2. 15 ; chestnuts, $1.50 to $2.50 

 per bushel ; hickory nuts, $2.50 to $2 75. 



England. — Messrs. John Seed & Son, of Hull, report on apples as follows : — Demand 

 continues good at .unchanged prices, and sound parcels meet ready sale at full values. 

 For consignments of Baldwins e,x " Bostonian," {via Liverpool), prices ranged from 12/5 to 

 13/6 per barrel for "Tights "with "Slacks" 1/ lower. Other varieties at above prices. 

 No Canadian fruit on the market. 



Liverpool.— Messrs. Simons, Shuttlewoith, cable Dec. IGtli: — Market opened weak 

 and closed the same ; demand not equal to the supply : Baldwins, Greenings and Spies, 

 12/6 to 16/ ; (t. Russets, 14/ to 16/6 ; Kings, 17/ to 19/ ; Cranberry and Ribston Pippins, 

 15/ to 17/6 ; R. Russets, 11/6 to 13/ ; C. Beds and Seeks, 12/ to 13/6. Only choicest fruit 

 reached top prices. Lower grades and conditions, 4/ to 6/ less. 



The Trade Bulletin says : — Cable advices just received report a much better state 

 of afi'airs in the Liverpool apple market, one report of Wednesday's sales stating : Market 

 lively ; Baldwins 12/ to 18/, Greenings 14/6 to 20/, Spies 14/ to 18/, Russets 15/ to 17/6, 

 Kings 20/ to 28/. Another cable said : Market opened strong, and continued so during 

 the day. The outlook is favorable so long as shipments continue light. Baldwins 13/ to 

 16/ ; Spies 11/ to 14 ; Greenings 13/ to 16/ ; Russets 11/ to 14/ ; Kings 19/ to 20/. Some 

 fancy fruit brought higher quotations. 



In this market there is a better feeling in sympathy with better news from Liverpool, 

 and we quote fine winter assortments $2.00 to $2.25 for round lots, and fancy stock at 

 $2 50 to $3.00. Poor stock, however, is difficult to sell, about 300 to 400 bbls. bringing 

 on Wednesday $1.50 to $1.75 per bbl. Advices from the West report the sales of two cars 

 of fancy Baldwins, Spies and Greenings at $2.60, and 500 bbls. do. at $2.50 f. o. b. Retuins 

 from a lot of Maine Baldwins soM in Leitli slu)W $1.75 net to tiie shipper, 



