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by any other system ; a better chance 

 for the management of the young canes, 

 as being more easily separated, and for 

 cutting out the old wood, which should 

 be done immediately after the fruiting 

 season is over. 



The ground may be cultivated at 

 any time prev-ious to getting the canes 

 again into position. 



The slip-shod style of growing rasp- 

 berries on the hedgerow system as 

 practised in this country I fail to see 

 the philosophy of. The fruit is cer- 

 tainly not as good as it might be from 

 the fact that the canes are too much 

 crowded together, and to keep the rows 

 clear of thistles, quick grass, weeds, and 

 other obnoxious seeds must be rather 

 a tedious operation. 



In either systems I fail to see any 

 difference in so far as the cultivation 

 and the gathering of the crop concerned. 



The varieties usually in cultivation 

 in Western Europe are the Red and 

 White Antwerp, which are well adapted 

 for training on the pillar-and-arch sys- 

 tems ; but I find that our native cul- 

 tivated varieties, both red and black of 

 robust growth, are equally as well adapt- 

 ed for training on the same system. 



SMALL FRUIT NOTES. 



Jewell Strawberry. Sir : — In re- 

 ply to your note in Horticultvrist, re- 

 garding Jewell Strawberry, I would say 

 that with me it is a very strong grower. 

 I have no variety on my place that 

 makes such large, strong plants, but it 

 makes very few of them, hence it will 

 be little trouble to keep it within 

 bounds. W. W. Hilbokn, Arkona, Ont. 



Sir : — I cannot let the assertion go 

 foi'tli that the Jewell is a poor grower. 

 I had it before it was offered for sale. 

 It is a healthy plant, vigorous grower, 

 more so than Sharpless ; berries are of 

 the largest size ; very productive ; the 



only fault (and is a good plant that has 

 none) it makes but few runnei-s. 



JoH!f Little, Granton, Ont. 



The Logan is a new seedling straw- 

 beny of Mr. J. H. Haynes, Delphi, 

 Indiana. He writes that indications 

 are that it will prove the best yet of- 

 fered. 



The Erie Blackberry. Sir : — I 

 notice on page 76 of the Horticulturist 

 for this month, a request for the ex- 

 perience of any one who has given the 

 Erie Blackberry a trial. I had the first 

 plant in Canada, from the person who 

 sold the stock to the person who now 

 offers it for sale. I got the plant in the 

 spring of '84. It is a good grower, but 

 it has been killed every year to the snow 

 line. I have not seen a berry yet, and 

 don't expect to here. It may do bet- 

 ter in more favoured localities. At the 

 same time I bought two dozen of the 

 Early Cluster at $6, and one dozen of 

 Stayman's Early, $6. They are just as 

 worthless as the former, notwithstand- 

 ing all the extravagant recommenda- 

 tions they have had. 



John Little, Granton, Ont. 



A Quart Box. Sir : — On page 94 

 (March number), I find it stated that 

 67 cubic inches is a full quart. This is 

 not quite correct. The Imperial quai-t 

 contains 69 "3 18 . . cubic inches. 



Thos. Beall, Lindsay. 



Big Strawberries and lots of them. 

 — Whether we are growing them for 

 family use or for market, the question is, 

 how can we have them, and from years of 

 experience, while we know that often- 

 times satisfactory and paying crops can 

 be grown under almost any system of 

 culture aiid on any soil, yet to have 

 " big berries and lots of them," we must 

 give up our old and slipshod methods 

 of culture, and give only the best and 

 most thorough care from beginning to 

 end. This does not necessarilv mean 

 being at any great expense either in 



