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NEW FRUITS. 



Sir, — I send you two seedling peaches for your 

 opinion of their value. 

 Ridgetown. S. Ruth. 



These are very fine yellow peaches, of 

 good size and excellent quality ; but so simi- 

 lar to Fitzgerald that we do not advise in- 

 troduction to the public as a distinct variety. 



WALLER'S SEEDLING. 



Sir, — I am sending you per express two apples. 

 They are something that I cannot get a name for 

 from my friends around here, and I would take it as 

 a great favor if you will write me and tell me the 

 name if possible. The tree grew u{) from seed with 

 others, but as it turned out good I cut the others 

 away and left this, and we find it a very iine 

 apple. 

 Napanee. W. T. Waller. 



This is a very beautiful seedling apple, 

 larger than the Duchess, exceeding it if pos- 

 sible in beauty and of better flavor. In- 

 deed, it appears to be a dessert apple of con- 

 siderable value, and one that should be fully 

 tested. Size, 2^ x 3^4 inches, of very 

 regular even form ; skin well covered with 

 deep red; flesh crisp, juicy and high fla- 

 vored. 



TO PREVENT MILDEW ON ROSES. 



Sir, — Would you kindly inform me through The 

 Horticulturist what is the best treatment for roses to 

 prevent mildew ? I have sixty in one bed and about 

 seventy-five per cent, of them are mildewed. Has 

 the wet season anything to do with it ? Would a 

 weak solution of copper sulphate be suitable? 



W. A. Brownlee. 



Answered by Wm. Hunt, O.A.C., Guelph. 



There is no really effective method of 

 preventing the appearance of mildew on 

 out-door roses during the prevalence of 

 cold wet weather, or on poorly under- 

 drained soils. Imperfect sub-soil drain- 

 age, and extremes of either moisture, 

 drought or temperature will induce mildew. 

 The best known safe remedies are to thor- 



oughly dust the leaves of the plants with 

 flour of sulphur early in the morn- 

 ing when the dew is on them. Re- 

 peat the operation once or twice a week dur- 

 ing the autumn. If the mildew is very 

 bad, syrings the plants once a week with 

 bordeaux mixture. Ten gallons of this 

 mixture can be njade by dissolving i lb. of 

 copper sulphate (bluestone) in a pail of 

 luke warm (or rain) water. Tie the blue- 

 stone up in a piece of coarse sacking and 

 suspend it in the water to dissolve quickly. 

 Slake the same quantity (i lb.) of fresh 

 new lime in the usual way, and when ready 

 add cold water enough to make a pailful of 

 the lime solution. Then mix thoroughly 

 the two solutions in about si^ gallons of 

 cold water, making ten gallons in all. I 

 have found this mixture very good for use 

 in the autumn on rose bushes badly aflfected 

 with mildew. Apply when the foliage is 

 dry, and keep the solution well stirred. 



Gathering up the old foliage carefully 

 from underneath the bushes in late winter 

 or early spring, and burning it, will help to 

 prevent the appearance of mildew, as it de- 

 stroys the mildew spores. 



A sprinkle of air-slaked lime applied' to 

 the soil when forking it over in springtime 

 is beneficial. 



A sc4ution of sulphate of copper alone, to 

 be efifective, would be dangerous to use on 

 the plants, without the use of lime with it. 

 If Bordeaux niixture is applied the sulphur 

 will not be necessary. 



HARDY WINTER APPLES. 



Sir, — Kindly inform me which you consider the 

 V)3,st winter for home use for this section of country. 

 Geo. Wood, Erasmas. 



Probably Scott's Winter is the hardiest 

 good winter apple for your section. There 



