ground, might not in 99 cases out of 

 a 100 do any harm, it is possible that 

 some of the female scales, when they 

 became mature, might hibernate suc- 

 cessfully in close proximity to some 

 tree or shrub, and the young produced 

 in the spring would be apt to crav.l 

 upon the above mentioned tree or 

 shrub and cause trouble. I beHeve, 

 therefore, in legislation against in- 

 fested fruit." 



The state entomologist for Illinois, 

 Mr. S. A. Forbes, wrote: "The question 

 whether the San Jose scale may be 

 conveyed by means of ripe infested 

 fruits is not a simple one, owing to the 

 fact that one can never say just where 

 such fruits may be kept or placed, or 

 what may be done with the parings. 

 It is undoubtedly the case that the 

 scale will live and multiply on ripe 

 apples after they have been picked, 

 the young fixing themselves on the 

 fruit and going through at least the 

 early stages of their growth. This has 

 happened in my office, with apples 

 kept on the office desk. There is, 

 consequently, a theoretical possibiHty 

 that young scales may escape from 

 such fruit to trees adjacent, but the 

 conditions under which this could hap- 

 pen must be extremely rare, if indeed 

 they ever occur." 



THE CANADIAN IIORTICULTURI 



ST 



January, 1908 



AnotKer Seedless Apple 



At the Ontario Horticultural Exhi- 

 bition held in Toronto last November, 

 Mr. W. M. Robson, of Lindsay, Ont., 

 exhibited specimens of a seedless apple. 

 They were picked from trees that have 

 been growing near Lindsay for fifteen 

 years or more. It is claimed that the trees 

 came originally from a nursery, but 'all 

 trace of their origin is lost. Mr. Rob- 

 son exhibited the specimens at the 

 request of the owner, Mr. Jas. Fleury, 

 of Lindsay. In the words of Mr. 

 Robson, "Mr. Fleury is desirous of 

 having the variety tested by the ex- 

 periment stations of the province and 

 by the growers, so that its merits may 

 be determined. It is not in the pos- 

 session of any combine with hard and 

 fast rules respecting its distribution. 

 Its quality, size and appearance are 

 good, and apparently it is a winter 

 variety. It is in a state of evolution. 

 Having dispensed with the seeds. Dame 

 Nature may be contemplating the dis- 

 posal of the cells as useless appendages. 

 If these can be done away with, the 

 variety has a future." 



A number of fruit growers and a 

 representative of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist examined the specimens 

 shown. Like all seedless apple pro- 

 ductions, this variety has its defects, 

 some of which may be seen in the 

 illustrations on page 4 and 5. While per- 

 fectly seedless, this apple has a pro- 

 nounced open core. The elimination 



of seeds is of little value while the core 

 remains, as it is the latter and not the 

 former that causes waste and annoy- 

 ance to the canner and the house-wife. 

 This apple is of good size, but its shape 

 is uninviting. In color, it is only 

 ordinary. The specimens examined by 

 The Canadian Horticulturist were 

 slightly past their prime, indicating 

 that the variety is late fall in season. 

 It is only right to say in this connec- 

 tion that the shaded portions of the 

 cut surfaces shown in two of the illus- 

 trations are due largely to exposure 

 to the air while the camera was being 

 focused and arranged for taking the 

 photographs. It is the policy of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist to further 

 the interests of horticulture in all its 

 branches, to aid in the introduction 



Another Seedless Apple 



of new varieties of fruits that are worth 

 while, and so forth, and to pronounce 

 unfavorably upon varieties, methods 

 and schemes that are of little or no 

 use. The variety aforementioned should 

 be tested by our experiment 'stations, 

 and tested thoroughly before receiving 

 further notice from fruit growers. 



A Seedling Gooseberry 



The engraving on page 3 illustrates 

 a seedling gooseberry bush grown by 

 Mr. Peter Barrett, Superintendent of the 

 Truro Poor Farm, Truro, N.S. From 

 press notices in Nova Scotia, it is evi- 

 dent that Mr. Barrett has a hobby along 

 this line of horticulture. He has lived 

 in Truro over 40 years, coming there 

 from England. He is an enthusiastic 

 horticulturist. 



From the bush illustrated, there were 

 picked last season eleven and one- 

 half pounds of ripe fruit. Mr. Barrett 

 is propagating this new variety, and 

 considers it very promising. He has 

 originated and is growing several other 

 seedlings, not only of gooseberries, 

 but also of red and black currants. 

 These are expected to bear fruit next 

 season. Their progress will be watched 

 with interest. 



SKot Hole Fundus 



V. R. Gardner, Macdonald College 

 This is a disease of the stone fruits, 

 affecting the foliage only. On the 

 cherry, it is more commonly known as 

 the cherry leaf spot. Reddish, more or 

 less circular spots appear on the leaves. 

 These spots often run together, forming 

 large, irregular patches. They later 

 turn brown, and finally the diseased 

 tissues drop out, making the leaves ap- 

 pear as though they had been riddled 

 with shot. This usually results in a 

 premature falling of the leaves and a 

 corresponding check in the growth and 

 fruitfulness of the tree. If the trees are 

 stripped of their leaves early in the sea- 

 son and wet weather follows, a new 

 growth is often made. This does not 

 have a chance to ripen perfectly before 

 fall, the result being increased danger of 

 winter-killing. Without doubt, a con- 

 siderable amount of the winter-killing 

 of cherry and plum trees is indirectly 

 due to this fungus. In some localities, 

 the disease is more destructive than in 

 others. Season and soil also greatly in- 

 fluence its virulence. 



treatment for shot hole fungus 

 Shot hole fungus is a difficult disease 

 to control. As it is likely to appear any 

 time during the season, and as new 

 leaves are being formed on the plum 

 throughout the summer, it is necessary 

 to begin spraying early, and protect the 

 new foliage by later applications. Bor- 

 deaux mixture applied before the buds 

 open and once or twice after the fruit 

 has set; and then the weak copper sul- 

 phate or copper carbonate of ammonia 

 solution shortly before the fruit ripens, 

 the same as is advised for the control of 

 brown rot, is probably the best treat- 

 ment that can be recommended. The 

 treatment that wll hold one of these 

 diseases in check will also suffice for the 

 other. 



Some MarKet Prices 



Kindly give the wholesale prices in Toronto 

 markets for raspberries by the quart or pound, 

 and asparagus by the bunch or pound, in their 

 respective seasons. State the demand. Are tjiere 

 any canners in the district that handle berries ? 

 What prices do they pay? — J. M., Dunmore, Pa. 



During the past season, raspberries 

 averaged eleven cents a basket of about 

 one to one and one-eighth pounds. The 

 season was exceptional for high prices. 

 During an ordinary season, the average 

 price is about nine cents. Asparagus 

 sold last season at Si. 50 to $2 for an 

 eleven-quart basket. These baskets 

 contain from eighteen to twenty-four 

 bunches, according to the size of the 

 bunches. There are a number of can- 

 ning factories in the province. Last 

 season they paid nine cents a basket for 

 raspberries and in ordinary seasons, 

 eight cents. It is not probable that the 

 production of either of these commodi- 

 ties will ever exceed the demand. 



