1877.] 



AND HOBTIGULTURIST. 



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pose of killing green-fly, some say the plants 

 liable to be scorched should be sprinkled with 

 water before it is done, while others equally as 



tempted when the foliage is perfectly dry." 

 Which plan is right ? 



[We have never observed any difTerence, and 



confident, assert " Fumigation must only be at- : think there is none. — EJ. G. M.] 



IRUIT AND MEGETABLE liARDENING. 



GOMMUNICA TIONS. 



SEEDLINGS OF HYBRID GRAPES. 



BY REV. J. H. CREIGHTON, LANCASTER, OHIO. 



I tried an experiment with Rogers' Hybrid 

 Grape seed that may be interesting to some of 

 the readers of the Gardener's Monthly. I planted 

 a long row of the seed Ko. 9, and they gi-ew vig- 

 orously, but before they were four months old, 

 I could see that they all went back to the two 

 parents from which they came. The native 

 and foreign were as plainly distinguishable as if 

 they were a year old. So marked was this back- 

 ward step that I took no pains to grow them any 

 further. The foreigners were badly mildewed, 

 and the natives looked strong and healthy, and 

 made one almost feel that his teeth were on 

 edge. 



[This is a very interesting note. The experi- 

 ment is worth repeating. Natural varieties, as 

 distinct from hybrids, reproduce themselves 

 very well from seed. Our florists' catalogues 

 are full of such illustrations. If hybrids will 

 thus go back, and divide in one generation, in 

 other cases as in this, it might be the means of 

 distinguishing between natural varieties and 

 hybrids, which it is now often difficult to do.— 

 Ed. G. M.] 



THE SENER APPLE. 



BY MR. J. STAYMAN, LAVENWORTH, KAN. 



Dear Sir: — Yours of September 20th, was 

 received yesterday on my return here, also the 

 apple, although it was entirely rotten, but in 

 fair shape, so that I could take a cut and inside 

 outline of the fruit. I am sorry I did not get it 

 in time to give a more satisfactory outline and 

 description. The scions were entirely dried up, 

 past recovery, which I very much regret, as I 



wished to graft them at my home place, Leaven- 

 worth, Kan. The business at the Centennial con- 

 tinued to increase in number of varieties so that 

 I found it impossible to leave until it was over, 

 and with what I had on hand and some other 

 business, detained me until the 5th of this month 

 before I left the city. I send with this the out- 

 line and description. The color and quality I 

 had to judge from memory and what you wrote, 

 which may be both incorrect. If so, please 

 state in what respect and also add about the 

 vigor and any other part omitted. I am very 

 thankful for your kindness in sending the speci- 

 men and your interesting letter, and am very 

 sorry that I have been unable to answer sooner. 



I took, while at the Centennial, seven hun- 

 dred and eighty (780) cuts and descriptions of 

 fruit I had not taken before, making my entire 

 collection over 1,700. In every respect complete, 

 and taken by myself, embracing many new and 

 valuable varieties. 



I would be much obliged if it is not too much 

 trouble to send me a few more scions fit to graft 

 and direct them to Leavenworth, Kan. Two or 

 three grafts will be sufficient to test the variety, 

 as I expect to be there in about ten days and 

 remain there, from where I should like to hear 

 from you when convenient. 



I think the Sener apple a valuable variety and 

 worth being more generally cultivated. 



Fruit large; form oblate, slightly conic; color 

 light yellow; dots small, scattered, distinct, 

 grey; stem medium, rather thick; cavity 

 wide, deep, green or russeted ; calyx very large, 

 open ; segments large, reflexed ; basin rather 

 wide, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed ; core large, 

 wide, closed; carpels medium, hollow; seeds 

 rather large, ovate, angular, light chestnut 

 brown ; flesh white, tender, juicy, sprightly, 

 pleasant sub-acid; quality good, excellent for 

 kitchen ; tree, rather drooping, a regular and 

 generous bearer. Brought from Germantown 



