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THE CANADIA N HORTICULTURIST. 



shows never will be a success in Hamilton, for the 

 reasons already stated. The professional nursery- 

 man will not go to the trouble of making an ex- 

 hibit at any show where an admission fee is charg- 

 ed, and he himself does not get any cash benefits 

 in prizes. The sales do not pay him for his trouble, 

 and he knows where to find the buying public — in 

 the market — that is the place where he gets his 

 dimes. The Hamilton Horticultural Society is 

 doing a good educational work in scientific flori- 

 cultur_>, it is spreading its good work far and wide, 

 long may it continue to do so, but no organization 

 can make a flower show pay in Hamilton, when 

 <as I stated above), there is a free and splendid 

 show three times a week which draws out the best 

 as well as the worst classes to see it. 



23 Simcoe West. 



C. HiRSCHMILLER. 



early sandy soil. You can see from this that the 

 difference could not be on account of situation 

 or climate, so what can it be ? 



I am of the opinion that the peach varieties are 

 degenerating, or running into one another from 

 the want of proper care in selecting seeds for 

 stocks, and buds to be used on such stocks. 



It is said that the Crawford peach when first 

 introduced in England, were of a dry mealy 

 texture. They are certainly the reverse to-day. 

 They are rather soft to ship, particularly the 

 Early Crawford. The later variety is much more 

 solid and coarser in the grain or flesh. 



We hope to hear from some others on this 

 subject. 



Roderick Cameron, 

 Gardener Q. V. N. Falls Park. 



Fig. 1931. Early Crawford. 



FiG.^,1932. Late Crawford. 



Wrongly Named Varieties. 



Sir, — Are the varieties of our peaches as well 

 known to the public as they ought to be ? It 

 would seem not. from the fruit that we see getting 

 first prizes. We will only mention one instance, 

 the fruit shown at the Toronto Industrial Exhibi- 

 tion for Late Crawtords and got first prize, the 

 fruit being then ripe on the 4th of September. 

 Can it be possible that the fruit could be Late 

 •Crawfords, when in the meantime the Early 

 Crawfords were only commencing to ripen. I 

 was led into a discussion over the plates there 

 exhibited of Late Crawfords, with judges and 

 prominent fruit growers, and I would like to see 

 the case thrashed out, and to begin with, I will 

 start the ball rolling by sending you, Mr. Editor, 

 two cuts, one the Early Crawford, the other the 

 Late Crawlord. I also send you specimens of 

 the fruit, which I will vouch for being correctly 

 named, and the fruit was picked from trees about 

 thirty years planted. The two varieties are 

 growing side by side and not over one hundred 

 yards back from the Niagara River, and on rich 



To Kill Apliis. 



Do you not use quassia chips along with whale 

 oil soap ? I see no mention of its being used in 

 the east. Here we use i^ lbs. of quassia and 

 i^ lbs. soap to 30 gals, water for aphis. I find 

 that I lb. of soap alone to 15 gals, water is effec- 

 tive for aphis. Gillett's lye is a splendid wash 

 before buds start to swell, to kill the aphis eggs 

 and clean the bark, but is a little too expensive. 

 One tablespoonful lye, 1 lb. soap, 15 gals, water 

 for black cherry aphis. 



Vernon, B. C. R. T. F. 



The Clyde Strawberry. 



Dear Sir, — I noticed in a recent issue of your 

 very valuable paper, that you had had complaints 

 from a number of customers about the Clyde Straw- 

 berry being soft. 



Surely such parties must not have the true Clyde. 

 I fruited 67 kinds this year, including all the lead- 

 ing kinds, and after three years thorough trial am 

 prepared to say I never grew a firmer berry than 



