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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



THE SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION OF 

 CANADIAN FRUIT IN GERMANY. 



Yesterday afternoon, in connection 

 with the anticipated increase in immi- 

 gration from Germany, reference was 

 made to a letter received by the secre- 

 tary of the Horticultural Society. Mr. 

 Evans to-day sends us the letter : — 



Sir, — The directors of this Society 

 will be glad to have you give publicity to 

 the following letter relative to the collec- 

 tion of apples sent to Germany lately 

 by the Association. As Mr. Munder- 

 loh observed, the Germans being a 

 thoughtful people will speedily decide 

 that a country producing such fruit 

 cannot be the barren, inhospitable re- 

 gion that interested parties have sought 

 to make out. This Society would be 

 able to make collections of fruit from 

 time to time as it arrived at maturity 

 the coming season at very trifling cost 

 to the conntry. 



I may state that the last shipment of 

 fruit was made in the patent cases fur- 

 nished by Mr. George A. Cochrane for 

 the purpose. The safe arrival of this 

 fruit at its destination goes far to show 

 that our delicate fruits can be trans- 

 ported to distant markets in prime con- 

 ditioti if properly packed and picked. 

 Yours respectfully, 



Henry S. Evans, 



Sec^y and Treaa. 

 Montreal, Dec. 15, 1881. 



Reutbiegen, Wurtemburg, Germany, 

 November 21st, 1881. 



Sir, — I received with a letter of 

 Mr. Munderloh a collection of apples 

 which you had the kindness to hand to 

 him for me. It arrived at the moment 

 as I was opening the exhibition of the 

 objects brought over by the Geneva 

 delegates from their journey through 

 Canada. It received the highest ap- 

 probation from all judges, especially 

 from Dr. Lucas, the principal of the 

 Pomological Institute at this place, to 

 which gentleman I presented the ex- 



ports of your society. I presented them 

 also to our Department of Agriculture. 

 As agent of the Dominion of Canada 

 in this country, I think of continuing 

 a permanent exhibition of Canadian 

 products for stimulating and encourag- 

 ing emigration to Canada, and I will 

 be very grateful to you if you will 

 assist me for the coming year by send- 

 ing such excellent fruits. It is the 

 best way to direct attention to Canada. 

 The reports of our newspapers about 

 the exhibition of Canadian products 

 have expressed themselves in very com- 

 plimentary words. 



I am, yours obediently, 



(Signed) Dr. Otto Hahn. 

 — Montreal Witness. 



FRUIT-TREE CULTURE. 



1. Instead of " trimming up " trees, 

 according to the old fashion, to make 

 them long-legged and long-armed, trim 

 them down, so as to make them even, 

 snug and symmetrical. 



2. Instead of manuring heavily in a 

 small circle at the foot of the tree, 

 spread the manure, if needed at all, 

 broadcast over the whole surface, especi- 

 ally where the ends of the roots can get 

 it. 



3. Instead of spading a small circle 

 about the stem, cultivate the whole sur- 

 face broadcast. 



4. Prefer a well pulverized, clean sur- 

 iiice, in an orchard with a moderately 

 rich soil, to heavy manuring and a 

 surface covered with a hard crust and 

 weeds or grass. 



5. Remember that it is better to set 

 out ten trees with all the necessary care 

 to make them live and flourish, than to 

 set out a hundred trees and have them 

 all die from carelessness. 



6. Remember that tobacco is a poison, 

 and will kill insects rapidly, if properly 

 applied to them, and is one of the best 

 drugs for freeing fruit trees rapidly of 

 small vermin — and is better used in 



