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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 1909 



light sandy soil, it was difficult to produce 

 a good cover crop and mulching was expen- 

 sive. The board of control of the experi- 

 mental fruit stations was consulted. They 



suggested growing the trees on something 

 hardier than their own roots as a remedy. 

 They tried to purchase some trees budded 

 on plum, but could find none, either at 



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the nurseries in Canada or the United 

 States; so, I volunteered to grow them some 

 if they would furnish the stocks. Accor- 

 dingly they sent me in the spring of 1907, 

 500 each of Americana and St. Julian plum 

 stocks which were carefully planted. They 

 made a fair growth and were budded in 

 August. 



The buds took fairly well and made a 

 good start last spring, but about mid- 

 summer, those on the St. Julian stock 

 stopped growing and had quite a sickly 

 appearance, (something like the yellows). 

 I got only ten trees out of the entire lot big 

 enough to plant this fall. Those on the 

 Americana stock made a vigorous growth, 

 quite equal to some alongside of them on 

 peach roots. I got over 300 first-class trees 

 out of the 500 budded. The St. Julian will 

 •have to be grown another year and it is 

 not likely that it will ever be good trees. 



If you want to grow peach trees on plum 

 stock get the Americana. It remains to be 

 seen yet how they wih bear. The experi- 

 mental stations will plant them next spring 

 and test them. 



Fruit notes are wanted for publication. 



The use of Cooper's VI and V2 Spraying 

 Fluids last season against San Jose scale 

 could only be regarded as an experiment. 

 It must be conceded that in placing an 

 altogether new remedy for so formidable a 

 pest as San Jose, a considerable amount of 

 experimental work was necessary, and it 

 was for this reason the manufacturers re- 

 frained from pushing, to any great extent, 

 the sale of these articles. From the expei- 

 ience of 1908, the manufacturers hav. 

 learned so much that the use of their fluid 

 in the coming season against San Jo- 

 scale will be no experiment, but will mean 

 the application of a successful remedy. 



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