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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[January, 



"green" fruit; so to keep the commandments he 

 cuts offtlie green skin, and eats the white flesh, 

 but would our "critic" not say it was still "green" 

 fruit. By a metaphor, green in this sense has 

 come to mean unripe, no matter what the color 

 of the "green" fruit may be. We fear our cor- 

 respondent must look for sympathy among those 

 who cannot say, cactuses and roses, when talk- 

 ing ever}'-da}' English, but must have Cacti, 

 Rosfe, Gladioli, etc.— Ed. G. M.] 



Japan Persimmon. — With a very pretty 

 specimen of fruit, Baird & Tuttle, write: "For 

 your inspection we mail you this day a sample 

 fruit of the Japan Persimmon raised in Califor- 

 nia. We retain a specimen of another variety, 

 unfit for shipment, that is fully as fine as the 

 one sent. We are very much interested in this 

 fruit and hope to most thoroughly test the hard- 

 ness of the imported trees this coming winter. 

 Trees planted last spring in nursery row have 

 done well but were very late in making a new 

 growth and the early frosts caused leaves to drop. 

 Root grafts have done poorly ; we budded the 

 Japan on the native persimmon with perfect 

 success. We think this most delicious fruit is 

 worthy of very extended experiment and trial 

 before condemning it as tender or unfit for the 

 north." 



Queen of the Market Raspberry. — E. P. 

 Roe, writes: "I would be glad to learn the origin 

 of the Queen of the Market Raspberry. I have 

 a row of it that I know to be genuine in ray test 

 and specimen bed. Side by side with it I have 

 Cuthbert plants obtained from Thos. Cuthbert's 

 garden, its original home. After a Summer and 

 Fall's experience I can see no difference between 

 these two varieties either in foilage, the appear- 

 ance of the cones, or in the fruit. I cannot help 

 thinking that they are identical, but would be 

 glad to be better informed by any of your cor- 

 respondents. On the other side of my Cuthbert 



row I also have the Conover Raspberry. The 

 plants of the latter were very poor and they 

 have made but a feeble growth, still they closely 

 resemble the Cuthbert. It is my plan to test 

 the small fruits side by side and let them argue 

 their own cases with no other help save that 

 obtained from nature. 



Various Fruit Queries. — F. L. Flushing, 

 Mich., writes : — "1. Is there a known remedy for 

 the destruction of the insect, the larva of which 

 you will find in the enclosed raspberry cane, and 

 what do you call them ? 2. How can I destroy 

 the ground mole ? It is the only real pest I 

 have in my strawberries. 3. Are the Cinderella 

 and Continental Strawberries very much es- 

 teemed in Philadelphia markets as profitable 

 market berries ? 4. Is the Reliance Raspberry as 

 good, prolific and profitable as the Queen of the 

 Market, or Cuthbert Raspberry? Is the Gregg 

 the best Blackcap Raspberry? The straw- 

 berries and Reliance Raspberries are recom- 

 mended highly by Messrs. Gibson & Bennet, of 

 Woodbury, N. J.; they claim the origination,. 

 and that the highest or first premiums have 

 been awarded for them." 



[1. The injury to the raspberry canes is not 

 knovvn here. Send some specimens to Prof- 

 Cook, Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. 2. 

 Lumps of tow dipped in gas tar, and placed in 

 ! the runs will drive the moles away, 3. The 

 strawberries mentioned have not been long 

 enough known to appear in the Philadelphia 

 market in any quantity. Those who have seen 

 the plants in bearing, believe them to be good 

 kinds. The Reliance is a raspberry much in the 

 way of the Philadelphia, and in some respects is 

 i regarded as somewhat of an improvement. The 

 ! Gregg is believed to be the best blackcap yet 

 raised. 4. Gibson & Bennett stand among the 

 most reliable men in the nursery trade. — Ed- 

 ! G. M.] 



Forestry. 



COMAIUNICATIONS. Marshall, author of the Arbustum Americanuniy 



we took occasion to measure some of his most 



remarkable trees. 



Humphrey Marshall built his house at what is 

 now Marshalltou, West Chester Co., Pa., in 

 During a recent visit, in company with Mr. 1764, and it is probable that these trees were 

 W. M. Canby, to the old garden of Humphrey planted during the years immediately "subse- 



NOTES ON TREES IN THE ARBORETUM 

 OF HUMPHREY MARSHALL. 



BY PROF. C. S. SARGENT. 



