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of fish is very large, it will be a very- 

 strong fertilizer and should be used 

 accordingly. 



HEN^DERSON STRAWBERRY. 

 Do you know anything about the 

 new strawberry " Henderson V 



Grainger & Duke. 

 Deer Park. 



Reply. — We have not yet fruited 

 the " Henderson." Through the kind- 

 ness of Mr. John Little, of Granton, 

 Ont., we have been put in possession of 

 some plants of this variety, and as soon 

 as they shall have fruited we will give 

 our opinion of its merits. 



If Mr. Little has fruited this straw- 

 berry, will he please to favor our readers 

 with his estimate of its qualities. 



PEAR BLIGHT. 

 Is pure or raw linseed oil the best 

 for pear blight 1 R. 



Toronto. 



Reply. — The raw oil, if pure, may 

 be safely applied, but we need more 

 experiment to establish its efficacy as a 

 remedy for pear blight. 



A WORD FOR OUR CORRESPONDENTS. 



We frequently receive inquiries cou- 

 pled with the request that we will 

 answer them in the very next number 

 of the Canadian Horticulturist. Some 

 of the inquiries that are answered in 

 this number came to us in a letter bear- 

 ing date April 27th, yet requesting us 

 to answer them in the May number. 

 This was simply asking an impossibility. 

 The May number goes to press not 

 later than the 20th of April, and in 

 order that this can be done it is neces- 

 sary that the copy be in the printer's 

 hands by the 10th, which gives only 



ten days for setting up, sending the 

 proof to us, returning it to the printer, 

 correcting and putting in page form, 

 sending again to us. for final revision, 

 returning to printer and making last 

 correction. All communications must 

 reach your Editor's hands not later than 

 the tenth day of the month previous to 

 the month of issue. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



REPORT ON PLANTS RECEIVED. 



Dear Sir, — I herewith send you a 

 report of the plants I have received 

 from year to year : — In 1883 I got the 

 Worden Grape. It has made slow 

 growth, but looks well this spring ; it 

 has not fruited yet. In 1884 I got the 

 Prentiss Gra])e. It is twice the size of 

 the Worden, seems quite hardy and I 

 think will fruit this year. In 1885 I 

 got Fay's Prolific Currant. It has made 

 good growth, but will not fruit this 

 year. Last week I received the Marl- 

 boro' Raspberry. I am afraid they will 

 not live : were very dry when received, 

 appeared to have been too long in the 

 mail bag. My location is on a northern 

 slope, five miles north of Lake Ontario, 

 north-east of Cobourg. I lay my vines 

 down in the fall, and cover them with 

 earth, and in the spring they come out 

 nice and fresh. J. Lawless. 



Baltimore, May Uth, 1885 



MULCHING WITH FLAT STONES. 



Mh. Editor, — I will give " J. S." 

 my experience with flat stones for 

 mulching : I find them superior to 

 any other mulching for newly planted 

 evergreens and deciduous trees and 

 shrubs. I made the change to them 

 three years ago, and my yearly use of 

 them since has proved to me their 

 superiority. I use small pieces for 

 small trees, and larger ones for larger 

 trees. I do not put them so close to- 



