THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 1553.— Prof. S. A. Beach. 



A discussion as to whether it is better 

 to give an orchard clean cultivation, or 

 keep stock of any kind in it, brought 

 out the fact that clean cultivation is 

 growing in favor. Numbers who op- 



posed it a few years ago acknowledged 

 that they had changed their minds. 



Sutton's Beauty was spoken of as a 

 first class apple. 



A discussion on Japan plums brought 

 out the following : Red June said to be 

 fairly good, and profitable on account of 

 being two or three weeks earlier than 

 any other variety. Abundance and 

 Burbank said to be abundant bearers of 

 fruit, of quality from poor to medium. 

 Wickson a large beautiful plum of good 

 quality, and quite hardy, but doubts 

 were expressed as to its productiveness. 



Thinning of all kinds of fruit was re- 

 commended to secure better specimens, 

 and preserve the vitality of the tree. 



An interesting paper, on " Apple 

 Canker," was read by W. Paddock, of 

 Geneva, which will appear in another 

 issue. 



Your representative was kindly re- 

 ceived and courteously entertained by 

 the Society. 



W. M. Orr. 



Fruit land. 



MAKE YOUR OWN PLANT CUTTINGS. 



GUTTINGS of many of the plants 

 to be used in the flower garden 

 should be rooted during the 

 months of February or March. Gera- 

 niums made during these months should 

 be covered with blooms during the sum- 

 mer months if they are given proper 

 care. 



Other plants that add greatly to the 

 beauty of the garden, and which may be 

 propagated by cuttings, are the Coleus, 

 Iresine, Althermanthera, and Centaura- 

 These plants all root readily from cut- 

 tings ; they can be started in a cutting 

 box in the window, which should be as 



long and wide as desired for the limited 

 space, and about four or five inches deep. 

 It should be filled with clean river sand. 

 When the cuttings are first made they 

 should be shaded during the heat of the 

 day and sprinkled several times a day 

 until the cuttings become thoroughly 

 established. The sand should always 

 be kept moist but never wet. 



Cuttings are often rooted in a deep 

 plate filled with moist sand. There are 

 various contrivances used for rooting 

 cuttings, but in each case the rooting 

 medium is clean moist sand. Soil is 

 apt to become soggy. — Kansas Bulletin. 



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