FOREIGN AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 



son why hog pens often keep them off. Destroying the yonng will not be a perfect reme- 

 dy, as the insect flies from garden to garden. Mr. Thatcher, of Chilicothe, in a late let- 

 ter to our Horticultural Society, speaks of an insect that deposits eggs in his grapes, but 

 which passes by those that hang over a pavement. I find that Dr. Hildreth, of Mariet- 

 ta, of our state, and Dr. Warder, Editor of our Western Hort. Review, concur with me 

 in the opinion that insects are indispensible in the impregnation of strawberres. 



Yours. N. Longworth. 



Cincinnati, O., July 15, 1851. 



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Notices of Various Vegetables and 

 Fruits. — Pomeranian Cabbage. — Remarkable 

 for its conical tapering form, very compact and 

 firm to the apex. It is very hardy, and likely 

 to prove valuable in situations too cold for the 

 Battersea and other cabbages, grown in the 

 neighborhood of London. — Jour. Hor. Soc, 

 vol. 5, p. 280. 



Haricot d'Algiers. — A Runner Bean, from 

 Lorraine, remarkable for its pale color; and the 

 pods being entirely destitute of any lining, they 

 are exceedingly tender and excellent when 

 cooked. Its pale color renders it unattractive, 

 but when known it will be esteemed for private 

 gardens, though not suitable for market pur- 

 poses. — Ibid. p. 281. 



Early Peas- — Essex Champion, "Warner's 

 Early Emperor, Warner's Early Conqueror. 

 Early Bedalean, Early Railway, and Early 

 AVonder may be considered identical. War- 

 ner's Early Emperor is stronger and taller than 

 the Early Kent; not quite so early, but a few 

 days earlier than the Early May. Danecroft 

 Rival, Danecroft Early Green, Fames' Con- 

 servative Green Marrow, and the Transparent 

 Pea are the same. — Ibid. p. 282. 



Late Peas. — Of fifteen varieties (so called by 

 the seedsmen) the following appear to be the 

 best, as proved in the Horticultural Society's 

 Garden: — American Dwarf, sown April 6, fit 

 for use July 8th; about one and a half foot 

 high, a good bearer, rijjeniag about ten days 

 later than Bishop's Long Pod. Stubb's or 

 Burbidge's Eclipse, sown April 6tli, fit for use 

 July 12; a good dwarf for its season, having 

 the peas larger than any other variety equally 

 dwarf. Hunter's New Marrow, sown April 

 6th, fit for use July 18th; larger tlian Knight's 

 Dwarf Marrow, and of very sugary quality; a 

 good bearer.— /6?Vi. p. 282-3. Hairs' Dwarf 

 Green Mammoth Marrow, two and a half feet 

 high, sown March 11th, in full flower June 24th ; 

 six peas in a pod of large size and full flavor; 

 first gathering July lOtli, the most prolific and 

 best.— iV. B. Jour, of Hor., p. 41. 



CajiliJJowers were sown on April 9th, and 

 subsequently treated alike in every respect. 

 Of the eight kinds tried, the large Asiatic and 

 the Walcheren proved to be those most de- 



serving of cultivation. It must here be re- 

 marked, that April 9th is much too late to sow 

 Cauliflowers to prove in this country ; for every 

 gardener knows that a kind that comes good in 

 spring may be almost worthless in a dry hot 

 summer. The early varieties were failures; 

 but the late kinds were good. In experiments 

 upon vegetables, it is important that they should 

 be proved in the best season for their growth. 

 Jour. Hor. Soc, v. 5, p. 24. 



Summer Lettuces. — AVhite Paris Cos: Of all 

 the varieties of summer Cos Lettuces, this was 

 the largest, the best and longest in running to 

 seed ; it was sown April 10th. and had not com- 

 menced to run July 27th, when the other Cos 

 Lettuces sown on the same day were running 

 to flower. Malta, sown April 10th; it was 

 only running partially July 27th. A good 

 Cabbage Lettuce, larger than the Neapolitan; 

 leaves dentate, their margins not curled. — 

 Ibid., p. 26. 



Neapolitan Cabbage Lettuce. — Sown April 

 10th ; still remained in the cabbage form with- 

 out running July 27th. Compact, finely 

 blanched, crisp, and tender; leaves having the 

 margins dentate, a little curled. As in the last 

 season, so in this, it has proved the best Cab- 

 bage Lettuce. From the above detail it ap- 

 pears that the above are the best summer Let- 

 tuces, and that various others reputed new and 

 good, are not deserving of cultivation. — Ibid., 

 p. 26. 



The Barker Nectarine, when first introduced 

 from Mr. Barker of Suedia, was noted as pro- 

 ducing leaves of globose glands, large flowers, 

 and peaches of little merit. Subsequently, one 

 small twig was observed having reniform glands. 

 Buds from this were taken and worked on a 

 tree against the south wall, and the fruit proves 

 to be the Nectarine. Leaves with reniform 

 glands; flowers small: fruit large obovate, dark 

 red next the sun ; pale yellowish green where 

 shaded. Flesh fine, yellowish white, rayed 

 with bright red at the stone, from which if i)arfs 

 freely; rich in this unfavorable season (1850;) 

 but scarcely so aromatic as the Violette Hative. 

 Stone larger than that of the sort just ment' 

 ed, flattish, obovate. Kernel bitter. Tl 

 riety is quite distinct from the Stanwic 



