. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $ per year, entitling the subscriber to membership of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its valuable Annual Report, and a share in its annual distribution of plants and trees. ...REMITTANCES by Registered Letter are at our risk. Receipts will be acknowledged upon the address label. Notes and Comments. Gypsy Girl and Princess Louise apple trees are reported hardy, thus far, by A. S. Crosby, Compton, Que. Peach Leaf Curl.—Prof. Craig wri
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $ per year, entitling the subscriber to membership of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its valuable Annual Report, and a share in its annual distribution of plants and trees. ...REMITTANCES by Registered Letter are at our risk. Receipts will be acknowledged upon the address label. Notes and Comments. Gypsy Girl and Princess Louise apple trees are reported hardy, thus far, by A. S. Crosby, Compton, Que. Peach Leaf Curl.—Prof. Craig writes that his remarks at Peterboro', concerning peach leaf curl, have reference to the result of some experiments in Australia, for the treatment of peach curl with Bordeaux mixture, by which the peach curl was entirely prevented. The results were reported to Mr. Craig through an Australian gentleman, who stated that of all the experiments he had tried in spraying, none were more satisfactory than those he had obtained in the treatment of this disease by applying Bordeaux mixture before the leaves open and afterwards at intervals of ten days for three successive applications. The result was entire immunity from disease. Wrapping Choice Samples of Fruit is a troublesome piece of'work, but there are cases in which it pays the grower to take such trouble; and that is with extra fine samples and where the shipper deals continuously in certain markets, and aims to build up a reputation for his goods. A lesson may be learned from the orange shippers, who wrap their fruit in printed tissue paper, on which are stamped the name and place of the grower and his name. Such fruit sells for a price quite above the ordinary. How much we have yet to learn in order to handle our fruit in the very best manner i And this is the part that pays best, for every cent of advance received for our fruit, above a certain sum, is all profit. Russians or Natives.—At a recent meeting of the Iowa Horticul
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