THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



or unfair, then he shall open all the packages 

 put up by the shipper of such package : 



" 2. Every package found to be fairly and 

 properly packed he shall brand as ' No. 1 

 Inspected Canadian Apples, or ' No. 2 

 Inspected Canadian Apples,' as the case may 

 be, if fit to be so branded : 



"3. The inspector shall also examine the 

 varieties of apples submitted for inspection, 

 and shall correct the nomenclature if incor- 

 rectly marked or if the name of the variety is 

 not marked he shall cause it to be marked on 

 the package : 



"4. The inspector may charge a fee of 

 ten cents for each package inspected by him, 

 and such charge shall cover the cost of open- 

 ing and closing the package. 



•' no. No. 1 inspected Canadian apples 

 shall consist of well-grown specimens of one 

 variety, of nearly uniform size, of good color, 

 sound, free from scab, worm-holes and bruises, 

 and properly packed. 



" 2. No. 2 inspected Canadian apples 

 shall consist of specimens of one variety, 

 reasonably free from the defects mentioned in 

 class No. 1, but which, on account of inequal- 

 ity of size, lack of color, or other defects, 

 could not be included in that class." 



We propose that this be amended 



somewhat as follows : — 



Apples. 



109. The Inspector, appointed for 

 that purpose, shall have power to open 

 any closed packages of apples intended 

 for sale in home markets or for export, 

 which are marked No. i, A No. i or 



Extra A No. i, and if, on examining one 

 barrel in every ten of the lot being for- 

 warded by any shipper, he finds them 

 fraudulently packed, he shall have power 

 lo erase the grade marks, and to expose 

 the name of the offender. 



Every shipper of closed packages of 

 apples is required to place his name and 

 address either upon the inside or the 

 outside of the same, and the inspector 

 may detain from shipment, at the cost 

 of the owner, any packages not so 

 marked. 



no. No. I grade of Canadian apples 

 shall consist of well grown specimens of 

 one variety of nearly uniform size, 

 sound, reasonably free from scab, worm 

 holes and bruises, properly packed and 

 having a brand (marked on the head) 

 showing the minimum size of the fruit 

 contained. 



2. A No. I Canadian apples shall 

 consist of specimens of one variety, of 

 fairly uniform size, of good color, sound 

 and free from scab, worm holes and 

 bruises and properly packed, and having 

 the minimum size marked at the head 

 along with the grade mark. 



THE BLACK CURRANT. 



THE fruit of the black currant is 

 very valuable in its season, al- 

 though the skin of the fruit contains 

 essential oil — which renders it dis- 

 agreeable to many persons — still the 

 fruit is in much request for preserving 

 and making wine. On the whole black 

 currants are important objects of cul- 

 tivation, especially in the neighborhood 

 of towns, where the fruit, during the 

 long period of season in which it is fit 

 for use, is always in demand, and gen- 

 erally pays well for good cultivation. 

 Having noticed quite recently in many 

 districts of Shropshire the bushes of the 



black currant suffering from want of 

 moisture, and unless supplied by rain 

 or by hand (artificially), the fruit will be 

 small and consequently will be more 

 acid. My practical advice to those who 

 would like to grow the fruit of the 

 black currant well, and get the fruit 

 large and good, is to mulch with long 

 stable or farmyard manure, putting it 

 over the top soil over the roots, and 

 then water with pond or other water 

 that has been exposed to sun heat, 

 giving each bush or tree sufficient to 

 moisten all the roots of the tree operated 

 upon, say ten or twenty gallons. 



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