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THE CAVADlAy HORTICULTURIST. 



have no fear of over-planting about here : 

 there is a demand at good paying prices for 

 all the good apples that we can grow right 

 here at the packing houses." " What is de- 

 manded is good fruit," he continued, " and 

 good fruit cannot be grown without 

 proper care of the orchard, and that 

 is why every' man about here cares 

 for his orchard, or what few trees he has. 

 about here." Asked if everybody sprayed 

 his trees, he replied : " Yes, if he has but 

 two trees he has them sprayed by arrange- 

 ment with some neighbor, and nobody 



keeps a tree on his premises that is not 

 worth spraying for its fruit ; he either cuts 

 it out or has it grafted." This is a very 

 different story from that told us by Dr. Mills 

 at Walkerton of his experiences down 

 among the orchards in the far-famed Nia- 

 gara district, where the said orchards were 

 mostly neglected and the dead trees still left 

 standing. It shows, at least, the profitable 

 results of care, and also the faith that the 

 prudent grower has in the future outlook 

 for the apple trade. 



THE APPLE AS FOOD. 



^1^ HE apple is the most valuable of all 



X our native fruits, being richest in 

 sugar and albumen. The juciest are the 

 most digestible, but the mealiest are the 

 more nutritious. Thoroughly masticated, 

 digestion begins immediately' but some peo- 

 ple cannot eat them uncooked as a dessert. 

 The apple contains more phosphorus than 

 any other fruit or vegetable. A Brooklyn 

 physician, translating from a German 

 writer, thus discourses on apples as food 

 and medicine : 



" The apple is such a common fruit that 

 few persons are famiUar with its remark- 

 ably efiicacious medicinal properties. Every- 

 body ought to know that the very best thing 



they can do is to eat apples just before go- 

 ing to bed. The apple is excellent brain 

 food, because it has more phosphoric acid, 

 in an easily digestible shape, than any other 

 fruit known. It excites the action of the 

 liver, promotes sound and healthy sleep, 

 and thoroughly disinfects the mouth. It 

 also agglutinates the surplus acids of the 

 stomach, helps the kidney secretions, and 

 prevents calculus growth, while it obviates 

 indigestion and is one of the best preventa- 

 tives of diseases of the throat. . Next to 

 lemon and orange, it is also the best anti- 

 dote for the thirst and craving of persons 

 addicted to the alcohol and opium habit." 



