136 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



The Cherry Currant. — Notwithstanding the tremendous flourish with 

 which the Fay Currant was introduced, and the fortune which has been made 

 out of it by its introducers, it would appear that it is Httle, if any, superior as a 

 market currant to the Cherry. At the N. Y. Experiment Station, the Cherry 

 has proved itself superior to the Fay in productiveness and in vigor of bush, 

 though the latter has longer bunches and more unformly large fruit. The 

 Cherry Currant should be marketed early, as the fruit will not hang as late as some 

 other varieties. At Maplehurst this has been the favorite market current for 

 twenty years. The best late varieties of red currants are Prince Albert and 

 Victoria, both of which are productive, and the former, when well grown, will 

 pass for a large currant. 



Spraying Experiments will be conducted throughout the Province of 

 Ontario during the summer of 1896, on the same basis as last year; only in 

 thirty totally different points, in order to interest and instruct the fruit growers 

 in as many parts of Ontario as possible. This work is in charge of Mr. A. H. 

 Pettit, who was last year director of these experiments, and whose faithful work 

 bears witness to his eminent fitness for his position. 



This plan of experimenting in the very orchards of our fruit growers is one 

 of the best ways of spending the peoples' money ; for when confined to one or two 

 orchards, the people may read about the results, and know nothing about the 

 proper methods of operation. In the plan which was adopted by our Board, 

 under approval of our Minister of Agriculture, the people are being taught how 

 to do it, as well as that it pays to do it. 



Bordeaux for Apple and Pear Scab. — At the New York Agricultural 

 Experiment Station Prof. Beach has been experimenting to see how many treat- 

 ments will produce the best results, in proportion to the cost. From his 

 experience in 1894, he has concluded that the best results were gained by three 

 thorough treatments, viz., (i) after buds break, but before blossoming ; (2) 

 immediately after blossoming ; (3) from ten to fourteen days after the second 

 treatment. Now, if this is so, it is much to our advantage to know it, for so far 

 we have been taught that it is necessary to give at least six applications, cover- 

 ing almost the entire season ; an undertaking so great that many fruit growers 

 feel discouraged over it As to the benefit. Prof. Beach writes "The sections 

 sprayed after blossoming had on an average 1.06 more fruit per tree, and more 

 than jour times as much first class fruit per tree as did the unsprayed sections." 



Experiment Stations in California. — From the exhaustive report of 

 these stations just received it is evident that the cost of their maintenance is 

 over four times that of the Ontario Fruit Experiment Stations, with probably less 

 practical results. They are under the control of the University of California, 



