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soft. This may be due to lack of care in thinning and sorting, but, as it appears 

 in the English markets, the even-sized, beautiful fruit from Virginia is quite as 

 distinct as if it was a different variety, as perhaps it is. In richness of flesh the 

 true Winesap can hardly be surpassed. The Fameuse is also a great favorite on 

 account of its flavor and the absence of any grit in the flesh, while the smooth 

 texture of its skin is near perfection. — Garden and Forest. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



RIMSON clover succeeds well in Ontario. Mr. D. J. 

 McKinnon, of Grimsby, has experimented quite exten- 

 sively with it, and has proved its adaptability to the Niagara 

 District. He seeded his young fruit plantation with it last 

 midsummer, and left the clover standing as a protection 

 until the middle of May last, when he plowed it under. It 

 covered the ground most completely, and was so beautiful 



in appearance that it was worth a journey to see it ; and when plowed under it 



serves an excellent purpose as a fertilizer. 

 Prof. Bailey, in a recent 



bulletin, advises that the culti- 

 vation of fruit orchards and 



gardens be discontinued early in 



che fall, that the trees and plants 



may ripen their growth. Some 



catch crop is then desirable, and 



one of the best is crimson clover. 



He says: — "This crop will, if 



properly plowed under, greatly 



improve the mechanical condi- 

 tion of the soil ; its roots will 



catch some of the leaching 



nitrates, of which the roots of 



the trees are now in little need ; 



it will catch the rains and snows 



of fall and winter and hold them 



until they gradually percolate 



into the earth ; it will prevent 



the puddling and cementing of 



the soil during winter. 









Fig. 971.— Crimsox Clovkb. 



