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characteristics of several new varieties 

 raised by crossing- Wealthy and Tetofsky on 

 Pyrus baccata. These will endure the 

 climate of Manitoba, and be of great value 

 in that province. 



Best Varieties. — Mr. W. Warnock re- 

 cently read a paper before the Goderich 

 Horticultural Society on this subject. He 

 commended the following- list, viz. : Apples, 

 Transparent, Primate, Duchess, Graven- 

 stein, King, Spy. Pears, Bartlett, Louise, 

 Duchess, Anjou, Clairgeau, Druard. 

 Plums, Saunders, Washington, Bradshaw, 

 Yellow Egg, Lombard, Reine Claude. 

 Grapes, Green Mountain, Diamond, Brigh- 

 ton, Worden, Wilder, Vergennes. 



Horticultural Society Exhibits at the 

 Industrial. — It does not seem generally 

 known that there are special prizes offered 

 at this fair for General Collection of Fruit 

 shown by any Electoral District Society, 

 Horticultural Society, Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation or Farmers' Institute. Mr. W. E. 

 Wellington, our representative on the Board 

 of the Industrial Fair, has exerted himself 

 very much in the interests of fruit and 

 flower growers, and has not only secured 

 liberal prizes in these departments generally, 

 but for the Society's exhibits above men- 

 tioned in particular he has secured for this 

 year an exceptionally good offer of $50 for 

 the ist prize and $35 for the 2nd. Hitherto 

 the Burlington and Louth Societies have 

 been almost the only ones who have made 

 exhibits, but we hope that this year some of 

 our affiliated societies will be represented. 



Experimental Work. — The following 

 experiments are proposed by Prof. Loch- 

 head, of the O. A, C, Guelph, and we hope 

 many of our readers will try them and report 

 to him : 



Cucumber Beetle. — Experiment — Mix an 



ounce or so of turpentine in a gallon of 

 ashes and stir thoroughly. Drop a table- 

 spoonful on each melon hill. 



Cabbage Root Maggot. — Experiment i — 

 Put a tablespoonful of carbon bisulphide in 

 a hole at the base of young- transplanted 

 cabbag-e, and cover up the hole, so that the 

 fumes will not escape. Experiment 2 — 

 Spray forcibly some carbolic acid emulsion 

 (made by dissolving i lb. hard soap in one 

 gallon boiling water and adding i pint crude 

 carbolic acid, emulsify by agitation), about 

 the base of the plant, some of the earth hav- 

 ing been first removed. Replace the earth. 

 Repeat once a week. 



Onion Maggot. — Try experiment outlined 

 in 2. 



Codling Worm. — Try "Burlap" or "sack- 

 ing," as outlined in March Canadian Horti- 

 culturist, p. 88, to prevent the attacks of 

 the second brood. Be careful to spray well 

 with Paris Green and Bordeaux rigfht after 

 bloom to kill as many of the first brood as 

 possible. 



The Rose Beetle. — This insect is verj' 

 destructive to apple foliag^e and youngs fruit 

 about Grimsby this season. About the 

 middle of June a box of these beetles were 

 sent into this office, gathered from an apple 

 tree which was "alive with them," feeding- 

 upon both foliag-e and fruit. They are con- 

 sidered so difficult to destroy that handpick, 

 an endless job, is often sug^gested. Durham 

 tried Paris green on these at Grimsby with 

 great success, using eight pounds to fortj- 

 gallons of water, and says he routed the 

 enemy completely without damage to the 

 foliage. Dr. Fletcher says : Handpicking 

 would be a rather tedious practice to clear 

 vines and apple trees from this pest. It is 

 claimed by Prof. Webster that if the beetles 

 can be touched with a spray of whale-oil 

 soap it destroys them. This would be much 

 better than handpicking. Beating might be 

 useful, but they are so extremely active that 



