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last yt'iii" and tlio 1000 tons used this 

 year was all s<jld ofl" en grosse to a few 

 large operators, does not signify a re- 

 gular market demand any more than 

 one swallow makes a Summer. But 

 we think that there will be a demand 

 for all that will be made and offered in 

 a merchantable condition. There is 

 doubtless a big Held opei\ to its use in 

 cookery. The fact that there are from 

 400 to fiOO grains of Tartai- in every 

 gallon of natui-al must, would .seem to 

 point out that it n)ight easily become 

 an important factor as a mixing ingre 

 dient in any article where an aerating 



agent was re<|uiicd. All there is needed 

 is a little baking soda sifted in with the 

 llour and other necessary ingredients, 

 and the wh()le wet up with a little con- 

 densed must dissolved in water to make 

 tine biscuit or sugar cakes, etc. Then 

 again it is so easy to make a nice harm- 

 less beverage by adding a little water 

 and cooling on ice, at once food and 

 medicine, as nothing is better for indi- 

 gestion. We have no doubt that inside 

 of five years condensed must in jars 

 and cans will Vjeconie as much a part 

 of every grocer's stock as canned corn or 

 any other canned or preserved fruits." 



OPEN LETTERS. 



Caragana Arborescens (Leguminosse). 



SiK.-All wh.. liiiv." s.Mii tlif Cytisus Latnir- 

 num, when in full Hower, couUI not fail U< ad- 

 mire its beautiful racemes of yellow hlossmus, 

 which are verv appropriately named, (lolden 

 Chain ; but unfortunately we here living in 

 Canada, or at lea.st in the greater part of it, 

 have not the (ileasure of beholding such a 

 gorgeous floral dis])lay. Yet we can secure a 

 substitute which is very closelv allied to it, 

 namely the Caragana Arborescens, and of the 

 same color, but not racemose, although abun- 

 dant in blossom, giving the small tree a very 

 attractive api>earance. It is jierfectly hardy 

 in our climate, being indigenous to Siberia. 

 Planted among other flowermg shrubs or trees 

 of different colors it would evidently jiroduce a 

 pleasing contrast. If it was better known it 

 would be more generally [)lanted. 



Probably some of our enterprising nursery 

 men have it in stock, and if not some of the 

 large nurseries in the States that deal in novel- 

 ties will likely have it. Yours, 



Simon Roy. 



lUrliiu '■>(), Fil... lSt!S. 



Experience with the Currant Borer. 



Mk. T. H. Race, of Mitch.-ll, writ.s that \^r 

 had in 1MH4 two rows of currant bushes of thirty 

 bushes each just coming nicely into bearing. 

 Btit in June he noticed the tops turning yellow, 

 caused, as he soon found, by the currant borer. 

 Not being willing to .sacrifice the affecti-d caii<s 

 in order to carry out the usual rem»-dy of iiit 

 ting them out and burning tiiem, he spread dr\ 

 hardwood ashes about one row, to a dei.th (it 

 one or two inchrs, and about 2A ft. on each side. 

 As a resvdt that row made ;i much stronger 

 growth than the other one, and the following 

 Heason there was not a borer in that whole row, 



while the one not so treated was fully wors 

 affected than before. He adds :— 



Three years ago I treated the second row the 

 same way, and for the last two years my White 

 (irajie, Cherry, Moores' Ruby, and Fay's Prolific 

 currants have been the chief attraction of my 

 garden. 



This is my theory:— The parent fly is sui>- 

 ])osed to deposit her eggs in the currant Vjimh 

 during the lattei- part of July or early in Sei>- 

 temlM r burrowimr in the ground immediately 

 under the busli during the dav time and coming 

 out after nightfall. The ashi'> were apj-lied in 

 the beginning of July, and tiny t-jtlier caught 

 the fly in the soil at that time and kill<-d her, 

 or they prevented lier from flnding a refuge 

 there and drove her to more inviting quarters. 

 Has anybody a better theory to offer ? 



Note by ?]niToii. — The cutting off and burn- 

 ing of the old wood which is sickly because hol- 

 lowed by the borer is not so olijectionable a 

 plan as it woidd seem at first, because it pro- 

 motes the giowth of young vigorous wood which 

 is more fruitfvil than the old canes. If the old 

 canes were annually thinned out, and a jilenti- 

 ftd supply of young wood always encouraged, 

 there would be little trouble with the borer. 

 Wood ashes are an excellent fertilizer, there is 

 nothing more valuable. 



Fruit in Manitoba. 



Sni, — I am very nnich interested in fruit cul- 

 ture, i)ut in this province we are restricted to 

 small fruits. Ap]»les. cherries, plums and 

 ix-ars are failures here so far, until some more 

 (lardy varieties are introduced. Such straw- 

 berries as Wilson and Crescent succi-ed fairly 

 well with us, although the la.st two seasons 

 have been rather dry for successful crops. It 



