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THE CANADIA'N HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



ftorers where there are only a tew trees 

 involved, and ot "paradichlor" method. 



The peach borer is the larva o( a beauti- 

 ful clear-winged moth. It feeds on the 

 inner hark at the base of the tree or on 

 the adjacent roots, seriously injuring and 



frequently killing the trees attacked. As 

 a result of experiments begun by the 

 (l<l)artment in 1915, it was found that this 

 lH;st could be largely dosiroyed by the ap- 

 plication of para-dlcholorobenzene, which 

 is a volatile poison. 



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The chemical is applied in the fall 

 arcTund the base of the tree. The soil is 

 firsi. leveled off and a band of "paradlcli 

 lor" is applied to the soil on a continuous 

 hand about two inches from the tree trunk 

 using it at the rate of one ounce per tree. 

 After the chemical is applied the soil is 

 covered with two or three shovefuls of 

 earth. The vapor from the chemical per- 

 meates the soil and kills the larvae in 

 their burrows. 



I PROVINCE of QUEBEC | 



Five Mcintosh Seedlings 



IN. a paper on "New Varieties of Apples 

 Originated at the Central Experimental 

 Farm," read at the annual meeting of 

 the Quebec Pomological Society, W. T. 

 Macoun, Dominion Horticulturist, stated 

 that the horticultural division of C.E.F. was 

 now in a position to introduce new varie- 

 ties of apples that had proven themselves 

 superior to our present standard varieties, 

 after being tested for a number of years 

 and coming through the test winters of 

 1911 and 1918. The five outstanding varie- 

 ties were seedlings of Mcintosh. These 

 were Melba, Joyce, Pedro, Lobo and 

 Patricia. 



Melba comes into condition in August, 

 and has a long season for a summer apple. 

 It is ot good size, handsome appearance 

 and of very good quality. This variety 

 » comes into bearing early and is recom- 

 msnded for general planting in the Pro- 

 vince of Quebec, where Mcintosh succeeds. 



Joyce is fit for use from tw^o to three 

 weeks later than Melba and continues in 

 season through Septembar and October. It 

 is superior to Duchess in quality and re- 

 commended to replace this variety. It is 

 highly; recommended as a variety to follow 

 Melba in season. 



Psdro is in season from late September to 

 Becember, being ready for use about three 

 W'eeks after Joyce. It is perhaps the hand- 

 somest of the three, being a lively, attrac- 

 tive shade of red and having a perfume. The 

 quality is good. This variety is recom- 

 mended to replace Wealthy. The trea is 

 very hardy, is a vigorous growet and is a 

 regular and heavy bearer. 



Lobo is in season just before Mcintosh. 

 This is one of the most highly-colorsd of 

 the Mcintosh seedlings and has already 

 fruited in the Province of Quebec. It is 

 like the Mcintosh in flavor and size. 



Patricia is considered by some- persons 

 to be the best dessert apple. It is considered 

 a little under-sized. The character of the 

 flesh of this apple is superior to any of the 

 others and the quality is very good. 



A number of other seedlings of good 

 quality were touched upon by Mr. Macoun, 

 but were not recommended as they have 

 not been tested sufficiently to ensure their 

 value to the orchardist. Mr. Macoun point- 

 ed out that the objects of the horticultural 

 division were to produce fruits of superior 

 quality to those already used by the grow- 

 ers, and said that there was a big need for 

 a keeping apple of good quality to come in 

 after Mcintosh.— R. J. M. R. 



The South African Department of Agri- 

 culture arranged last year to have codling 

 moth larvae collected in Italy and sent to 

 South Africa, with a view to introducing 

 the Italian parasites of this pest. An at- 

 tempt is also being made in South Africa 

 to introduce the minute chalcis fly from 

 North America, where it parasites the 

 woolly aphis. 



