56 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



NOTES SUGGESTED FROM READING THE JANUARY 

 HORTICULTURIST. 



N ''Raspberries New and Old,'' for yellow, Golden Queen 

 is omitted. If all except it were omitted, the list would 

 be improved. For Southern Ontario the Gregg is the most 

 valuable black cap ;^ in colder regions, Hilborn is pro- 

 bably ahead of Souhegan, Mammoth Cluster and Ohio. 

 Of new varieties, Thompson's Early is a poor grower and 

 abundant bearer, of early, medium-sized, fairly firm fruit ; simply useful as an 

 early variety. Plant and fruit of the wild type. I have tried Ada, Palmer and 

 Johnston's Sweet black caps ; they seem to be weak growers, the Ada especially 

 so. The Palmer is early and may be useful, the fruit is rather large. Johnston's 

 Sweet gives medium-sized fruit of good quality. 



Why does not R. B. Whyte, of Ottawa, allow his raspberry canes to 

 reach their ultimate height in the fall ? They would, I think, bend down for 

 winter protection more readily. In spring they could be shortened. 



'' Kief er Fears.'' — In colder sections of country, in colder soils, or if not 

 allowed to remain long on the trees, I think these pears will have little value. 

 On warm soils, in the warmer sections, they will be very valuable. They are 

 fine growers and great bearers. A good-sized, beautiful golden-yellow, juicy, 

 spicy pear, will in November have numerous friends and admirers. When well 

 grown they can be readily canned and have a quince-like flavor. They are not 

 as rich and sweet as some earlier pears. 



Your "Farm and Home" writer decides that the pear has no insect enemies 

 except the fall web worm. This is all very fine, but by no means correct. He 

 ceases to cultivate pears in September. This kind of teaching has caused many 

 a grower to get weeds and sod well established about his trees, and this com- 

 monly means failure. The grasses and the biennial weeds start in autumn ; 

 therefore, cultivate in autumn. 



" A Rapid Growing Maple ^ — Although evergreen trees, such as Norway 

 spruce or Austrian pine, make the most effective windbreak, they are not suitable 

 for roadside planting. Many people use maples, but very few know that a 

 variety that is not only cut-leaved, bur grows four times as fa.st as the ordinary 

 kinds, can be readily obtained. \ From its rampant growth it inclines to form an 

 open head. To make a compact head, the limbs require to be shortened in a 

 few times. It has been well tested here, and has proved its value. The name, 

 Acer dasycarpuvi heterophyllum laciniatuniy correctly describes the variety. It 

 is much used in the prairie regions, where rapid growth is urgently called for. 



*' Strawberries for Ho?tie Use" — At present, the Bubach is the leading berry. 

 It is a very fine grower, makes a fair supply of plants, and produces a large crop 



