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can be made at home, however, much cheaper, the usual method of preparing it 

 being as follows ; — 



Dissolve three pounds of sulphate of copper or bluestone in five or six gal- 

 lons of hot water. In another vessel dissolve three and one-half pounds of sal 

 soda in six gallons of hot water. When cool pour the soda solution into the 

 copper liquid, stirring constantly the while. Allow the solution to stand twenty- 

 four hours, then siphon or pour off the clear liquid, taking care not to disturb 

 the sediment any more than is necessary. After the clear liquid has been 

 removed, add water and stir up the sediment. Let the liquid stand another day 

 then draw off the clear liquid again. The sediment, which is carbonate of cop- 

 per, may then be dried and used as already described. 



Department of Agriculture, B. T. Galloway. 



Washington, D.C. 



THE MOUNTAIN BEET APPLE. 



Sir, — I note Dr. Hoskins' remarks about the Mountain Beet Apple in April 

 number of the Horticulturist. I have had some twelve years' experience 

 with this variety. The tree is quite hardy and bears heavily every alternate 

 year. The fruit is above medium, roundish, slightly oblong, symmetrical ; skin 

 rather thick, entirely covered with deep red, but never any bloom, as many dark 

 red apples have. Flesh fine, stained through to the core a strawberry color. It 

 is, as Dr. Hoskins says, a " a great curiosity." 



The Mountain Beet is a very pleasant apple to eat, being crisp, spicy and 

 sub-acid ; an excellent cooking apple. It is inclined to spot some, but not as 

 badly as Fameuse. With the members of my own family it is a great favorite in 

 the fall. Season, October. A very good apple for home use, in this province, 

 but I would not recommend it for market. 



Montreal, P. Q. R. W. Shepherd, Jr. 



Poor Stock quickly gluts any market, but first class and fancy fruit : is 

 always in good demand at high prices. A writer in the Pruit Grower's Journal 

 very sensibly writes : 



From my long experience as a wholesale dealer I am satisfied that if shippers 

 would keep all the low grade goods at home the price of their good stock would 

 be enough better to more than pay the difference. 



There should be a good evaporator in operation in every fruit district where 

 all inferior fruit could be utilized. 



Best Six Grapes for Southern Ontario. — The following are recom- 

 mended by W. C. Barry, of Rochester, for that locality, which also corresponds 

 with Southern Ontario : Lady, Niagara, Concord, Worden, Gaertner and Barry. 



