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much attention to our vegetables. It must not be forgotten either that their 

 title to friend would even then stand upon the weak foundation of our want of 

 appreciation of the burdock, for in Japan this plant is one of the most highly 

 esteemed vegetables. 



THE YELLOW TRANSPARENT IN QUEBEC. 



No. 491. 



Sib,— I take pleasure in sending you two Yellow Transparent apples, grown in my 

 little garden, as specimens of what, with care, can grow here, under the 4.5g latitude, but 

 not with the pretention that something superior can be produced in more favorable locali- 

 ties. They are off a two-years ago top-grafted tree ; first bearing the worst apples I ever 

 saw in this and the Old Country. No human being could eat the fruit, and yet it was sold 

 to me by a good(?) agent for a grafted tree ! I consider the Yellow Transparent as a pre- 

 cious acquisition for this part of the country. With the best wishes for you and your work. 



Pasche, Bryson, Quebec. 



These samples are fine. Indeed, no better can be produced in any other 

 part of Ontario. They are quite large, reaching about 3^4 inches in diameter, 

 and beautifully clear in skin. With many varieties of apples, the farther north 

 they can be grown with success, the finer the sample. 



FALL vs. SPRING PLANTING OF STRAWBERRIES. 

 No. 492. 



Sir, — Is it better to set strawberry plants in the spring or in the fall ? 



W. H., Rock-ton, Out. 



Strawberry plants may be set almost any time during the summer, from 

 April to October, but the most favorable months are April and May in the spring, 

 and September and October in the fall. Most fruit growers have the most leisure 

 in the spring, and, therefore, choose that season. There is litde advantage in 

 planting in the fall unless it can be done quite early so that the plants may 

 become well established before the winter. Well-rooted young plants cannot 

 often be found before September, and, if they can, August is generally too dry 

 a month for success in transplanting. But, if set by the beginning of September, 

 a small yield may reasonably be expected the following spring. 



FERTILIZERS FOR STRAWBERRIES. 

 No. 493. 



Sir, — VVhat is the best manure, when you have not barnyard manure, to use on straw- 

 berry and all other small fruits, including grapes '/ 



W. H., RocHon, Out. 



For vigor of plant growth, the strawberry, and all other small fruits, need 

 nitrogen. This is well supplied in dried blood or nitrate of soda. For the per- 

 fecting of the fruit itself, potash and phosphoric acid are needed. The latter is 

 easily procured in the form of ground bone, and the former in wood ashes. 



