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Our Nurserymen. 



.■}4. Don't you tliink our uurscrynuii do tliini- 

 si'IvcH injury clmrffiuff so hijrh as fifty cents 

 <•ac.li for sucli iippK' trees as Tetufsky, Alexan- 

 der, Haas, etc. ? I can t)uy them from tlie 

 U. S. athalf that i.rice. -.I.V. 



NunsKHYMEN wlio sell through agent.s 

 must keep up their prices at the nursery 

 to correspond with the price li.sts used 

 by them. Apple trees cannot be sold 

 through agents at a much lower figure, 

 as the nurseryman must pay a high 

 salary to a good agent. But some of 

 our nurserymen who advertise in these 

 columns, sell direct and employ no 

 agents. You can buy from them at as 

 low a price as you can anywhere in the 

 world. 



The Bupnet Grape, 



;i5. This variety does not ripen with me. 

 Is this a general coruiilaint ?— \V. \V, K., To- 

 ronto. 



Rkply by a. McD. Allan. 

 Experience has proved the Burnet 

 Grape to be almost worthless in west- 

 ern Ontario, where it does not set fruit 

 properly, and is so subject to the mildew 

 that it is not worth planting. In east- 

 ern and north-eastern Ontario it does 

 far better, in many cases being almost 

 as tine as one of its parents (Black 

 Hamburg). Our Association tested it 

 by sending to our members, and thus 

 have saved many a dollar to the grape 

 growers of this province, who other- 

 wise might, on glowing representations, 

 have been induced to plant it largely. 

 See our back reports. 



Paekapes for Apples and Pears. 



'M). What do yoM consider the l)est packa^je 

 f-r pears and apples '. and what size ''. 



IvEi'LV nv A. McJ). Allan. 

 TiiK matter of packages is a very im- 

 portant one, and one that ref[uire.s a 

 great deal of experimenting yet before 

 we will have what will be entirely satis- 

 factory lioth in cost and usefulness. 



Early and fall apples can be shipped to 

 Montreal and Chicago in barrels very 

 well— of cour.se softer kinds must be 

 taken before (piitc; ripe and must not 

 be delayed in transport. Extra fine 

 samples bring far better prices in bas- 

 kets, and I have always found our ordin- 

 ary baskets btfst for pears. Barrels 

 for our apples shouM b(; made nearly 

 straight staved, that is the (|uarter 

 hoops (which should be thick and 

 strong) should be driven down .so near 

 each otiier as to prevent any swelling 

 of the l)ilge when the barrel is pressed 

 full. Experience has shown that our 

 Railway Cos. handle the half-barrels 

 much rougher than whole barrels, 

 otherwise the half-barrels would be 

 best. I would suggest ti-ial of bushel, 

 and half bushel Ijaskets for fine apples 

 if they can be obtained strong enough. 

 The Editor would add that he has 

 for some years practised packing extra 

 choice summer apples and pears in 

 peach baskets, for Canadian city mar- 

 kets, and has found them to give the 

 most satisfactory results where the 

 market is not over stocked. 



Swanley White Violet. 



37. Can you tell me how to make Swanley 

 White Violet flower ? About three years agii 

 I jiurcliased some from J. L. Childs, of Floral 

 Park, N. Y., and so far have not had even a 

 bud ; have tried them in all soils and places, 

 but no bloom yet.— Lkvi 8. Sellkck, Morris 

 hiir(/. 



Reply by Fkances Mason, Peter boko' 

 With many the Swanley White Vio 

 let is a shy bloomer. A partially 

 shaded locality will be found best, the 

 soil to be composed of peat and about 

 one fourth .sand well enriched with old 

 rotted stable manure, and if planted in 

 a moist situation all the ix'tter, or if 

 not, should be kept .so. A few drench- 

 ings of li(|uid nuxnure during the grow- 

 ing season will help. After the plants 

 are well established flowers will come. 



