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country from Kingston west to Windsor might become a vast plum and apple 

 orchard, and not over-stock this market. 



Dr. Willard Parker was once asked if the Methodist profession was over- 

 crowded in New York. He replied, not on the upper seats. This applies to 

 farm products and fruits as much as to the professions. The same day that a 

 carload of California grapes, pears, plums and peaches, sold for $3,800 at auction, 

 on the same wharf, another carload sold for $900. Both came on the same 

 train from California. The difference was one of varieties, selection and pack- 

 ing. The cost to the grower was the same. 



When I began I only intended to write upon a letter of congratulation on 

 the progress The Canadian Horticulturist has made, and to wish you con- 

 tinued progress and prosperity. My 25 years residence in Ontario is filled with 

 happy memories which will continue a source of pleasure for life. I love the 

 Canadian people so much that I am urging Jonathan to make love to them 

 and propose marriage to them as a whole and not in "job lots." Kind regards- 

 to my friend, Dr. Beadle. 



Thomas Wayland Glen. 



343 Madison Street^ Brooklyn^ N. Y. 



SET ASPARAGUS EARLY. 



An observance of the following directions will insure a good bed. Conover's 

 Colossal is the variety you want. If raised from seed, make your seed bed rich 



with well-rotted manure. Sow seed in drills,, 

 about an inch deep, and rows far enough apart 

 to admit of hoeing. Keep the soil mellow and 

 free from weeds. In the fall, or succeeding 

 sprmg, the plants may be set out in a perma- 

 nent bed. which should be narrow to admit of 

 cutting to the centre. Set the plants about 18 

 inches apart each way with crowns four inches 

 Fiu. 732— AsFAEAGDs. beneath the surface, spreading the roots as 



much as possible. Before transplanting, the bed should be worked as deeply as 

 possible, and liberally mixed with rotted manure. The soil cannot be too rich. 

 Three years from the seed the bed may be cut sparingly. A year's time may be 

 saved by buying one-year-old plants, which may be had of any gardener, and 

 cost but little. Before winter comes on cover the young bed with about four 

 inches of coarse manure, and in the spring rake off all but the finest of it. 

 Select a warm, sunny spot for your bed, for it will thereby be earlier. — Farm 

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