April, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



105 



Bordeaux mixture is'used to combat the bark 

 canker (Gloesporium Malicortis) of the apple, 

 the pear and the apple scab (Fusicladium Den- 

 driticum), and the plum and cherry rot (Mon- 

 ilia Fructigena). To overcome the foregoing 

 fungous diseases, trees should be sprayed at 

 least 5 times a year; once in the fall, once in 

 the winter, twice in the spring, and once in 

 Lthe summer. 

 _JThe winter spray should be the 4:4 formula, 

 t doubled, and the summer spray for plums and 

 j cherries the ammoniacal copper carbonate. 

 In spraying for insect pests, the insecticides are 

 divided into 2 classes: (1) Internal poisons, 

 such as Paris green, London purple, and arsen- 

 kate of lead, which take effect by being eaten 

 (Mrith the ordinary food of the insect; and (2) 

 [external irritants, or those which act from the 

 ': outside, closing the breathing pores, or causisg 

 death by irritation of the skin, as kerosene 

 emulsion, quassia chips and whale-oil soap, and 

 resin and sal soda. It is to be hoped that 

 fruit growers and farmers will provide them- 

 selves with good reliable spraying outfits and use 

 them diligently, or else abandon fruit growing. 



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Prince Ed-ward Letter 



Rev. Father Burke, Alberton, P.E.I. 



After a long delay, the government nom- 

 inated F. G. Bovyer, of Georgetown, to the 

 Island inspectorate. The Island inspector 

 is rather an important official, as his duties 

 constitute both instruction on fruit matters 

 and inspection of fruits in the fall and winter 

 seasons. We, therefore, require a good man, 

 one conversant with the Marks Act, and also 

 able to instruct in the various phases of horti- 

 culture. 



Complaints have come to me, as president 

 of the P.E.I. F.G.A., that much bad fruit has 

 been imposed upon the community, and that 

 the buyers have no redress because no inspector 

 was available. In January, in company with 

 our secretary, Mr. Dewar, I visited the fruit 

 cellars of Charlottetown dealers. In many 

 cases we found things to complain of, but in 

 others we were glad to notice the honesty and 

 fairness of packing. Some of Sherrington's 

 cooj^rative packing delighted the eye. The 

 deejjer we delved towards the bottom of the 

 barrel, the better we were pleased. Since the 

 appointment of Mr. Bovyer as inspector, we 

 expect to hear less complaints. Commissioner 

 Ruddick informed us that he will do all he 

 can to make inspection thorough. Any com- 



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ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO 



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