322 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Preservative Fluids. — Mr. E. M. Burch, Spokane Falls, Wash., writes, 

 he has been experimenting with fruit preservatives, and has found that first 

 class olive oil will keep all kinds of delicate fruits in perfect condition indefi- 

 nitely. Also that purified glycerine will keep light colored berries and cherries 

 in perfect condition. 



Saunders' Plum. — :A package of samples of this variety came to hand on 

 the 5th August, just in prime condition for eating. They were grown by Mr- 

 E. Morris, of the Fonthill Nurseries. It is a fine-looking yellow plum, of fair 

 siz^, and good quality, ripening before the market is filled with other varieties? 

 and it should therefore command a good price. 



United States Apple Markets may be the best for Canadian apples 

 some seasons, but this year we think Mr. Glen's hopeful views would be 

 doomed to disappointment owing to the immense crop in New York State. We 

 are pleased to hear from a Canadian residing in New York, and to know his views 

 on this important subject — of the best market for Canadian apples. Another 

 season we hope to test his encouraging statements, by placing some of the 

 choicest of Ontario's apples in the hand of some reliable New York com- 

 mission house ; but this year we expect to see every market in North America 

 full of apples, and export our only hope for making sales of our crop. 



Ammonia as a Tree Wash. — Anyone who takes a careless "sniff" at 

 the hartshorn bottle can readily understand how even a moderate dose of 

 ammonia will produce fatal results when designedly administered. But in 

 these very qualities (says Colman's Rural World) is to be found the great 

 value of ammonia in keeping orchard trees clean and vigorous. What insect 

 can possibly live to do damage to trees after having received even a homceo- 

 pathic dose of ammonia ? Trees given a good ammonia wash once or twice 

 a year will show in their clean, shining bark and glossy leaves a high appre 

 ciation of such attention, and many orchardists who have used these prepara 

 tions bear testimony to their substantial value in increasing the vigor of the 

 trees and the size and quality of the crop. It is comparatively cheap, and 

 its timely application to almost any orchard will be found to pay handsome 

 dividends. 



