The Canadian Horticulturist. i 9 



THE PIONEER CURRANT. 



At our exhibition held here on the 22nd inst., Mrs. James New, of the 

 township of Horton, placed on the tables, a plate of very fine red currants, 

 grown on one of her Pioneer bushes. These were a second crop, and as 

 you will see by sample, (which I send under separate cover) were fully ripe and 

 in every respect equal to first crop, both in quantity and quality. This to me is 

 something very unusual — -(especially in the cold north, where some people 

 think nothing can be grown) in fact I never heard of the like before. Is it new 

 to you? Perhaps the Pioneer variety is liable to act in this way. Mrs. New says 

 that she has grown them now for seven years, and never had anything of the 

 kind happen before. I may add that we never had so successful a fruit season 

 as this, 547 plates of magnificent specimens having been placed on our exhibition 

 tables. A. A. Wright. 



Renfrew. Out. 



Note by Editor. — The samples are of fair size, and the instance of such 

 a full second crop is remarkable. It was probably brought about by some 

 peculiarity of the season, but should it become a characteristic of the variety it 

 will be quite worth notice. 



APPLES HARDY IN EAST ANGUS, QUE. 



Sir, — I have eight varieties of Russian apple trees four years planted. The 

 varieties are Nos. 277, 290, 230, 245, 185, 236, 407 and 1227. They are all 

 doing well except No. 290, which, although as hardy as the Wealthy and the 

 Canada Baldwin, is a little too tender for this section. The latter varieties were 

 killed to the snow line in the winter of 1 890-1. 



Of a dozen of the finer varieties of plums which I have tried, all have failed 

 except the Saunders. Two of these which I set out four years ago had their 

 blossom buds killed winter before last, but last winter being milder, they came 

 through in better condition. 



East Angus, Que. L. A. Rief. 



Protection for Youno Trees. — We have tried many plans to keep 

 rabbits and insects from injuring young fruit-trees, but the best thing yet is 

 tarred paper. We buy the paper as it is prepared for roofing, and cut it into 

 strips about six inches wide by two feet long. It is easily and quickly wrapped 

 about the trees, and is secured with wire or strings. The offensive smell of the 

 tar drives insects away, and they will not get between the tree and the wrappings, 

 as when rags and veneering are used. We wrapped 35 acres of trees in this 

 way, and the paper has now been on two years. This is certainly worth a trial 

 —American Gardening. 



