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[The Black Hamburg Grape sent for compari- 

 son was a very poor specimen of that variety. 

 Fortunately, Mr. Rickett's new seedling does not 

 need comparison, having positive merits of its 

 own. We have rarely tasted a foreign Grape 

 with more honeyed sweetness. The berries arc 

 in size about as the Black Hamburg, and the 

 bunch is wide at the top, tapering rather sud- 

 denly to a long slender point. The berries are 

 rather loose on the bunch. So far as the charac- 

 ter of the fruit is concerned, it may be regarded 

 as a valuable addition to our meagre list of first- 

 class vinery Grapes. 



Sallie "Worrell Peach. — From C. W. 

 Westbrook, Wilson, N. C. This came to hand 

 in excellent order, on August 10th. They were 

 medium size, Avhite flesh, small freestone, very 

 juicy, and of an agreeable flavor. Mr. W. says 

 that the fruit generally reaches fourteen inches 

 in ciiTumference, and that twelve inches is its 

 general size. It is regarded by good judges as 

 the finest flavored Peach in the Carolinas. It 

 was found on the ground of Mrs. S. Worrell, near 

 Wilson, N. C. It is impossible to speak of the 

 absolute merits of a Peach from a sample of the 

 fruit alone. It appears to us to warrant all the 

 goad things Mr. W. says of it. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



Clapp's Pears. — The article on the Past 

 Century of Pomology was made up from the 

 entry book of the Centennial, in which "J. 

 Clapp " is recorded in connection with the seed- 

 ling Pear. But a correspondent writes it should 

 have been " F. and L. Clapp." 



Stka-wberry Leaf Insect. — C. J.B., South 

 Fraraingham, Mass., writes : " An insect, new 

 to me, has been very destructive among my 

 Strawberry plants, in one place having nearly 

 killed a three-foot strip of vines which were 

 thrifty and vigorous at the time of bearing. 

 They have seriously, injured the new runners. 

 Being inconspicuous, and working on the under 

 side of the leaves, their presence was not sus- 

 pected until the mischief, which is rapidly 

 effected, was done. The insect is a beetle, an 

 eighth of an inch in length, varying in color 

 from dark brown to jet black, the latter pre- 

 dominating. Unlike the little turnip beetle or 

 fly, they do not actively attempt to escape. To- 

 morrow I am going to apply Paris green to 



some of the plants to see how they will bear it, 

 in order to protect myself, if possible, next sea- 

 son. I find that caution is necessary in the use 

 of that poison, as an over-dose killed some of 

 my ten weeks' Stocks and also Mignionette. 

 Have you ever been troubled bj- this pest ? Can 

 you tell me of a remedy ? I enclose two leaves 

 which show the ravages. The insects, after 

 having done their work, are gone, therefore I 

 cannot send you a specimen. I send you, how- 

 ever, the figure." 



[This may be one of the beetles of which we 

 have read as being destructive to Strawberry 

 leaves, but these are the first specimens of their 

 work that we have seen. The leaves are skele- 

 tonized as in the case of Elm leaves, with which 

 most tree growers are familiar. — Ed. G. M.] 



Grapes and Graperies. — E. H. H., East- 

 hampton, writes: "Please to tell me the treat- 

 ment of grapery after bearing. Shall I simply 

 give plenty of air? Shall I allow the ground to 

 di-y ? Shall I continue to pinch back the shoots ? 

 Will it be injurious to the Grape vines to use 

 the grapery for flowering plants like Carnations, 

 at a low temperature? In that case, would it 

 do to leave the vines in position? They are too 

 old and stiff to put under a bench, have been 

 usually cut loose and allowed to hang, but would 

 be then in the way if I use for flowers. What 

 is the best and most practical book of Grapes 

 under class? I have Downing's Fruit Culture, 

 and supplement to' Henderson's Floriculture, 

 good enough but not complete enough. Sent 

 for Fuller's but it proves to be devoted wholly 

 to native Grape. Which author on Roses is best 

 for one who wants a practical treatise ? don't 

 care for a historical. Cm- library has scarcely 

 any books of horticulture. If you will answer 

 any or all the above questions you will confer a 

 «reat favor on a constant reader of the Gar- 

 dener's Monthly. " 



[1. Chorlton's Grape Grower's Guide will prob- 

 ably give you all the information you need on 

 these matters. It is not usual to pinch back 

 much after the fruit has matured, but the whole 

 is left to mature, and all pruning left till the 

 leaves are ripe. Strong, for Roses. 



2. Some persons could succeed in growing 

 flowers and Grapes in the way you desire, but it 

 is wholly a matter for local decision. Unless 

 one has already had some experience, the first 

 attempts would probably not be ranked as a 

 complete success. 



The best course for our correspondent would 



