The Canadian Horticulturist. 109 



Fruit in Waterloo. 



Sir, — The demand for our strawberriea during the last three years has been greater 

 than the supply, and therefore we intend increasing our plantation. Five years ago we 

 first paid attention to small fruits and began with a dozen strawberry plants, the Sharpless, 

 Crescent and Seneca Queen. Now I would like to know the names of three late varieties 

 which would do well on light soil. 



We planted four hundred Golden Queen raspberry plants in November, 1892 ; we 

 fertilized the ground well, made the rows five feet apart, and set the plants two and a-half 

 feet apart in the rows. The new canes of the Golden Queen had quite a show of blossoms 

 in September and October I pinched them back when they were four feet high. 



I spur-pruned our currant bushes for the first time last fall Our Brighton grapes 

 have done well, and every one who has tasted them is delighted with them, preferring them 

 to any other. 



Miss Ellen Fear, Elmira, Ont. 



Simon's Plum. 



I purchased the peach plum (Frunus Simoni) after seeing its merits and colored plate 

 in H 3RTICULTURIST. Since that time I have .seen its faults also in print. That it has Doth 

 there can be no doubt. I planted it in 1892, a straight whip stock, it branched out and 

 last year was well set for fruit. Out of curiosity I left twelve plums on to ripen, if they 

 would ; eleven did ripen, and a magnificent looking fruit they are on the tree, but they fall 

 ofi" when just about ripe. The aroma is delightful. As for quality, I shared one of them 

 among six, and all had enough ! Afterwards I cut one up among nine men and each of 

 them ate as much as they wanted ! I preserved six, and opened and ate them ; and here 

 is where the merits come in, for each one that tasted it pronounced it excellent marmalade. 

 The juice sets firm and resembles peach, plum and bitter almonds ; the tree seems very 

 hardy, is handsome looking, fruit worthless for eating raw, do not know how it would be 

 as preserves or in pies, but for table sauce — well, I am longing for some more of it. I have 

 good prospects ahead, for the tree is full of fruit buds now. W. T. D. 



Fruit Growing in Quebec. 



Sir,— I take pleasure in reading the Canadian Horticulturist and have gained very 

 valuable information from it for the growing of fruit trees in the Province of Quebec. My 

 son has already more than one thousand fruit trees and about three thousand plants of 

 gooseberries, raspberries and blackberries, which are doing remarkably well If it is of 

 interest to you, he maj- send a small report to you next fall. In L'Islet plums grow wild, 

 and cherries also of the sour kinds, but the latter are much attacked by the black knot. 



Hon. Judge Caron, Quebec, Que. 



Note hv Editor. — It is our endeavor to make the Canadian Horticulturist of 

 interest not only in the Province of Ontario, but also to all fruit-growing districts of 

 Canada. Any report, therefore, of practical work in the Province of Quebec, or any other 

 part of Canada, will be gladly received for this journal. 



Seeds of Ginseng. 



Sir,— I notice in the February Canadian Horticulturist, Mr. Origen Martin, 

 Webster's Corners, B. C, asks for the address of some one who would supply him with 

 seeds of Ginseng. The plant grows here anfl in many other parts of Canada where there 

 are hardwood forests ; but the roots have been so much collected for druggists, that it is 

 ditiicult now to find specimens. I obtained some good seeds, together with printed instruc- 

 tions on sowing and cidtivating the plant, from Mr. George Stanton, Summit Station, 

 N. Y., who makes a business of cultivating it. 



J. Flktchsb, OUaioa. 



