THE CANADIAN H0ETICULTDRI8T. 



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Though plainly of the Fameuse type, 

 the Shiawasse Beauty is not exactly like 

 it in form, color or markings, nor is the 

 young wood exactly similar. Compared 

 with Fameuse, Shiawassee is larger, 

 flatter and more angular. The striping 

 of the fruit of some Fameuse trees, 

 which has given that type in Canada 

 the distintive name of Fameuse Barree 

 (Striped Fameuse), is never seen in the 

 Shiawassee. Its resemblance in color- 

 ing and dotting is, however, 

 very close to the Fameuse 

 Rouge, the more common type. 

 Stem and cavity, calyx and 

 basin are similar in the two. 

 The young wood of the Shia- 

 wassee is darker, with smaller 

 and more numerous white dots; 

 the leaves are undistinguisha- 

 ble. Shiawassee is called the 

 better keeper. The main dis- 

 tinctions between them are the 

 larger size, flattening and an- 

 gularity, non-spotting and non- 

 striping of the Shiawassee. In 

 quality the two are very close, 

 the Shiawassee in no respect inferior. 

 On account of its non-spotting, it should 

 ertainly replace its parent in all com- 

 mercial orchards at least. In the colder 

 sections it slould be top-grafted on an 

 ironclad — preferably on Tetofsky. — Dr. 

 HosKiNS, in the Examiner. 



making the cellar which has given 

 the doctor the most perfect results. An 

 engraving of the same is also shown. 

 It should be added that the objects had 

 in view were to keep the fruit dry and 

 cool, yet free from frost. 



Two rooms, each large enough to con- 

 tain all the fruits of the farm, are needed 

 — an outer and an inner. A cellar 

 should be dug in the south side of a 

 hill large enough for the inner room. 



DR. NICHOL'S FRUIT CELLAR. 



Dr. Nichols of the Journal of 

 Chemistry has been conducting some 

 careful experiments in preserving fresh 

 fruits over winter in cellars of different 

 construction. It is so clear to anyone 

 that fruit stored through the winter, 

 to come out fresh and sound in the 

 spring, will command a price several 

 fold greater than the same would bring 

 in the fall that the matter becomes a 

 very important one to the fruit grower. 

 Following is a condensed statement for 



DR. NICnOLS S HILL-SIDE :^RUIT CELLAR. 



The outer room should be exposed to 

 the air wholly in front, and on the sides 

 far enough to accommodate two win- 

 dows, as shown in the engraving. 



Build of brick or stone, carrying the 

 walls to the height of eight feet. If 

 stone is used, — it may be rough and be 

 put up by any farmer, — it must be 

 pointed with mortar A tliick wall, 

 with a door, should seperate the two 

 rooms. In the engraving the walls are 

 shown by dotted lines. 



The roof should come near the ground 

 in the rear ; be carefully constructed 

 and supported by timbers ; be lined 

 with tarred paper, strongly secured and 

 painted with tar or pitch. There should 

 be a ceiling — rough boards will do — 

 and a space one and a half or two feet 

 deep between it and the roof, to be 

 filled with dry straw, hay or sawdust. 



