THE CANADIAN HORTlCULTUKIST. 



GEAFTING BEAEING APPLE TEEES. 



BY J. M. MCAINSH, ST. MARYS, ONT. 



When my apple orchard came into bearing some years ago, I found 

 that I had more Summer and Fall varieties than I needed for my own 

 use. On trying to dispose of them, I found they were a perfect drug, 

 the market being completely glutted with them. I grafted them with 

 good Winter varieties, which have done well, and are now coming into 

 a bearing state. I think this is a better plan than rooting them out 

 and planting young trees in their stead. Of course if the grafting is 

 done in an imju-oper manner the trees cannot be expected to do well ; 

 and in the case of very old trees, prdtably the best way would be to 

 root them out, and plant young trees in their stead. But in the case 

 of young healthy trees, say from ten to fifteen, or even twenty years 

 old, if they are properly grafted they will soon form large well-formed 

 heads, wliich will bear a considerable quantity of fruit, while small 

 trees just taken from the nursery would only be making wood growth. 

 All through the country there are many vigorous, healthy trees, bear- 

 ing only poor or unsaleable fruit, which, if they were grafted with 

 profitable varieties, would in the course of a few years be a source of 

 profit to their owners. 



HOW TO EAISE COLOSSAL ASPAEAGUS. 



BY T. B., NEW YORK. 



The following method of raising Colossal Asparagus was written 

 in 184G, but is just as true and to the point to-day as then. We copy 

 it for the benefit of our readers who wish to raise an extra fine article, 

 and because his remarks upon cutting the shoots so fully corroborate 

 tlie suggestions we ventured to give on this point at page 40. Our 

 author says : 



" About the first of November, or as soon as the frost has well 

 blackened the Asparagus tops, I take a scythe and mow them close 

 down to the surface of the bed, let it lie a day or two, then set fire to 

 the heap of stalks, burn it to ashes and spread the ashes over the sur- 



