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opinion as to whether the variety in question would suit him or not. 

 The Wilson is a variety which needs rich soil and good cultivation. 

 Certain varieties will succeed on moderate soil, as the Triumph, others 

 will do well on sandy soil, some succeed on clay. Others again will 

 do well in a moist soil or season, while still others will do fairly well 

 on a dry soil, or in a dry season. Some, like the Crescent, often yield 

 well under indifferent treatment, while others require the very best of 

 care and cultivation. Some varieties will yield several years in suc- 

 cession while others will not. 



If, therefore, horticulturists in sending reports to their papers, or 

 giving their opinions on certain varieties of fruits at the meeting of 

 horticultural societies, would also give their mode of cultivation, time 

 of planting, condition and quality of soil and plants, location, climatic 

 influence, etc., taking also into considerationthat the results of a single 

 season is no test. Then, I take it, by comparing such reports, the 

 needs of each variety would become apparent, and the testimony seem 

 less conflicting. 



It is much the same in regard to preventives or remedies against 

 diseases of trees and plants, and insect depredations. Too many are 

 apt to theorize or jump to conclusions regarding the efficacy of such 

 remedies. To illustrate: Some time ago I saw a statement in a paper 

 that some one who was in the habit of using calomel for certain ills to 

 which his system was subject, tried the same remedy on one of his 

 trees which seemed ailing, introducing the dose through a hole bored 

 into the tree! The tree recovered, and of course the calomel rose in 

 his favor. Similar cases might be cited by the score. 



I submit, therefore, that in order to enable a horticultural jury to 

 form an intelligent opinion, we should present all the facts in the case. 



•SPECIAL REPORT OF A. CERTAIN APPLE TREE BORER AND 



STRAWBERRY INSECT. 



BY F. GUTMANN. 



[This report was written in German and has been translated by F. Lionberger.] 



I have discovered a destructive apple tree borer in my orchard this 

 summer and have given the matter a great deal of study by trying to 

 find out its habits and to have it identified. 



The borer works upwards out of the roots, and I found where it 



