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a very profitaljle apjjle to ship. While not strictly an " iron-clad,'' it succeeds 

 excellently in the Champlain Valley, through its whole length, and also in Hunt- 

 ington and other St. Lawrence River counties in Quebt-c. Much also of Ontario 

 would be very favorable for it. 



Mr. J. I). Stewart, Russeldale, writes : I was pleased to notice that our 

 vice-president and the Hortk ulturist had opened up a di.scussion upon the- 

 merits of the Blenheim Orange Pippin. Amongst twenty varieties of winter 

 apples in my collection, I can safely affirm from experience, that for beauty, 

 cjuality, uniformity and productiveness, the above named apple takes the cake 

 every season. In the fall of 1890, I shipped a few barrels of Blenheims, Rib- 

 stons, and (Irime's (iolden, principally the former, to the Old Country, which 

 netted me within a few cents of $3.00 per package, whilst Spys, Kings, Baldwins, 

 (Ireenings, etc., only fetched $2.00, from apple buyers operating at the time in 

 this neighborhood. During a severe wind storm tov.ard the end of last Septem- 

 ber, one of the main branches of this favorite tree gave way beneath its heavy 

 load of rich, tempting fruit, to the no small surprise of the writer, but, let us 

 hope, without any permanent injury to the " Old Reliable." Altogether, I look 

 upon it as the /^eau ideal of an early winter apple, and have resolved that when 

 done top-grafting this spring, there will he less variety and more Blenheim 

 Orange Pippins in the orchard hereafter. 



Arrangement ok Lawns. — ^In the spring of the year, wherever frost has 

 existed, inequalities in the grass will occasionally appear, and all good managers 

 of lawns, therefore, like to have a light roller go over it as soon as the danger of 

 frost is over. If there are bare patches not covered by grass, the soil may be 

 slightly raked, and new grass seed sprinkled before rolling. In like manner, in 

 places where weeds have been taken out, or from any other cause, considerable 

 inequalities of the surface may exist, earth may be sprinkled in before rolling, 

 and the grass seed sown. With this little care lawns are considerably improved 

 in beauty. If the grass seems to be impoverished a dressing of any kind 

 of fertilizer is of great advantage. This may also be applied before rolling. 

 Medians' Monthly. 



Rli.ai i\ K to the Idaho pear, Prof. Budd has recently stated : " .\s to 

 hardiness, we are now convinced that it is suj)erior to the I'leniish Beauty or any 

 one of the old sorts, except possibly the Bcsi de la Motte. Hence, we have 

 rea.son to believe it will prove very valuable on the dividing ridges south of the 

 41st parallel, especially on the ridges of the west slojje. In (|uality it is the best 

 large pear I have tested in any country." We are Lirowint: a louple of the Idaho 

 to test them in the vicinity of Chicago. 



