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.50.5.— Sir, —Wow higl' should Shatl'crs Colo8>al raspberry be traiuefl ? Is four feet 



too low '! 



F. iKV.MWitt:, Sutton H •'«/. 



If fall or spring pruning is meant, the operator must be governed by the 

 strength of the wood growth, simply cutting off the weaker portions having the 

 least vigorous buds, and no rule could be given. If summer pruning is meant, 

 three feet is none too low, for if the canes grow too high before branching, they 

 will become top-heavy and bend over to the ground, soiling the fruit, and inter- 

 fering with cultivation. 



HOW TO INTRODUCE NEW FRUITS. 



.506.— Sir,— Would you please inform me through the .Journal, the best way to have 

 a valuable winter seedling apple introduced. Had my whole orchard been of this variety, the 

 orchard this season would have netted tne SI 000 more than it has done. It is a beautiful 

 color, always free of scab and will keep until May or .lune. It is an annual bearer, every 

 alternate year it is a sight to behold. I have frequently propped up the limbs to keep them 

 from being broken. I planted my orchard eighteen years ago, and this variety has been a 

 thrifty grower, and began bearing as early as the Duchess of Oldenburg. 



S. C. Wait, St. George, Out. 



The best way to introduce new fruits is to send samples to the meeting of 

 the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, and also to the horticulturist at the 

 Experimental Farm, and, in addition to this scions should be sent to the latter 

 place to have the variety thoroughly tested. If you get a favorable report from 

 the Fruit Growers' Association and from the Experimental Farm, you will no 

 doubt be able to dispose of the right of propagation to some nurseryman. 



GROWING PEPPERMINT. 



507.— Sir,- Could you, through your valuable Journal, let me know something with 

 reference to the planting, cultivation and marketing of peppermint ? Also the varieties 

 likely to give the best returns, in ;i district about thirty miles north of Toronto. 



Wesley .I.m'Kson, Cannintjton, Out. 



We have had no experience in growing mint for market and do not know 

 of any one in Ontario who has had. There are three species of the mint family, 

 all hardy, which are cultivated in gardens for the use of their tops or leaves in 

 sauces or for other culinary purposes, viz.: Pennyroyal (M. Pulegium) ; Pepper- 

 mint (M. piperita) : and Spearmint (M. viridis). 



Pennyroyal is least used. It is easily propagated by the division of the 

 roots and succeeds best in a moist, loamy soil. It may be planted six inches 

 apart, in rows one foot apart. 



Peppermint is grown chiefly for the use of its tops for distillation in order 

 to obtain that valuable cordial which is so well-known. The roots are divided 



