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in winter with much less injury to the tree than in summei ; and that, according- 

 ly, winter should be chosen for that purpose." 



The president asked, whether the rules and practices applied to fruit-trees 

 was ahke applicable to ornamental-trees. 



Mr. Jordan would approve of the practice of pruning when the trees were in 

 a state of rest, and would apply the practice to all deciduous trees. To prune 

 evergreens would pinch out the newly-started buds. 



Huggins. — Some deciduous trees, such as maples and beeches, he would not 

 prune when there was danger from the flow of sap. 



The state of rest was understood to be at any time after the fall of the leaf, 

 and before the sap started in the spring. 



Mr. Lyon. — Prunes when convenient, giving young orchards very close 

 attention. 



Pear-Growixg. — Whatever may be said of the failures in pear-growing, it 

 is certainly true that those who have carefully studied the habits and wants of 

 the pear-tree have succeeded ; and the inducements now offered for growing 

 pears for market are certainly greater than they were years ago, because the sup- 

 ply to meet the demand is less in proportion, and the price greater. Very much 

 is said about ground having to be prepared after a certain manner ; and essay 

 after essay has been written, resulting as most essays do, — viz., in the writer 

 appearing on the stage and glorifying himself for an hour, to be no more heard 

 or thouglit of. We advise planting pears, either standards or dwarf. If light 

 soil, use standards ; if heavy soil, use dwarfs. Give under-drainage to the heavy 

 soil if convenient and within your means, but do not hesitate to plant because 

 it is not under-drained : attend, however, annually and carefully to the surface- 

 drainage. Prune once in November, and again in early July or last of June, as 

 the season is late or early. Do not fear to cut while the tree is young ; but, when 

 it gets to making stems of four or more feet in growtli, let it be one year without 

 tall-pruning. Use bone-meal, salt, and plaster as a manure annually, and keep 

 the ground well and oi"ten stirred two or three inches deep until the time of 

 summer-pinching ; then stop all culture until so late in the season that no growth 

 can be started. F. R. E. 



Errors will creep in. — A few days since, a friend drew our attention to 

 his bed of grape-cuttings, which he had mulched deeply when planted with tan- 

 bark. On examination, we found many plants almost destroyed by means ef 

 tungi-mould ; showing that even mulching may be carried to excess. Tlie 

 mulch was about four inches deep, and had not been stirred since it was (:rst 

 applied. Two inches of mulch is sufficient, and then it should be stirred occa- 

 siiinally during the season. 



A B.\RTLETT pear-tree is recorded as having grown tour distinct crops of 

 pears the past season. When the first crop, which was of the usual size, was- 

 gathered, the fourth crop was in flower, and the two intermediate crops of pro- 

 portionate ripeness. 



