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" Here," continued he, "is a list of var- 

 ieties that may as well be entirely discarded 

 from our plantations and should no longer 

 be carried by nurserymen in their catalogues, 

 viz. : Wilson's Early, Wilson's Junior, El- 

 dorado, Minnewaski and Lovett's Best." 



In this we agree with Mr. Peart, for what 

 use is it for nurserymen to burden themselves 

 growing varieties which are not needed, 

 and if we can counsel fruit growers not to 

 ask for them, they will be soon omitted and 

 our work that much simplified. 



PRUNING BLACKBERRIES 

 There are so many notions about pruning 



of blackberries that we inquired especially 

 into the methods adopted about Burlington. 

 At Craighurst Mr. Caston grows his Snyders 

 on long upright canes and gets immense 

 loads. " I believe," said Mr. Peart, ** in the 

 most severe pruning for Snyder and Western 

 Triumph, because if you leave too much 

 wood the fruit will dry up ; the bush cannot 

 mature all the fruit that would set. I cut 

 them back in July to about 3)^ to 4 feet 

 high, telling my boys to cut the canes at the 

 ' height of their eyes,' and then later I short- 

 en the laterals. The Kittatinny does not 

 need such severe pruning, for it never 

 overloads." 



FEUITS IN COLD STOEAGE 



A. McD. ALLAN 



GODERICH, ONT. 



THEkE are some points in our fruits 

 kept in cold storage that may be 

 interesting to members of the 

 association and growers generally. 



It is evident that samples for storage 

 should be more carefully selected, and no 

 imperfect apple placed in a package. Stems 

 should not be taken out as this causes often 

 a slight wound which soon begins to rot. 

 The skin must not be broken or decay will 

 ensue. In many kinds a bruise induces 

 decay. In highly colored kinds if the color 

 is perfect the apple will keep longer, hence 

 samples intended for long keeping should 

 be selected from trees that are well opened 

 to the air and sun. Green Baldwins were 

 all worthless while high colored samples 

 were in good order. Ben Davis all look 

 well on the colored cheek but the green 

 sides all come out black, while an occasional 

 high colored one is in fine order where the 

 color is well striped all over. King has not 



kept well because it was not picked from 

 the tree soon enough. Wealthy, where not 

 bruised nor stem removed and color evenly 

 distributed, kept well. Spy is a splendid 

 keeper but must not be bruised and color 

 must be well up. 



Peck's Pleasant when perfect possesses 

 only a red cheek; it keeps well, but when 

 decay begins it is invariably found in the 

 green surface, and the crimson cheek is per- 

 fect. Fameuse, like Wealthy, decays more 

 from bruising, but it does not keep as well 

 as Wealthy. 



Stark is a poor keeper, probably because 

 it has poor flavor and coarse texture. 



Fallawater has been disappointing, I think 

 chiefly because samples were taken for size 

 without regard to color. Mann, where of 

 even size and well handled, kept well, but 

 even here we find decay does not affect the 

 sunny cheek as readily as the other. Jona- 

 than where not bruised is good yet. Canada 



