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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Bell, Bugle and Cherry are the lead- 

 ing kinds. Early Bell is the standard 

 early — of good size and very dark color, 

 keeps well and is productive. It blos- 

 soms and ripens in New Jersey ahead 

 of all other varieties fully two weeks. 

 Black Bell is hardy, good size, dai-k 

 color and yields well. Richmond Bell 

 is large, fair, very prolific, but rather 

 late. Bugle is large, long, not early, 

 fi'uit apt to be coarse and saded green ; 

 good on well-sanded bogs, not too wet 

 and cold. Creeper is cherry-shaped, 

 extra large, light color, very prolific, 

 rather late, not a good keeper, adapted 

 to localities subject to scald. Long 

 Pond is a useless sort. The Cherry 

 cranberry is of two kinds — -large and 

 small. It is very hard, dark crimson, 

 medium early and a most popular mar- 

 ket berry. The darker the color the 

 better the beri-ies will sell. 



8. Infusorial Earth. — Where can it be 

 obtained ? Give address. 



9. Lucretia Dewberry. — My 'plant has 

 made a number of long vines. How 

 should they he pruned ? 



J. W. M., Toronto. 

 We cannot answer from personal ex- 

 perience. At the Cleveland meeting of 

 the American HorticiW-ural Society, 

 Mr. Caywood said " We tie the upright 

 vines to a stake, and then let them 

 trail over the ground near the stake." 

 Mr. Albaugh, at the late meeting of 

 the Ohio Horticultural Society said 

 " The plants are set seven by eight, and 

 cultivated the eight foot way, the vines 

 lying on the ground in a matted row, 

 four feet wide." Mr. J. H. Hale of 

 Connecticut says " They are planted 

 in rows eight to ten feet apart, with 

 plants four or five feet apart in the 

 rows, forming a thick matted row or 

 bed four or five feet wide." ^ ' 



10. Pruning raspberry plants. — How dose 

 to the main stem should side branches be 

 cut ? [J. W. M.] 



Mr. A. M. Smith of St. Catharines 

 replies : " In regard to cutting back 

 raspberries ; cut side branches 6 to 1 2 

 inches according to growth of canes : 

 if canes are very slender, 3 to 4 inches." 



11. Hardiest cherry. — Is the Vladimir, 

 or large Montmorency the hardiest, and 

 will they grow here. 



[W. A. Smith, Coverdale, N. B.] 

 The Vladimir. It should be hardy 

 enough for New Brunswick. 



12. Grapes in New Brunswick. — Can grapes 

 be grown as far north as New Bruns- 

 wick ; if so, will the Niagara succeed ? 



[W. A. S.] 

 Mr. W. E. Wellington of Toronto 

 replies : " I do not think that grapes 

 can be successfully grown in New 

 Brunswick, without beiiig laid down in 

 the winter. 



As you are aware, in the Ottawa 

 Valley where the thermometer goes 

 much lower than it does in western 

 Canada, they raise grapes successfully, 

 and grow many fine varieties, but dur- 

 ing winter the vines are laid down and 

 covered with a little earth. If that 

 trouVjle is taken, they can be grown in 

 New Brunswick, and the best varieties, 

 would be Worden, Moore's Early, 

 Champion and Early Victor. I do not 

 think the Niagara would prove a suc- 

 cess, as it ripens rather too late." 



13. Best side of a building for grapes. — 

 hi flantlng around a building which 



is the best quarter, N. S. E. or W. 



[W. A. S.] 

 M. W. E. Wellington : " I do not 

 approve of planting vines near a build- 

 ing but prefer the open field, or garden. 

 Would select the South provided the 

 vines were laid down, so they would not 

 start too early in the spring, if they 

 must be planted close to a building." 



14. Vladimir cherry. -Will you kindly 

 describe this cherry. 



[VV. T. GoLDSBORO, Brooklin.] 



