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crop the last two years when strawberries 

 have been so poor a crop in many places. 

 Small fruits are very successful in this part 

 of the country if properly cultivated, and 

 prices are excellent for all that are offered 

 for sale. I have found the Horticulturist 

 a great benefit, and would not like to be 

 without it. What kind of pears would be 

 suitable for this climate ? Wishing you 

 every success in the furtherance ot the 

 interests of horticulture.— Jessie Parker, 

 Gravoihurst. 



[We would recommend a trial of Clapp's 

 Favorite and Flemish Beauty.— Editor.] 



once attacked by the blight is generally be- 

 yond recovery, as it is taken in the trunk 

 and not in the branches only, as is the case 

 with the Bartlett. 



SIZING FOR HOT-BED SASH. 



52. Sir, -Would you please give me a recipe 

 for painting muslin covers for hot-bed sash, 

 to be used instead of glass. — A Subscriber. 



In reply we canot do better than quote 

 from Popular Gardening the following an- 

 swer : — For three sashes of usual size, get 

 one quart of linseed oil, one pint of water, 

 yolks of fourteen eggs, and the whites of four 

 eggs. Then boil oil and lime water together, 

 remove from the fire, and after a few minutes 

 stirring, add the beaten eggs, stirring again 

 until all is thoroughly mixed. The muslin 

 being tacked on the frames, is painted over 

 with two coats of this mixture, and when 

 dry will be ready for use. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY PEAR. 



53. Sir, — (i) Is it good flavor ? (2) Is the 

 tree vigorous ? (2) Is it hardy ? (4) Does it 

 meet a good market ? X. Y., Charlottetown, 

 P.E.I. 



To all these enquiries we may reply in 

 one word, Yes. The quality of the Flemish 

 Beauty is very good, indeed many prefer it 

 for eating to any other variety, especially 

 when gathered on the green side, and ripened 

 indoors. The tree is a vigorous grower, 

 r hardy, and an early and abundant bearer. 

 When the fruit is well grown, it commands 

 a good price in our markets, for it is a large 

 and very handsome, and sometimes takes on 

 a fine reddish-brown color on one side, 

 otherwise becoming pale yellow at maturity. 



The difficulty in our way, in growing this 

 pear in the Niagara district, is its tendency to 

 crack and spot, which diseases render the 

 fruit almost unsalable, and the tree when 



SEEDING DOWN AN ORCHARD. 



54. Sir, — What is the best to seed down an 

 orchard with ? How many bushels to the 

 acre will it take ? A. A. Funnell, Trenton. 

 Reply by John J. Hobson, Mosboroiigh, Out. 



I have had very little experience in growing 

 any of the grasses but timothy and the dif-r 

 ferent varieties of clovers ; I have watched 

 the results of the experiments which have 

 been carried on at the Model Farm, in grow- 

 ing the different varieties of grasses, and it 

 has made me feel quite satisfied that I never 

 went into the testing myself, — and unless 

 I see more satisfactory showing I will keep on 

 on my own line — my practise is to sow seven, 

 pounds of common red clover, from one to 

 two pounds of Alsike (according to the nature 

 of the soil) and four pounds of timothy to 

 the acre. 



THE ONTARIO APPLE, FIG CUL- 

 TURE, THE CORTLANDT GRAPE. 



55. Sir, — Why don't some one give a true 

 description of the Ontario Apple nowthat that 

 variety ranks highest in the list for Ontario. 

 To say that it is good size, may mean all the 

 way from the English Russett to a Gloria- 

 mondi ; a late keeper, may mean Decor June ; 

 Highly colored means a Belleflower, Green- 

 ing, King, Blue Pearmain or any and all the 

 shades of the beautiful Princess Louise, 

 quality might be rated so as to be understood 

 by comparison with other apples. What I 

 most desire in my present condition is " more 

 light," won't you kindly furnish it for me. 

 I am interested in fruit culture ; am setting 

 an orchard for commercial purposes. I am 

 very anxious to know just what the Ontario 

 is like and if I can make it rate best for Brit- 

 ish Columbia, I will not hesitate to set a 

 thousand trees as soon as I can prepare the 

 ground. 



I also would like to know of any varieties 

 of figs that can be successfully grown in 

 Ontario, and can you give any information 

 in regard to the Cortland grape advertised 

 in the Horticulturist. 



I have a niche in the mountain well shel- 

 tered from cold storms, and am anxious to 

 try growing some of the tender varieties of 

 fruits that would not succeed in more ex- 



