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largest currant, but bears very poorly 

 on light soil. Fay's Prolific is about 

 as large ; the bunch is much longer, 

 and it is a much better bearer. 



58. Plum-trees. — We know of no kind 

 entirely free from black knot. The 

 Mooi-e's Arctic is claimed to be com- 

 paratively free. 



59. Evaporators. — Which kind is best? 

 Are other fruits, besides apples, success- 

 fully dried ? What ahout markets ? 



What about a vinegar department ? Are 

 t''e peelings and cores worth drying for 

 jelly ? [A. Slaght, Waterford.] 



60. Budding. — In cutting the bark of 

 the stock to insert the bud, should both 

 the outer and inner barks be cut tJi.rough 

 to the wood ? [R.] 



Yes. Seep. 189. 



61. Cold Grapery. — Please inform me if 

 there is any objection to my leaving the 

 ventilator of my cold graj}ery open all 

 night this hot weather. Is it hkely to 

 induce m,ildew 1 [R,., Toronto.] 



Reply by D. W. Beadle. — Mildew 

 is frequently caused by sudden changes 

 of teniperatui'e especially if accompanied 

 by di-aughts of air. If R. can be sure 

 that the wind will not veer to the north- 

 west during the night and blow a gale 

 of chilling air through his vinery, then 

 he can safely leave the ventilators o])eii. 



62. Plow. — In reply to an enquiry of a 

 subscriber for a plow to throw heavy 

 sub-soil to the surface, Mr. Wni. 

 Rennie says : " I do not know of one 

 manufactured in the County of York. 

 I do not approve of throwing the sub- 

 soil on the surface, but would rather 

 keep the fine mould on top by follow- 

 ing an ordinary plow by a sub-soil 

 plow." 



63. Gladiolus Lemoinei. — / intend trying 

 to protect Gladiolus Lemoinei this win- 

 ter. What do you think of my pros- 

 pects of success ? [J. A. M., Wingham.] 



Mr. A. Simmers answers as follows : 

 Gladiolus Lemoinei will need to be 

 well protected with a heavy covering of 

 straw litter or else I would not give 

 much for the chances of success in win- 

 ter of such tender bulbs. T would ad- 

 vise ]5utting them in a sheltered place 

 and then you may succeed in wintering 

 them over. 



64. Lilium Longiflorum. — Do you think 

 Lilium Longiflorum woidd stand re- 

 maining in the ground all winter; ther- 

 mometer going down to 30 below zero 

 sometimes? [J- A. M., Wingham.] 



Mr. Anton Simmers says in reply : 

 Longiflorum will stand without fear 

 of freezing or failure in the open ground 

 all winter, where the temperature goes 

 down to 30 below zero. To ensure it, 

 however, better cover the Lilium Longi- 

 florum with manure about half a foot, 

 and a board over it. 



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We will f/ladly ijive our candid opinion of any hooks, 

 mafjdzi.iu's or catalogues received, especialh/ if they 

 are likely to intercut or benefit Canadiini fnilt 

 ijrowern, but will nut insert cut and dried reaiUiig 

 nutices in fav^yr of any publication whatever. 



BOOKS. 

 Elements of Botany. — Including Or- 

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 table Physiology and Vegetable Taxon- 

 omy and a Glossary of Botanical Terms, 

 illustrated by nearly five hundred en- 

 gravings from drawings by the author. 

 By Edson S. Bastin, A.M., F.R.M.S., 

 Professor of Botany, Materia Medioa 

 and Microscopy in the Chicago College 

 of Pharmacy. Cloth, Octavo, 300 

 pages, price, .f2.50. Chicago: G. P. 

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Bastin's Botany is a fairly got up 

 volume of 300 })ages. The intention 

 of the writer is to supply a text-book 

 for our High Schools, Academies and 

 Medical Colleges, which shall also be 

 sufficiently clear to be understood by 

 young beginners, and prove a means of 

 attraction to them in this most delight- 

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