THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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MONKEY'S PUZZLE AND OTHER 

 TREES. 



Some of tlie ornamental trees refer- 

 red to in Eglinton's communication, in 

 -a late issue of the Horticulturist, may 

 not be generally known here under the 

 name given by him, such as Widben 

 Pear and Monkey's Puzzle; but accord- 

 ing to the description given, the first is 

 the Pyrus arise, commonly known by 

 the name of White Beam Tree, the 

 name Widben being likely a corruption 

 of the latter. The tree, as Darwin 

 would say, is the connecting link be- 

 tween th(^ apple and pear. The second, 

 the ^Monkey's Puzzle, is, as far as recol- 

 lection carries me, the Arancaria im- 

 l)ricata, which I have occasionall}^ seen 

 growing in very favorable localities in 

 ►Scotland. It is not at all likely that 

 Eglinton refers to the Gleditchia tri- 

 Hcanthus, or Honey Locust. This tree 

 is indigenous to America, and must be 

 well known to him under its common 

 name. 



The first is not indigenous to Britain, 

 although apparently so ; and the second 

 is a sub-tropical (or nearly so) tree ; and 

 neither may be generally suitable for 

 our climate. 



The other tree, or large shrul), refer- 

 ii3d to in T. B. Cotter's communication, 

 is, no doubt, from the description given 

 ))y him, the Amelanchier Canadensis, 

 or June Beruy ; very common here 

 around beaver meadows. When in 

 l»lossom, it Is very showy, and I should 

 .say very desirable, in a shrubbery. The 

 flowers are in racemes, like the wild 

 bhick cheiTy. Simon Roy. 



Berlin, Ont. 



WEIGELA ROSEA. 



The Weigela passed the winter safely, 

 with only a little straw thrown over 

 the roots. 



W. W. 



Waupoos, I'. Ed. Co., Ont. 



THE BOUSSOCK PEAR. 



In an orchard of 400 pear trees, I 

 have about twenty Bussock, purchased 

 some fifteen years ago, and now I Ve- 

 gret that I did not plant a greater 

 number of them ; for the reason that 

 the tree is a regular bearer, the fruit 

 excellent, and fine in appearance. 

 Another advantage is, the slug does not 

 prey upon the leaf of the tree as it does 

 upon that of the Bartlett and some 

 other varieties. In order to reach the 

 full excellence of the Boussock, it 

 should be picked fully ten days before 

 ripening on the tree, because if left on 

 the tree to ripen the fruit becomes 

 puckery and sour, and because of this 

 peculiarity many have denounced the 

 Boussock as worthless. — Joseph Lan- 

 NiN, in Michigan Farmer. 



THE "BLEEDING" OF APPLE TREES. 



BY T. H. HOSKINS, M.D. 



A recent writer says he has trimmed 

 apple trees every month in the year, 

 and has come to the conclusion that 

 from May 25th to June 25tli is the 

 best time, because a wound made in 

 the full flow of the sap will begin to 

 heal immediately. He adds that March 

 and April are the two poorest months 

 to i)rune, because there will be a liquid 

 "forming" (query, flowing"?") out of 

 the wound, which will kill the bark 

 underneath the limb. Another writer 

 insists that March is the best of all 

 months to prune, because the sap is not 

 then in motion, and the wound will 

 dry before the sap starts, and that then 

 the process of healing will go on most 

 favourably, while anything but very 

 light pruning in June will greatly 

 weaken and sometimes kill tlie trees. 

 Still another writer says, shortly and 

 emphatically, " Prune when your knife 

 is sharp," without regard to season. 

 All these writere are orchardists of ex- 

 perience. Is there,, then, no proper 

 time to prune, or no way of intelli- 



