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Mr. Piper — I have used hellebore on roses with good success, 

 and Paris green on potato vines to destroy the bugs. 



Mr. Abbot — I use whale oil soap and crude carbolic acid for 

 lice on the under side of the leaves. 



Mr. Rice — I have treated the gooseberries with white hellebore 

 very successfully. Used dry powder and sifted it over the foliage 

 when the dew is on, 



L. R. Bryant — I have not used Paris green much, principally 

 London purple. The past season was not a good one to j udge of codling 

 moth injuries on account of the short crop of apples, however I am 

 satisfied that the London purple will destroy them and also the 

 canker-worm. There is great danger in having the solution too 

 strong, in which event it would scorch the foliage. I use one pound 

 to one hundred and sixty gallons of water. The solution can be 

 stronger in the early part of the season than later when the foliage 

 is dryer and will take up more of it. 



Mr. Austin — I used Paris green for slugs on roses successfully; 

 one application is sufficient. 



Question — What is the best keeping apple to plant in Northern 

 Illinois? 



Mr. Bryant — I would recommend the Willow Twig for one, it 

 has been tried more than any other and proved successful, I think 

 the Salome is one of the best winter apples, quality considered. The 

 old trees bore a good crop this season but the young trees have not 

 fruited enough to amount to any thing, the nursery trees have had 

 a fine growth this year. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN FOR FAMILY USE. 



Mr. Piper — T have been at vegetable gardening for fourteen 

 years and have tested a great many varieties, especially of potatoes, 

 I think the Early Bancroft is the best early potato, the Early May, 

 Early Sunrise and Watson are all good early sorts, the Empire State 

 is the best winter variety; I raised last year two hundred and fifty 

 bushels per acre of them, the White Star is also a good keeper and 

 yielder. 



Mr. Bryant — The White Star did not yield well with me. 



