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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Qraftins. 



1283. Sir,— I am grafting in this section this 

 spring. There are some who have set out Talman 

 Sweets for grafting ; this will be the third year they 

 have been planted. Would you advise them to be 

 grafted this spring and if so would you graft them 

 near the ground, just below the branches, or graft 

 the limbs. Some want them done one place and 

 some another, so I would get your opinion in the 

 matter. 



Port Perry, John MacLachlan. 



It is simply a matter of choice. We 

 would prefer to splice graft the trunk just 

 where the top is expected to form, especially 

 if it has made a nice straight growth. The 

 Talman makes a fine healthy stock, and 

 should form a good trunk for carrying the 

 top. 



Kettles for Cooking Lime and Sulphur. 



1284. Sir,— What kettles ought I to use for 

 cooking the lime, salt and sulphur wash. 



A Subscriber. 



If kettles are used I would prefer two 

 fifty gallon kettles, as plenty of hot water 

 should be always on hand, and two are 

 almost necessary to economize time. A 

 second lot may be commenced in one while 

 the first is finishing, and, when the first is 

 emptied into the barrel it can at once be 

 filled with water for completing a second 

 lot. Cooking by steam is no doubt much 

 more economical, where practicable. 



Burlington. G. E, Fisher. 



Crude Oil for Canker Worm. 



1285. Sir, — Do you think spraying with crude 

 oil, before the leaves open, would kill the eggs of 

 tUe canker worm, now ihick on the orchard trees. 



A Subscriber. 



Henry Clendenning ot Manilla says he 

 killed oyster shell bark louse eggs by spray- 

 ing his apple trees with crude oil, immed- 

 iately before the leaves appeared. The oil 

 might kill the eggs of the canker worm but 

 I have had no experience. The vitality of 

 eggs is hard to destroy, but I think it well 

 worth trying. I think I have succeeded in 

 catching most of the cat ker worm moths in 

 my orchard last fall with the sticky bandage. 



Freeman, Ont. Geo. E. Fisher. 



Canker Worm. 



1286. Sir, — The canker worm was bad in my 

 Spy orchard last year, and the eggs are very 

 abundant. How had I better treat them ? Would 

 crude petroleum kill the eggs ? A Subscriber. 



I have your letter ol the 31st ult. I con- 

 sider the best remedy for Canker worms is 

 to band the trees in autumn and spring with 

 bands of paper smeared with a mixture of 

 castor oil and resin, as recommended in my 

 reports. In spring as soon as the leaves 

 expand the trees should be sprayed with 

 poisoned Bordeaux mixture using the regu- 

 lar formula recommended by us, namely, 

 four pounds of copper sulphate, four pounds 

 of fresh lime, four ounces of paris green and 

 forty gallons of water, 



J. Fletcher, 

 Dominion Entomologist. 



Export of Fruit. 



1287. Sir, — Do you think it best for a shipper 

 of fruit to England to deal with one commission 

 house, or with a number of large "purveyors" or 

 retailers? 



What is the smallest amount of space to be ob- 

 tained on board of ship in cold storage? 

 ' Does all fruit delivered at Liverpool have to be 

 shipped via canal if for Manchester, or is railroad 

 as cheap ? 



If you were one of a company expecting to trade 

 as above, would you t iink it best to have a repre- 

 sentative meet personally the commission firm to 

 whom shipments are expected to be made? In 

 other words, isn't it more satisfactory on both 

 sides to come into personal touch at the start? 



How many bushel boxes, or how many barrels 

 can be packed in the smallest space a steamer will 

 contract for in cold storage? 



Subscriber at Rochester. 



I think it far best that you should deal 

 entirely with one first-class house, and grow 

 into mutual confidence. 



The amount of space you can get in cold 

 storage depends upon the outfit of the 

 steamer. The usual amount is about four 

 carloads, or between 5000 and 6000 cubic 

 feet, but sometimes these compartments are 

 subdivided. 



In shipping to Manchester, you can have 

 the fruit forwarded either by rail or ship 

 canal as you please ; the latter is considered 



