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The gardens referred to contain twelve acres of land, carefully laid out, 

 ■with attention to landscape effect, consisting of groves of apples, pears, plums> 

 cherries, peaches, etc., together with small fruits, illustrating the many excellent 

 lessons to be found in extensive orcharding in which Mr. Archibauld is a stanch 

 believer, and which he has shown to be of great value from a paying standpoint. 

 A grove of 3,500 trees are now in bearing upon these grounds, bringing in 

 returns during the past three years of between three and four hundred dollars 

 per acre. 



It is to these plums I would call especial attention, as certain valuable infor- 

 mation may be taken from this part of the gardens, as many other practical 

 problems of worth from the whole. The trees are set out eight feet apart in the 

 row with rows the same distance, a roadway alternating every fifth row. The 

 ground, prior to setting out the trees, was carefully subdivided, varieties of plums 

 intermixed, and such varieties set as were determined by selection and test, 

 planting early and late varieties. Among those varieties of the early class may 

 be found as most desirable : The Willard, Czar, Field and Moor's Artie, 

 ripening between the loth of August and the loth of September, in about the 

 order named. Of the late plums, Monarch, Reine Claude, Peter's Yellow Gage 

 and Grand Duke, perfecting their fruit from September i8th to October 15th. 

 In reference to the last named plum (the Grand Duke) in the last number of 

 the Horticulturist, some doubt as to its lack of production in wood growth 

 'was advanced. In the Annapolis Valley, as far as I have observed, the Grand 

 Duke is a very rapid grower in wood, equal to, if not in excess of, other varieties 

 of its class. In the ErnsclifTe Gardens during the past season it has made 

 remarkable wood growth. This, together with its time of fruiting, color, firm- 

 ness, keeping qualities of fruit and hardiness of tree makes it a very valuable 

 plum for Nova Scotia. Mr. Archibauld, last season erected a cannery and 

 canned a large number of plums. Next year he expects to set out 5,000 peach 

 trees of the early fruiting varieties on the grounds of the Suburban Orchard, 

 Parks and Scientific Home Garden Co., of which he is manager. 



E. E. Faville. 



Roses should be planted in a deep, rich, well-drained soil, so that the top 

 roots are not less than two inches below the surface, and should be severely 

 pruned every spring before the buds start, cutting back the last growth to three 

 or four buds, except Climbing Roses, which may first be allowed to partly cover 

 the space desired. Old decayed branches should never remain. Every autumn, 

 compost should be placed around the stem of the plants, and spaded into the 

 ground the following spring. After planting, the earth should be dug up around 

 them so as to form a small channel all around the bush ; pour into this some 

 liquid manure, mixing the earth that has to be replaced in with it. A small 

 quantity of liquid manure given to the bushes in the manner described twice a 

 month, will encourage growth and blossom. 



