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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



for a few weeks, only giving a little 

 water to prevent the branches from 

 becoming flaccid. As growth is re- 

 sumed the water supply may be in- 

 creased, and with occasional syringings 

 progress will be rapid in a suitable 

 temperature. As much depends upon 

 a thorough maturation of the growth, 

 the plants must at all times have a 

 position fully exposed to the sun, as 

 they never need shading, and with pro- 

 per attention to ventilation to avoid 

 rendering the growth weak, good re- 

 results may be confidently expected." 



THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual meeting of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario will 

 be held in the Council Chamber in the 

 city of Toronto on Tuesday evening, 

 the 14th of September, 1886, at eight 

 o'clock p.m. The President will de- 

 liver his annual address, and the officers 

 for the ensuing year will be elected. 

 The Directors will meet as above, at 

 7 p.m. sharp, as business of importance 

 is to be transacted. Full attendance 

 requested. 



QUESTION DRAWER. 



EUONYMUS. 



Dear Sir, — I herewith send you 

 some leaves of a shrub which I have 

 growing in my garden w ith the request 

 that you give the name through the 

 columns of the Horticulturist. 



The shrub in question was a present 

 from Mr. Wm. McArthur, of Dungan- 

 non, Ont., about a year ago, and was 

 potted when received. 



During last fall and winter it made 

 no growth whatever, and in the spring 

 I transferred it to the garden, and it 

 has grown amazingly this summer. 



Mr. McArthur believes the shrub to 

 be a species of " Japonica." It does not, 

 however, resemble in the least any 



specimens of " Japonica " which have 

 yet come under my notice. 



Please state whether the shrub is 

 sufficiently hardy to remain in the 

 garden throughout winter. 



Robert Harrison. 

 Ashfield, Co. Huron, July 22, 1886. 



Reply. — They are leaves of an ever- 

 green shrub, not hardy in our climate, 

 introduced from Japan. It is known 

 as " Euonymus Japonicus variegatus," 

 the variegated Japanese Euonymus. It 

 will not be likely to survive the winter 

 if left in the garden. 



THE DEVONSHIRE CUERANT. 



Dear Sir, — I send you to-day a 

 specimen of a new Hybrid Currant, 

 which I name " The Devonshire," it 

 having originated in Devonshire, Eng- 

 land. 



It is a cross between the Black and 

 the Red Currant. In England, where 

 the Black Currant was more or less 

 subject to mildew, this did not mildew. 

 It is claimed for it : 



1. To have the black currant flavor 

 and " medicinal qualities." 



2. To have the same freedom from 

 " currant-worms." 



3. To be much sweeter and milder. 

 A fair test of " No. 3," would be to 



taste it along with the Black. 



I am bringing forward two or three 

 hundred cuttings, and hope the ''Devon- 

 shire" may be considered an acquisition 

 by those who fancy the " Black Currant 

 taste" in fruit. I am yours, 



W. W. Smith. 



Note. — We received the currants by 

 post. The foliage resembles that of the 

 Black Currant in its odor. The 

 bunches of fruit are short, no longer 

 than those of the ordinary black cur- 

 rants. The berries are hardly as large 

 as the average of Black Naples, and of 



