Tiih Canadian Horticulturisi'. 



NEW \Ai<ii:rii:s and i..\i'i:rimi:nt sta'iioxs. 



SiK, — What do you think of our plauof haviug all new fruits, that are iiereaftur intro- 

 duced, to be accompanied by reports concerning their value frc^ni sotne KxperiiDcut Station ': 

 'i'iiis would help to weed out a large number of wortliless vaiictiis which arc thrust upon 

 the public, recommended solely by their introducers. 



Kihtdk, "Amkkkan Fakm ami HoKTicri/riKisT," y.'/</ijno7/'/, Vinjitua. 



'I'hc .l/z/crica/i Farm ami Horiiciiliuriit is a li\c paper, and ihe contents 

 appear to be very valuable. It makes a specialty of giving publicity to the 

 reports of the Experiment Stations concerning new fruits. Thejilan proposed bv 

 this journal of requiring new fruits to be accompanied with the reports of E.xperi- 

 nient Stations as to their value, is certainly a most desirable one. \\'hether 

 this could be legislated upon or not, there is no doubt at all that in the course 

 of time this will be required by tlic {)ul)lic when people get to know the 

 \alue of the reports coming from the.se stations. The first jntjuirN- 

 will be, \\'hat is said concerning this variety by the Exjieriment Station ? 

 and surely this will save growers generally from much waste of time in testing 

 new varieties, many of whic-li, after years of culti\atiun, [jrove entirelv worthless. 



I'R i:\' f:N ri N( ; ( ;( x )skr v.\<\<\ mud i: w. 



SiK, — I have mislaid my copy of your journal giving the formula for preventing the 

 mildew of goosberries. Would you please repeat it in jour next nundier and oblige. 



W. \\. Mawdsi.kv, MiujiK' Island, li. C. 



A renied) recommended at a recent meeting of the New ^'o^k Horticultural 

 Society by Prof, i'airchild, wns can cc/t's/c, which is |)repared as follows : I )is- 

 solve two lbs. of sulphate of copper in two gallons of hot water; in another vessel 

 dissolve two and a half lbs. of carbonate of soda ; mix the two solutions, and 

 when all chemical reaction has ceased, add one and a half pints of ammonia, 

 then dilute to twenty-two gallons with water. This should be applied once be- 

 fore the leaves show in the spring, then three times during the growing season, 

 being careful to wet thoroughly all the foliage and wood. 



Complete success has been reported at the (Rne\a l'".\pcrnii enl Station by 

 the use of potassium sulphide ; li\er of sulphur. I nninila : ( )ne hall ounce 

 dissolve in cjiie gallon of water. If hot water is usid the sulphide will 

 dissolve more readily. .As rommcicial liver of su!|)hur costs but little, from 

 fifteen t ) twenty cents per |)oun(l, and ont.' uallon will spray ten or twelve large 

 bushes, if api)Iied with a Ion e pump and spra)ing no/./i-l, il will Ik- seen thai 

 the largest ct)st will be that of labor. 



