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means to keep the tree growing in its natural season, and then quit. If 

 we understood how to accomplish that, I think we could just as well 

 prevent the disastrous effect of arctic winters also. While we may nev- 

 er attain this knowledge, even as well as doctors can judge the probable 

 course of disease by the symptoms, we' may. at least, turn our attention 

 in this direction, and learn, afterwards, how a certain course would have 

 prevented disaster. If we commence cultivating early, and never 

 neglect it enough to compel the tree to cease growing in the late sum- 

 mer, as Prof. Burrill told us in Illinois Society, last year, we may prevent 

 the unseasonable, very late, second growth, and leave the tree in good 

 condition to withstand climatic changes and severity, instead of inviting 

 destruction of any and all kinds. 



It would seem that they could at least grow all the small fruits in 

 those higher latitudes that we can, but they certainly have a better ex- 

 cuse for not doing it than we have It is considered decidedly unsafe to 

 leave any variety of grapes, raspberries and blackberries unprotected in 

 winter, as well as strawberries. It is not claimed to be such a formida- 

 ble job as I had imagined, especially if commenced and kept up from the 

 first year of planting, and I am inclined to believe it would pay well, on 

 the average, even south of here, but we might as well tell our people 

 that such luxuries are not in their reach, as to instruct them how to do 

 this. On selfish principles, I think it would pay some of us to make a 

 regular practice of it, as the only successful way, and we would soon 

 have a monopoly. 



SOME RARE OR LITTLE KNOWN BIRDS OF MISSOURI. 



BY li. FRANK BUSH. 



Missouri has a large and varied avi-fauna, dui principally to the 

 great breadth of territory, from north to south, which gives it a very 

 great variety of climate and soil. Its large and diversified Mora fur- 



