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about sixteen inches from the glass on which 

 the vines are to be trained. Early in the 

 spring the vines, which should be two-year 

 old roots, may be planted in the inside bor- 

 der, about a foot from the front wall, one 

 vine below each rafter." Mr. Downing gives 

 further directions with regard to soil, prun- 

 ing and routine of culture, which, however, 

 are not asked for by our correspondent. 



FORMING A FRUIT GROWERS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



75. Sir, — I understand that you have a 

 local Fruit Growers' Stock Co. for the Ni- 

 agara District, and would be glad if you 

 would send me a copy of your constitution, 

 as we fruit growers in this district find it 

 getting an imperative duty to ourselves to 

 form soon such an association to protect our 

 interests, as we find the fruit store men are 

 in combination against us. One of the fruit 

 store men owned to one of the growers on 

 Saturday last that they had advised their 

 customers not to buy on the market where 

 the fruit was abundant, and that the effect 

 would be that they would break the market 

 or in other words get the fruit at their own 

 prices. We find that there is more fruit 

 grown in the district than is required for a 

 home market, and that a necessity exists for 

 some outlet for our surplus fruit, or fruit 

 growing will be a losing business. There- 

 fore some of the growers have started an 

 agitation for forming some such company as 

 you have for the Niagara district, and I am 

 asked to write to you and ask you for a copy 

 of your constitution, as we might get useful 

 information in it for our guidance in forming 

 ourselves into an association for our mutual 

 protection and profit. — David Greig, Caiiis- 

 ville. 



The Niagara District Fruit Growers' Stock 

 Co., whose advertisement appears in this 

 journal, though managed by a local directo- 

 rate, is not local in its operations. The 

 company is pleased to receive consignments 

 of fruits, from growers in any part of On- 

 tario, to their various agents. Consignors 

 may rely upon receiving their returns 

 promptly and safely. What you require to 

 help the growers in your vicinity is probably 

 something different from this. You want 

 some means of being thoroughly posted as 

 to the best markets to which to consign your 

 fruits. Our Association has in view the 

 preparation of a w-eekly market bulletin, 

 giving the prices of the fruits in the various 



markets, hoping in this way to serve the in- 

 terests of the fruit growers. However, as 

 the fruit crop this season is so short, only a 

 trial issue or two will be undertaken, and if 

 desirable will be more fully worked out an- 

 other season. 



THE JERUSALEM CHERRY. 



76. Sir, — Would you kindly inform me in 

 your next issue of the technical name of the 

 house plant known as Jerusalem Cherry, and 

 its proper cultivation, with soil, etc. I have 

 some in my collection, but they are very slow 

 in growth. They make a pretty show in the 

 autumn when the flowers and berries are on 

 amongst other plants — Richd. H. Light, 

 No. 2, Garratt Si., Kingston. 



Reply by Mr. A. Gilchrist, West Toronto Junction, 

 Ont. 



The technical name of Jerusalem Cherry 

 is Solatium Pseudo- Capsicum. The same 

 cultivation as chrysanthemums would do 

 for the Jerusalem Cherry. They can be 

 planted out, lifted in the early fall, kept well 

 watered and shaded for a few days. Soil 

 that would grow chrysanthemums will do 

 for them very well. Potato, tomato and 

 the wild bittersweet belong to the same 

 family. 



WORK ON LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



jj. Sir, — Can you give me the title and 

 publisher's price of some good work on land- 

 scape gardening, suitable for a man laying 

 out small villa gardens ? — L. R. Gloag, 

 Halifax, N.S. 



\- For the principles of landscape gardening,, 

 we can recommend nothing better than 

 " Downing's Landscape Gardening," pub- 

 lished by the Orange Judd. Co., 751 Broad- 

 way, New York. There is also a hand-book 

 of practical landscape gardening, giving a 

 few designs for lots and grounds, called 

 " Elliott's Hand-book of Practical Land- 

 scape Gardening," for sale by the same 

 Company, for $1.50. 



A WHITE BLACK CURRANT. 



78. Sir, — I now mail you a small box con- 

 taining samples of a white black currant. It 

 is a heavy cropper, of mild pleasant flavor, 

 good size, healthy grower, etc. The color 

 gives it a much nicer appearance for pre- 



