February, 1908 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



27 



always be prepared. The general spray- 

 ing treatment recommended for the 

 plum is an application of Bordeaux 

 mixture just before the buds open in the 

 spring; a second application shortly 

 after the fruit sets; a third about two 

 weeks later; and if brown rot is serious, 

 a foi:rth spray of the copper carbonate 

 of ammonia shortly before ripening. 

 Paris green or some other arsenite should 

 be mixed with the Bordeaux at the rate 

 of one pound to 150 gallons of the 



Bordeaux, to destroy any leaf-eating 

 insects, such as slugs, canker worms, 

 and so forth, which are likely to appear. 

 The plum grower should be equipped 

 with a good spraying outfit (a good out- 

 fit that will last for years can be obtained 

 for $20.00 to $25.00), and the materials 

 needed in the preparation of the leading 

 insecticides and fungicides. In addition 

 to this, he will need the apparatus de- 

 scribed before to use in catching the 

 curculio. The writer is aware that 



many fruit growers are unwilling to go 

 to the bother of spraying. They prefer 

 to run the risk of having a good crop 

 ruined by the outbreak of some pest. 

 If such a risk is run, they must expect 

 to meet with frequent loss. On the 

 other hand, spraying is not expensive; 

 it is not a difficult operation; and if 

 properly done, it is the grower's best 

 insurance for a good crop. It means 

 dollars and cents in his pocket. 



Fruits WortK Gro^ng' in Quebec 



Auguste Dvipuis, "Village des Aulnaiea, Quebec 



IN the western part of the province 

 of Quebec, from Huntingdon county 

 to Montreal, the varieties giving 

 remunerative crops, and which are 

 most popular at the Montreal and 

 Quebec markets are : Alexander, Red 



Beurre Baltet pere 



.strachan, Duchess, Fameuse, St. Law- 

 rence, Montreal Strawberry, Ben Davis, 

 Canada Baldwin, Mcintosh Red, Can- 

 ada Red, Golden and Roxbury Rus- 

 sets, Northern Spy, R. I. Greening, and 

 King. The three last named are cul- 

 tivated with profit only in Hunting- 

 don county and vicinity, for exporta- 

 tion to Great Britain. 



Of all these, Fameuse is the best pay- 

 ing apple according to reports from 

 the eastern townships and the adjoin- 

 ing counties of Chateauguay, Two 

 Mountains, Hochelaga, Island of Mon- 

 treal, of Vercheres, Rouville and Ar- 

 , genteuil counties. Some orchards of 

 I 4,000 to 8,000 trees near Montreal are 

 nearly all Fameuse and seedlings of 

 [ Fameuse. Mr. Robert Hamilton men- 

 I tions an orchard of 4,000 Fameuse 

 i seedlings, none of which equal the 

 1 Fameuse in flavor, but some of them 

 I are better shippers. The Blue Pear- 

 I main, Pomme Grise and Bourassa, once 

 very common and much esteemed, 

 have become so unproductive that they 

 have ceased to be planted in commer- 

 cial orchards. 



The eastern and north-eastern part 



of the province, on account of its short 

 summers, is not suitable for the cul- 

 ture of varieties that mature their wood 

 late, such as R. I. Greening, Baldwin 

 and King. Thousands of these de- 

 sirable varieties have been planted, 

 none have lived to produce an apple. 



Amongst the most profitable varie- 

 ties are Alexander, Red Astrachan, 

 Duchess, St. Lawrence, Wealthy, Fam- 

 euse, Golden Russet, and Calville White, 

 a seedling winter apple, very common 

 in old orchards, a good apple of fair 

 size. Duchess, Fameuse, and Wealthy 

 for the last 20 years have given larger 

 crops than all others, selhng easily at 

 $2, $2.50 and $3 a barrel. 



Of the cultivated area in Quebec 

 province, only one per cent, was in 

 orchard, garden, nursery and vineyard 

 in 1900, and the yield from this was 

 about three per cent, of the total agri- 

 cultural products. There are nearly 



Pear trees are cultivated with some 

 degree of success. Only a few varie- 

 ties, however, are sufficiently hardy 

 to endure the severe winters. Flemish 

 Beauty is the principal variety grown. 

 There are about 8,000 trees in orchard; 

 about one-half of these are in bearing 

 and produce 4,000 bushels of fruit. 



Several varieties imported from France 

 by the Quebec Government since 1898 

 are very promising. They have proved 

 hardy north-east of Quebec as far 

 as Temiscouata county, and produce 

 good and fine dessert fruit. Amongst 

 these the "Baltet pfere" is the most 

 vigorous and fertile. It is an annual 

 bearer of a large and delicious fruit, 

 maturing from November to Decem- 

 ber. Keeps in good condition in the 

 cellar and does not rot at the core. It 

 does well on the quince, but is prefer- 

 able as a standard tree. The pyra- 

 midal form, with low branches, gives the 



Some of the Delegates and Speakers at last Convention of Quebec Pomological Society 



3,000,000 apple trees in orchard, 

 1,500,000 in bearing, producing about 

 1,500,000 barrels annually. 



best result in this northern section. Fruit 

 buds on branches above the snow level 

 have not suffered in our coldest winters. 



