"68 THE CANADIAN HOllTICULTUEIST. 



Duchesne, writing in 1766, says : " The King of England was under-^ 

 ■stood to have received the first seed from Turin." " It was such a 

 rarity 'that a pinch of tlie seed sold for a guinea." 



CRAHBEr.RY PIPPIN. 



Amemher asks, "Wliat kind of an apple is the Cran])erry Pippin; 

 ■give a general description of it." The following is the description 

 given by Downing, the best authority we have. "Fruit medium, 

 roundish oblate, regular-; skin very smooth, light yellow, with a bright 

 scarlet cheek; flesh white, moderately juicy, brisk subacid. It is only 

 second rate in point of flavor, but 'it is an excellent cooking and market 

 apple. Good from November to February." 



Your Editor grew this variety some years ago, but he found the 

 young trees to suffer severely from our winter frosts. J. J. Thomas, the 

 horticultural editor of the Country G-entlemen says the quality is poor. 



JAPANESE SQUASH. 



A new squash has recently been introduced into this country from 

 Japan. It is a very distinct variety in erery particular, and has thus far 

 proved a valuable acquisition to our list. It is of the turban class, and 

 grows of moderate uniform size ; stem very long and thin, woody and 

 angular, set in a rather deep, circular depression ; surface deeply ribbed ; 

 skin warted in its early stages ; color dull orange green when fully ripe. 

 The flesh is of the deepest orange hue, and flavor most exquisite, dry, sweet, 

 fine grained, and has positively no fibi-e, a quality not found in any other 

 variety. Another peculiarity of this valuable variety is its thick solid 

 flesh, leaving very little room for pulp, and having very few seeds, which 

 are small and not so white and plump as the Hubbard. It is also a late 

 keeper, though not so late as the latter, not having such a hard and shell- 

 like skin. For pies it cannot be surpassed. — Michigan Farmer, 



An Orchard may not do well for various reasons. ■ Sometimes the 

 land needs draining, and the putting down of a few rows of tile will 

 be all that is necessary. The soil may be either originally poor, or 

 made so by excessive cropping, and the trees are suffering from partial 

 starvation. If the orchard is in sod— -and such orchards frequently 

 are — spread a heavy coat of manure upon the surface, or spread ashes 

 or lime upon the soil. Try this treatment and note the result. 



