OPEN LETTERS. 



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Snow Ball Leaves Withering. 



1 399. Sir, — I am sending under separate cover 

 a sample of Snow Ball leaves. The whole tree 

 seems to be withering up and dying. I sprayed it 

 twice with Paris green. Can you give cause and 

 remedy ? 



Walkerton. Jas. WniTEHEAD. 



This beautiful shrub is suffering most 

 severely, in all parts of the country, from a 

 kind of aphis which gathers in great num- 

 bers on the under side of the leaves and 

 sucks out the juice, causing them to wither 



and dry up. We have referred the matter 

 to a specialist, and in the meantime would 

 advise spraying with kerosene emulsion. 

 In spring, when the buds are bursting, a 

 thorough drenching of the whole tree from 

 the ground up to the ends of the limbs with 

 crude petroleum emulsion or with a strong 

 solution of whale oil soap, would probably 

 destroy the young aphidae, just as they are 

 hatching out. 



(^^tn %i:XUxs 



INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENG. 



CANADIAN APPLES— BRIGHT PROSPECTS — 

 A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT 



A. McD. ALLAN 



ALTHOUGH during an Atlantic voy- 

 age there is time which might be 

 '- profitably expended in the study of 

 horticulture in theory, there is but a limited 

 space for practice ! It was, however, in- 

 teresting to find daily upon the dining 

 tables fine specimens of Baldwin and 

 Spy apples and Drouard pears from the cold 

 storage chamber in the ship. But the few 

 days on ship were spent pleasantly or other- 

 wise according to the condition of each pas- 

 senger. Some taking exercise at " shuffle 

 board" or " ring toss " on deck, others en- 

 gaged in trying to walk as if quite at home 

 upon the rocking ocean liner, a few reading 

 and some otherwise engaged possibly in ex- 

 ercise more violent than agreeable ! But 

 landing day soon comes and ship's company 

 parts never to meet again in all probability. 

 A short run from Liverpool brings me to 

 the site of the exhibition at Wolverhampton, 

 a town of about 7,000 inhabitants, situated 



conveniently for the residents in the Mid- 

 land counties. 



The exhibition is held in part of a beauti- 

 ful public park, and occupies probably about 

 fifteen acres. The park, like all English 

 parks, is well planted with a great variety 

 of trees and plants, contains a chain of lakes 

 in which are fine specimens of the swan, 

 duck, water hen, etc. The walks, which 

 are numerous and cut out in easy sweeps 

 and curves, are made of a reddish fine 

 gravel which, when rolled, becomes almost 

 as smooth as our cement sidewalks. 



The exhibition grounds are a marvel of 

 neatness and cleanliness; buildings are good 

 and well filled with exhibits practical rather 

 than fancy. It is pretty generally ac- 

 knowledged that the Canadian building is 

 not only possessed of the most attractive 

 exhibits in the grounds, but also the most 

 practical. 



Our display of fresh fruit from storage is 



