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enters the tree from the ground through the 

 roots or from the air through the leaves. 

 Then whence come they? They are manu- 

 factured in the leaves. Many cases pro- 

 duce leaf disease. Fungi showing in the 

 form of mildew, mould, etc., and the tiny 

 aphis work great damage. These must be 

 killed by spraying with some fungicide and 

 insect washes. The best fungicide is sul- 

 phate of copper, commonly called bluestone 

 or blue vitriol. The lime sulphur wash used 

 in killing scale and other insects is also a 

 fungicide and helps to keep the foliage 

 healthy. — California Fruit Grower. 



Poultry in Porto Rico. 



In Porto Rico the Leghorn varieties, 

 especially the white and buff kinds, appear 

 to be most suitable to prevailing conditions. 

 The Black Minorca fowl also does very well 

 and lays large, white eggs, is a non-sitter, 

 and being somewhat heavier than the Leg- 

 horn, is more valuable for table purposes. 

 The several varieties of Plymouth Rocks, 

 Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, etc., are 

 reported to be too heavily feathered, and too 

 addicted to sitting, to be profitable under 

 the circumstances. The Indian Game and 

 Buff Orpington breeds are popular in Ja- 

 maica. 



Best Poultry for Cuba. 



The number of breeds is legion, and as the 

 greater number come from temperate zones 

 it follows that discrimination is necessary in 

 selection. For table purposes the Indian 

 Game, the Dorking, and the English Game 

 stand pre-eminent among breeds, being large 

 and fleshy, and with meat of excellent 

 quality. In Jamaica the Indian Game is 

 a favorite bird among 

 pen-keepers, and is more 

 suitable to the climate 

 than any other breed of 

 table bird. The Dorking 

 is suitable for dry local- 

 ities in the West Indies, 

 where there is plenty of 

 shade and a good run, but 

 the birds have not been so 

 successful in Jamaica as 

 the game breeds. The 

 hens of the three breeds 

 mentioned are all poor 

 layers but good sitters. 



As laying breeds the 

 Leghorns and Minorcas 

 are undoubtedly the best, 

 and the former is prob- 

 ably the most profitable 

 variety of hen that can 

 be kept in the West In- 

 dies. The Leghorn ap- 

 pears to thrive equally 

 well both in wet and ex- 

 posed localities, and also 

 in hot as in dry districts, 

 in confinement and at 

 large. Minorcas are also 

 excellent layers of large 

 eggs. They thrive in 

 warm sheltered places and 

 give very profitable re- 

 turns, but will not stand 

 exposure so well as the 

 Leghorns. - — Agricultural 

 News, Barbados. 



Cuban Tobacco. 



Gen. Garcia Velez, the Cuban minister to 

 the United States, has this to say about 

 Cuban tobacco : 



"There is no question about Cuban tobacco being 

 the peer of all tobaccos, no matter where raised or 

 grown," said Gen. Garcia. "There is only one 

 fault to tind with our tobacco, and that is that 

 it gets brittle too soon." — Washington (D. C.) 

 Herald. 



Enormous Lemons, Which Grow Freely in Cuba. 



