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lye eats ofl' the tough and f(ummy coating, and improves the color of 

 the fruit. The figs are then placed on liurdles and dried in the sun or 

 hy artilicial heat, and when sutlicieiitly soi't to jjress closely they are 

 packed in boxes. 



HOOT PRUNING. 



Should tlie soil he too rich it will he necessary to root-prune the 

 trees at time of laying down. Tliis is done by cutting oft' with a 

 sliarp spade a portion of the original roots. The necessity of this will 

 occur when the tree is woody and long jointed. 



English authorities say that the fig will thrive in almost any 

 ordinary garden soil, but care must be taken not to make the soil rich, 

 for invincible grossness will be the consequence. A plain maiden soil 

 is quite rich enough for general purposes. 



The numerous letters of inquiry on the subject of Fig Culture at 

 the Xorth received by ]\Ir. Needham from Canadians have induced him 

 to send these further hints for publication in the Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. 



RECOLLECTION OF A EECEXT JOUIIXEY SOUTH. 



BY WM. SAUNDERS, LONDON, ONT. 

 (Continued from page 74- ) 



Atlanta, "the Chicago of the South," is well situated, on a very 

 elevated plateau, more than one thousand feet above the level of the 

 sea, and is probably the healthiest city in the south, and enjoys a temper- 

 ature comparatively cool in the hottest periods of the year. It is the 

 centre of an extensive railway system, and has a busy aspect; its 

 population is about forty thousand, one third of which is black. 

 Since the burning of the city after its capture by Sherman, towards 

 the close of the war, it has been almost entirely rebuilt, many of the 

 buildings being of a very substantial character, and some of the private 

 residences quite elegant. 



An early morning walk revealed some novelties. One of the first 

 things which attracted my attention was a tree new and strau'^e to 

 me, one which is extensively used here as a shade tree. It was leaf- 

 less at this season, but being decked with large clusters of milk-white 

 berries, was very attractive. This proved to be the Pride of India or 



