. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 494 THE CANADIAN Fig. 2695. Apple Packing in the Orchard. A Picker emptying his Basket on the Packing Table. It is a little more expensive than lime, but the advantages are in its favor. Five pounds of the soda are needed to neutralize the four pounds of sulphate of copper. The formula therefore would be: 4 pounds copper sulphate. 5 pounds washing soda. 40 gallons of water. Sparks' Earliana tomato has been tested for three years by Prof. Macoun, horticul- turist at the Central Experimental Far
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 494 THE CANADIAN Fig. 2695. Apple Packing in the Orchard. A Picker emptying his Basket on the Packing Table. It is a little more expensive than lime, but the advantages are in its favor. Five pounds of the soda are needed to neutralize the four pounds of sulphate of copper. The formula therefore would be: 4 pounds copper sulphate. 5 pounds washing soda. 40 gallons of water. Sparks' Earliana tomato has been tested for three years by Prof. Macoun, horticul- turist at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and has proved itself the best early variety out of 93 varieties tested; the first fruit having been gathered on the 29th of July. The seed was sown in hot bed on April 3rd, the plants pricked out into straw- berry boxes on April 25th, and planted ir. the open ground on June 2nd, four feet apart each way. The fruit is not only very early, but also of good size and quite smooth. The total yield of five plants was 77 lbs. 6 ounces, or about 15 lbs. per plant. HARDY APPLES FOR THE NORTH. J HILE in the most northerly parts of Ontario crossbred Siberian Crabs are the most promising varieties of apples, there is a line south of which some of our hardier varieties of Pyrus malus may be successfully grown, and in view of the rapid settlement of these parts we cannot too soon determine what varieties may be safely recommended for cultivation. Fisher, of Montana, Sta. Rept. 1902, reports on. 64 varieties planted in 1895, of which only twenty-six are alive, and of this num- ber only eight are worth growing. These are Wealthy, Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Okabena, Hibernal, Tetofsky, Longfield and Gideon. THE WEALTHY APPLE. The Wealthy apple seems to be grow- ing in favor on all sides, and especially along the northern limits of its growth. It is per- fect in form, free from spots, does not need spraying, is little affected with codling moth, and is withal beautiful to look upon
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