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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



thoroug-hly sprayed as usual. There was 

 practically no scab, and the codling moth 

 also was not very troublesome. 



Of all the varieties of apples grown in the 

 orchard this year the Mcintosh Red was the 

 finest to look at. This variety has not 

 proved ashy bearer at the Experimental 



Fic. 1935. Iris, Jagquesiana (Purple). 

 Grown at C. E. F., Ottawa, Jan. 18th. 



Farm. Our trees bear annually, and, 

 although never heavily loaded, produce 

 good crops of fruit of fine size, appearance 

 and quality. After another year's ex- 

 perience the hardy varieties we should 

 recommend are : 



Summer — Yellow Transparent, Duchess. 



Autumn — Wealthy. 



Early Winter — Mcintosh Red, and Fam- 

 euse in some localities. 



Late Winter — -Scott's Winter, Gano, Pe- 

 waukee, Salome. Milwaukee is a] promis- 

 ing new winter apple, being an early and 

 heavy bearer, and of fine appearance. We 

 still require a hardy late-keeping dessert 

 apple of good size and color. It will come 

 in time. 



Grapes did not do as well as usual this 

 year. The showery weather caused the 

 vines to make too much growth and also 

 prevented the fruit from ripening well. 

 Furthermore, the fruit did not set well at 

 the outset. However, all the earlier varie- 

 ties have ripened, and if severe frosts do 

 not come soon many others will ripen also. 



There is a very heavy crop of potatoes 

 this year, free from both scab and rot. 

 Among the best yielding varieties are Empire 

 State, American Wonder, Rochester, Rose, 

 and Carman No. 3. The yields per acre, 

 however, of the different sorts have not yet 

 been determined. 



It is our intention to spray a considerable 

 number of apple trees this autumn which 

 are affected with the oyster shell bark louse. 

 From experiments conducted here last 

 winter, our conclusions are that two spray- 

 ings of lime and water, in the proportion of 

 2 lbs. of lime to one gallon of water, in the 

 autumn, will remove nearly all the scales 

 which are on the trees. It would appear 

 that the lime loosens the scales, and during 

 the winter they are either washed off by 

 rain or broken off by ice becoming attached 

 to them, the eggs which are underneath 

 them being carried off also and so destroyed 

 before hatching time, which is about the 

 end of May. The lime spray is made by 

 slaking the lime in water (only good lime 

 should be used), stirring the mixture 

 thoroughly and straining it before use. 

 The tree should be thoroughly sprayed from 



