. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 152 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. A knowledjre of the nature of weeds becomes of iuiportance in destroying them. Annuals live but a year, bear many seeds, and when young are weak and tender, such as shepherd's purse, mustard, cockle, pennycress, wild oats, chess, ragweed, chickweed, sow thistle. Biennials continue two years and usually have a tap-root. Unless these plants are cut below the surface, cutting increases their vigour. Wild carrot, blueweed, burdock and mullein are pereniiials. Simple perennials continue
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 152 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. A knowledjre of the nature of weeds becomes of iuiportance in destroying them. Annuals live but a year, bear many seeds, and when young are weak and tender, such as shepherd's purse, mustard, cockle, pennycress, wild oats, chess, ragweed, chickweed, sow thistle. Biennials continue two years and usually have a tap-root. Unless these plants are cut below the surface, cutting increases their vigour. Wild carrot, blueweed, burdock and mullein are pereniiials. Simple perennials continue from year and will reappear til the root is utterly destroyed, of which are the ox-eye daisy, mallow, chicory, bind-weed, sor- rel and campion. Creeping perennials are more or less jointed in the roots, each joint capable of growing if separated. Continued cultivation and smothering from light are necessary to kill these, among which are Canadian thistle, couch grass, toad- flax, milkweed and sow thistle (peren- nial).—Bulletin X, Agricultural College, Guelph. Jfrutts. FRUIT PACKAGES. It is stated that thirty-five of the fruit growers of Berrien Co., Michigan, have signed an agreement to use the full quart box for all fruits, except red raspberries, and to pack in twenty-four quart cases. We have also some enquiries from Canadian growers, who seem to favor its adoption here. We question whether it would pay to make the change, now that a basket holding less than a quart has been so long in use in Canada. It is thorougly understood among buyers and con- sumers that does not hold a quart, and probably a larger size would not sell at a proportionate advance in price. What we do want is a STANDARD SIZE, and an agreement among fruit growei's upon this should be made as soon as possible, looking to our legislature for confirmation of the same ; for as things are now there is a constant teoiptation to cheat the buyer, by using a basket a shade smaller than the customary o
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