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are other finer varieties, but they ripen ear- 

 lier, as for example the Wealthy, which is 

 one of the most beautiful of apples, and pro- 

 fitable for market. In northern sections it 

 is sometimes classed among the winter va- 

 rieties. 



A HARDY RUSSET APPLE. 



Sir, — Which is the best Russet apple for -this 

 section ? 



Geo. Wood, Erasmas. 



The American Golden Russet has the re- 

 putation of being quite hardy, and might be 

 suitable to your purpose. 



DEAD SIDE OF CEDAR HEDGE. 



Sir, — May I ask you to say, either in the Canadian 

 Horticulturist or by letter if you prefer, the cause of 

 complete death of one side of my cedar hedge about 

 eight years old, the side exposed to the cold winds 

 being O.K. The dead side had bank of snow lying 

 against it all winter. Would it be smothering? 

 How can I repair — by planting small cedars close 

 under the side ? 



Manitowaning. W. J. Tucker. 



The so-called white cedar (Arbor Vit^) 

 has very tender branches, which a very light 

 weight will destroy. The writer has a 

 beautiful specimen of Thuya Pyramidalis, 

 which is a kindred variety of Arbor Vitae, 

 of which he was very proud, until a few 



days ago a small boy climbed it for a bird's 

 nest and every branch touched by his feet 

 turned brown and died. The only hope is 

 to prune off the dead portions and allow 

 the small shoots to grow out ; but it can 

 never be again the beautiful tree it was. 



We have no doubt that Mr. Tucker's 

 hedge has suffered on the one side from the 

 weight of the snow. While the treatment 

 above described might help to some extent ; 

 or, possibly the young trees planted near 

 would grow up and hide the bare places, 

 yet the surest way would be an entirely new 

 plantation if the damage is very serious. 



FRANCE BUYING CANADIAN APPLES— THE 

 ENGLISH MARKET. 



Not only have enquiries been made at Ottawa by 

 French firms for our apples ; but French buyers are 

 here and have already made purchases in the West. 

 One of these buyers wanted to contract 30,<KX) bar- 

 rels of seconds for making cider from a iirm here. 

 He stated that if he could not buy the fruit he would 

 endeavor to buj' the cider. A purchase of 5,000 bbls. 

 is reported as having been made by a French firm in 

 the West, but the terms were private. 



There is no doubt that Europe as well as Great 

 Britain is short of apples, and will require consider- 

 able imports from Canada and the United States ; 

 but whether present prices in Liverpool and London 

 will be maintained when the increased shipments now 

 on the waj^ are received there remains to be seen. 

 A cable from London received here on Tuesday last 

 advised a very strong market. Nova Scotia graven- 

 steins bringing 2(>s and other Canadian varieties j^^ 

 to 18s per bbl. 



SPIRAEA ANTHONY WATERER. 



THIS charming plant is just beginning 

 to be appreciated. It has many ad- 

 mirable qualities all its own. It is exceed- 

 ingly hardy, coming into leaf sometimes be- 

 fore the snow is entirely out of sight. It 

 starts from the ground each spring and con- 

 sequently blooms on the growth of the same 

 season. The new leaves are as pretty as 

 flowers, being irregular, in white, pink and 

 green. Later on they lose the brightness 



of leaf and the stiffer stems appear, grow- 

 ing from twelve to sixteen, sometimes eigh- 

 teen, inches, and bearing blooms as large as 

 the stem will hold, of pink flowers lasting in 

 bloom for a long while. The many situa- 

 tions for which such a plant is useful are 

 easily understood, but one I think of just 

 now is too important to omit special men- 

 tion ; that is, for covering graves in country 

 cemeteries. — C. B. W. 



