'380 Winter Mectinj;. 



sicrs, whose ancestors were all great apple eaters, and it would be 

 strange, indeed, if their decendants did not keep up the habit. 



"There may have been at one time a little prejudice against the apple 

 among people who are naturally inclined to turn up their noses at any- 

 thing within the reach of commoners, but the scientists came to the res- 

 cue, and showed that the apple, chemically, is one of the most wholesome 

 of fruits. 



"The German scientists have pointed out that the apple contains 

 a larger percentage of phosporus than any other fruit or vegetable, and 

 that this phosporus is admirably adapted for renewing the essential nerv- 

 ous matter, lethicin of the brain and spinal chord. Our own scientists 

 have pointed out that the acids of the apple are of signal use for men ot 

 sedentary habits; that these acids eliminate from the body noxious mat- 

 ters which, if retained, would make the brain heavy or dull or bring 

 about jaundice, skin eruptions and other allied troubles. 



"Now everyone knows that Chicago brains are not heavy or dull, 

 and the plain inference is that our people eat a great many apples. Somt 

 New York man has discovered that the malic acid of ripe apples, either 

 raw or cooked, will neutralize any excess of chalky matter engendered 

 by eating too much meat. It is also contended that the apple, when 

 taken ripe, and in large doses without sugar, diminishes the acid in the 

 stomach rather than provokes it. We may like big, red apples, as the 

 New Yorkers say, but we like them because they are good apples, and 

 wt eat them at home." — Fruit Trade Journal. 



EFFECT OF GAS ON NURSERY STOCK. 



(By Prof. W. G. Johnson.) 



During the past few months, I have had many inquiries regarding 

 the physiological effect of hydrocyanic acid gas upon various grades and 

 kinds of nursery stock. After several years' experience handling this 

 gas, both experimentally and in a practical way, I can give definite in- 

 formation on this question. In April, '99, I began a series of experi- 

 ments with a view of determining the exact amount of gas nursery stock 

 would stand when exposed one hour. 



These experiments confirmed previous tests made by me that the gas, 

 when used as recommended (0.25 gramme per cubic foot of space in- 

 closed) does not injure any kind of well-matured, thoroughly dormant 

 nursery stock. Even the tender terminals of first-class peach were ex- 



