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Notes and Comments. 



Enlargement.— We call attention 

 of all members of our Association to 

 the proposed enlargement, of this 

 journal to thirty-two pages. Will all 

 those who read this, and desire such 

 enlargement help it on by sending in 

 as long lists of new subscribers as 

 possible before January 1st. 



llosES, Six Best ; Winter Care of, 

 ETC. — At our Picton meeting, Mr. F. 

 Mitchell, a successful rose-grower, on 

 being asked which were the best six 

 roses, gave the following as his choice, 

 viz : — Gen. Washington, Victor Ver- 

 dier, La France, Madame Gabriel 

 Luizi't, Co(]uette des Alps, and Prince 

 Camille de Rohan. 



To keep them clear of insect pests 

 he advised showei'ing them with 

 tobacco water, especially for thrips 

 and aphides. Pruning after spring 

 blooming will cause the busii to send 

 up fresh shoots, and give bloom later 

 on. 



Near winter the bushes should be 

 covered with cedar boughs, which are 

 better than straw, as the latter favors 

 mildew, and sometimes kills the buslies. 

 It is best to cover all kinds of roses, 

 except Mosses and the old Cabbage 

 rose, and even these are the better for 

 it. If they seem too stiff to bend 

 readily, a little digging on one side 

 will render them more easy to 

 manage. 



QUESTION DRAWER 

 Seedling Apple from Ottawa. 



104. 7 KNci.osK (ill aiKjtheri.iickage) a .sample 

 of a .seedling ai)i)le I jjicked up on the market. 

 The tree has been growing for .several year.s at 

 the foot of "the Laurentians " near this city and 



i!< said to be otlirrli/ hnrily. This i.s a far 

 .sample of medium size, I saw apples off the 

 .same tree largsr. The ta.ste, to my mind, is 

 against it being a sweet or nearly so, still I 

 thought I would send it along. I cannot say 

 as to its keeping.— G. W. FA\ycE'iT, 0tta7va,0nt, 



