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otherwise known as Japan Ivy, but much hardier than the latter. It is a native 

 of Northern Ontario, but has some of the habits of growth of A. Veitchii. Mr. 

 Saunders hopes to be able to propagate this hardy form and, if successful, will 

 donate a large number of these plants to our Association in 1897. 



Garden Netting. — Birds are so destructive of cherries that the use of 

 garden netting for special varieties might well repay the expense. Mr. Henry 

 R. Boardley, Lowestoft, England, is engaged in handling this line of goods, and 

 writes giving us the following low quotations : — 



100 yds. long, 1 yd. wide, per 1,000 yards £1 3s. 9d. 



2 7 6 



3 II 3 



4 15 



5 2 6 

 5 



Or an}- other lengths or widths at proportionate prices. Term, 5% for prompt cash, 

 F. O. B. here. 



Spraying for Fungi was little needed in 1895, but that is no guarantee 

 that it will also be unnecessary in 1896. We would advise all orchardists who 

 aim at producing yearly crops of first grade fruit, to be prepared for most faithful 

 work this season. The first warm days of spring, before the leaves open, should 

 be taken advantage of for applying sulphate of copper. Prof. Taft, of Michigan, 

 writes as follows in the American Agriculturist on this point : " It is now about 

 three years since a strong solution of copper sulphate first came into use as a 

 fungicide upon the bare branches of trees before the buds opened, and the 

 results obtained from its application have been so favorable that it is recom- 

 mended by nearly, if not all, of the spraying calendars. When used at the rate 

 of from one pound to fifteen or twenty-five gallons of water, it destroys the 

 mycelium of such fungi as winter upon the branches, and prevents the germina- 

 tion of such spores as may come in contact with it ; but at this strength it will 

 destroy the foliage, hence it cannot be used later in the season." 



Uniform Sizes of Fruit Packages. — Perhaps it does not matter what 

 the sizes are, but it is important that all growers should adopt unifojm sizes in 

 shipping fruit. Peaches and plums are commonly shipped from the Niagara 

 district in a handle basket, supposed to hold twelve quarts, and usually called 

 the twelve quart basket ; but some makes of these baskets hold only eleven 

 quarts. Now there is no objection to an eleven quart basket, but the fault 

 consists in selling it for a twelve quart basket. The following standard pack- 

 ages adopted by the Capetown Board of Horticulture may be of interest in this 

 connection, though not just suitable to our needs. The standards, we under- 

 stand, areas follows : — Grapes, apricots, and plums, 12, 14, and 48 lb.; apples, 

 pears, and peaches, 10, 20, and 40 lb.; cherries, i and 12 lb.; guavas, 12, 24, 



