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Peach for Name. 



Sir, — I herewith send you a sample of peaches I am growing in my garden. They 

 are from the pits of some California Crawfords planted four years ago. Please give me 

 your opinion of this variety, and also tell me the best time and the best stock on which 

 to graft. 



Louis Clark. 



This sample does not resemble a Crawford in the least, for the latter is a 

 yellow-fieshed peach, and this is a white-fieshed peach, somewhat resembling 

 the Mountain Rose. It is not so good in quality, however, as the Mountain 

 Rose, and being of the same season, is not desirable for propagation. 



Peaches are never propagated by grafting, but always by budding. Seed- 

 lings are raised from pits of any healthy trees and used as stock upon which to 

 bud. They are kept in the earth until early spring, when they are cracked and 

 the kernels planted in rows. The following August they are large enough to 

 bud. Then buds are cut from the young growth of the varieties it is desirable 

 to propagate. At the proper time for budding, we will give full instructions for 

 carrying out this work, if any of our readers ask for it. 



British Columbia Greening. 



Mr. W. E. Brooks, of Mount Forest, writes us concerning the British 

 Columbia Greening which, in his opinion, even surpasses the Green Newtown 

 Pippin in quality. It is, he says, a fine, crisp, juicy apple of excellent flavor- 

 It much resembles the book description of the Canada Reinette, but, if it is the 

 same apple, he considers that our committee have not given it enough marks 

 for quality to this apple in the catalogue. 



A fine seedhng peach comes to hand (September 22nd), from Mr. Alexander 

 Johnson, Collingwood. It is about 2}( \ 2j4 inches in size, yellow flesh and 

 free stone, resembling the Early Crawford in appearance, with equally good 

 flavor, but smaller. Its season should make it valuable if it is very productive ; 

 and from Mr. Johnson's statement this would appear to be a characteristic, for 

 he states that the tree produced thirty-eight pounds the first time fruiting. 



