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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Mr. J. M. Stahl recommends trellising tomato vines, as shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration which appeared in Popular Gardening. He believes the 

 expense is paid in the increase of crops and improved quality of fruit. The 

 trellis is made by a row of posts with wires eight feet apart. Some use pieces of six 

 inch boards in place of posts, and the wires are stapled to the edge of these. 



Fig. 22. — mr. stahl's plan of tkellising tomatoes. 



SCRAPING APPLE TREES. 



Sir, — Will you please inform me through the Horticulturist, what is the proper 

 time for scraping the bark ofiF old apple trees ? 



John A. Sidey, Norwich, Out. 



It is customary in large orchards to do this work in the latter part of the 

 winter or early spring with an old hoe, or any other convenient instrument, the 

 object being to prepare an even surface for washing the tree with alkaline solu- 

 tions, which are prescribed for the destruction of the bark lice, and also for 

 giving the trunk a nice, clean, and healthy appearance. 



SPREADING ASHES. 



Sir, — When would be a suitable time for spreading ashes in the orchard, and do you 

 think it would be injurious to spread ashes in the snow on strawberry plants ? 



J. A. S., Norwich, Ont. 



Probably the best time for spreading unleached wood ashes on the apple 

 orchard is in May or June, when the rains would carry down the potash to the 

 growing rootlets, but we frequently apply them at other seasons of the year, as a 

 matter of convenience. We would not advise our subscriber to spread ashes in 

 the snow upon strawberry plants, for, if strong, they might possibly injure the 

 crowns of the growing plants. It would be wiser to wait until spring and apply 

 them between the rows, and not directly upon the plants themselves. 



