

EDITOK'S TAULK. 



taiiting the solution I tliought I would try tlie opposite element; so I stirred up the ingredient 

 and dropped tlio plant in, K-tting it remain about tliroc hours. During tliis time tiie li(jnid Imd 

 become ilonr, and the jdant entirely ooated with the sediment I took it out and put it on the 

 stn^e in the greenhouse, and when it required water, I watered it with this solution in a elear 

 state. In a very short time it began to show signs of returning life ; the shrivelled parts began 

 to swell out — the coating it got by its immei-sion falling off in flakes. I now shifted it into a 

 large pot, still continuing to water it with the sulphur water, until the fresh earth had become 

 thoroughly impregnated witli the sulpiiur. It now grew rapidly, and became as healthy a plant, 

 and the green as beautiful, as I ever sjiw. Tills plant is now full of flowers, and has never been 

 affected with the scale since. Having several large Cacti thai were affected with the scale, and 

 being too large to put in the cask, I gave them about five or six waterings with the same water, 

 and they soon became perfectly clean. I then' watered all the Cacti I had with the same wa- 

 ter, whether clean or no. This is now, as I stated before, two years since. I have not used any 

 sulphur water on any of them since that period, and on examination I find they are all clean and 

 healthy. Therefore I have come to this conclusion, that if the soil the Cactus grows in, is impreg- 

 nated with sul])hur, the plant never will become affected with scale, for this reason : the sulphur 

 is taken up by the roots, and is thoroughly disseminated through the plant, at the same time ren- 

 dering the ])laut unwholesome to the scale. Kobeut Mkstox. — Ashv'ood, Tcnv 



Hampton's New Siberian Crab. — One of six seedlings from the Siberian Crab, all of which are 

 difi^erent. 



Size — ^large for a Siberian. Form — ovate conical. Color — a deep, rich crimson, blotched and 

 indistinctly striped with elear orange and yellowish red. Blossoms — large. The tree presents a 

 splendid appearance when in blo-som, and when loaded with its dark, crimson fruit, is highly 

 ornamental; and the fruit is excellent for preserving, being of a sweetish, astringent flavor. Sea- 

 son of maturity — October and November. Raised by William C. IIampton, of Dudley, Hard 

 County, Ohio. "W. C. H. 



