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last autum by Messi*s. R. Jack & Sons, 

 Chateauguay Basin, near Montreal, 

 who packed quite a number of varieties 

 of grapes and apples. The cases con- 

 taining them were inadvertently left 

 out in a shed until the thermometer 

 had fallen well below zero ; however, 

 when the box was opened the fruits 

 were all in good order, the frost having 

 failed to penetrate to them. The earth 

 is perfectly inodorous, and imparts no 

 taste of any kind to the most delicate 

 substance. 



Mr. Chas. Gibb, of Abbotsford, sub- 

 jected it to the severest test that could 

 1)6 applied by packing some butter in 

 it. It is well known that fresh butter 

 is an absorbent, and is readily tainted 

 by being placed in contact with any 

 foreign matter. Even if it is put in a 

 place where bad smells are detected, it 

 immediately flavors the fresh article. 

 After ten days the butter was taken 

 out, and no trace of taste or smell 

 could be discovered. Apples, or any 

 fruit that can be readily wiped may be 

 packed directly in the earth, but such 

 fruits as grapes, currants, strawberries, 

 peaches, <fec., may be placed in paper 

 bags, which should be packed in shal- 

 low trays in the earth. 



Mr, J. F. Torrance has taken out a 

 ])atent for his boxes, but the earth can 

 be procured in Montreal at $1.50 per 

 100 lbs., by the bag. We gather from 

 the Montreal Star that boxes holding 

 •'0 lbs., of earth can be procured of 

 Messrs. Esplin, (Montreal), for 45c. 

 ich. If such men as Professor Sterry 

 1 1 unt, Chas. Gibb, Robert Jack, and a 

 liost of other-s can be relied on, we 

 must take it for granted that, so far as 

 sted, it is a marked success. 



HYDRANGEA PANICULATA. 



The Hydrangea Paniculata came out 

 nil right this spring with a little straw 

 around tlie roots. W. W. 



Waupoos, P. Ed. Co., Ont. 



CHERRY TREES AT YARMOUTH, N.S. 



I tried Starr's Prolific Cherry many 

 years ago, grafting two or three young 

 stocks with it. The trees made a 

 strong growth and attained consider- 

 able size, but failed to fruit, as do all 

 varieties tested here now, from what 

 cause I am at a loss to know. The 

 trees grow well, blossom abundantly 

 and set fruit, but before half-grown all 

 drop off. I tried special top dressing, 

 manure, sand, tfec, <fec., but at last gave 

 it up and sawed off trees eighteen 

 inches through. 



In the earlier history of the county 

 cherry trees succeeded, but nowhere in 

 the county now. In some parts of the 

 Province cherries do well, but it is 

 mostly in very warm localities, and 

 there may be some exceptional condi- 

 tions of soil. 



C. E. Brown. 

 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. 



PARIS GREEN. 



It must be borne in mind that Paris 

 Green is composed of two active dan- 

 gerous poisons, viz. : Arsenic and Oxide 

 of Copper, known chemically as Arsenite 

 of Copper, and its use as an insecticide 

 must be made with extreme caution 

 and by a very careful person. It is 

 certainly sure death to potatoe bugs and 

 every bug. 



In so far as its use to potatoes is 

 concerned, it may be applied with im- 

 punity, as it will only reach the surface 

 of the ground ; but its use for other 

 vegetables, and fruit-bearing trees and 

 shrubs I would not advocate. As ap- 

 plied to cabbages it is extremely danger- 

 ous, and instances have occurred of per- 

 sons being poisoned by it, at least they 

 have imagined so. 



Its use even on plum trees as a cur- 

 culio remedy is at best a risk, even 

 although washed off the fruit by rains 

 it is not altogether cleared off the limbs, 

 some of it will stick on without doubt. 



