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Keotarines. — The fruit of my Elrudge Nectarine dried up last summer just before its period 

 of maturity. The tree was of perfectly healthy and vigorous growth, three years from the 

 nursery, had been regularly shortened-in, and had brought its finiit to perfection in 1851. The 

 most careful examination of three or four of the dried fruits disclosed no trace of an insect. 

 Overbearing could not have been the cause, as the severity of the previous winter had spared 

 upon this tree only twelve or fifteen nectarines. The season could hardly have caused it, for a 

 Hunt's Tawney, thirty feet distant, and an Early Violet, only twenty feet, brought their respective 

 fiuit to perfection, in the same soil, and with the same exposure and treatment. What could have 

 been the cause ; and what is the remedy or preventive ? Subscriber. 



Cases of this kind occur often, that do not admit of a sound explanation, especially by 

 persons that are unacquainted with all the circumstances. 



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A LADY correspondent writes us as foUows : 



"I have a beautiful White Pine, thirty feet high, covered with the American Bligld, or Woolly 

 Aphis, which I fear will destroy it unless you can suggest a remedy. Will sulphur, or any other 

 medicine, inserted into its body enter the circulation and destroy the pest without injury to the 

 tree ? It is so large I cannot have access to them with any external application, unless showering 

 with some medicamentum, or tobacco water, will prove effectual." 



No hope whatever from internal applications. We really cannot suggest a remedy 

 except the unpleasant one of cutting down trees so affected. The Scotch Pine is likely to 

 fall a prey to it. We published some months ago a communicatien on this subject from H, 

 W. Saegaxt, Esq., of FishkiU, on the Hudson. On a small scale we may manage this insect, 

 but on large trees it is beyond control. 



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Albaxt asd Rexsselaee County Hoeticultiieal Society. — We have received the list 

 of premiums, rules, and regulations for 1853. The following is the list of oflficers and 

 committees : 



PrcstffeH<— HERMAX WENDELL, M. D. 



Vice Presidents — Henry Yail, C. P. Willums, Wm. Newcomb, E. Dokk. 



Secretary — Joseph Warren. 



Treasurer — Luther Tucker. 



3Ianagers—Y. P. Douw, B. B. Kirtlaxd, J. SL Lovett, L. Mexand, E. Cornhtg, Jr., James 

 Wilson, J. S. Goold, E. E. Platt. 



Committees for 18.53.— Fr»«7s— Dr. Herman Wendell, Albany, chairman. V. P. Douw, Green- 

 bush; E. Dorr, Albany; B. B, Kirtland, Greenbush ; D. Thomas Yail, Troy. 



On Green-house Plants and Green-house Flowers — Wm. Newcomb, chairman. J. S. Goold, 

 Albany ; W. A. Wharton, Albany ; Wm. Janes, Bethlehem ; W. Buttcrcasc, Watervliet. 



On Gardens— Dr. Herman Wendell, Albany, chairman. B. P. Johnson, lilbany, and C. P. 

 Williams, Albany. 



On Flowers— J. M. Lovett, Albany, chairman. C. P. Williams, Albany ; J. McD. Mclntyre, 

 Albany; .J. May ell, Albany. 



On Floral Deslrjns, Bouquets, die— 3. M. Lovett, Albany, chairman. W. A. Wharton, Albany; 

 Joseph Warren, Albany ; John Jacob Wendell, Albany. Ladled Committee— Mx^ V. P. Douw, 

 Greenbush ; Mrs. W. A Wharton, Mrs. Jas. Goold, Miss Reynolds, Miss Pierson, Albany. 



On Discretionary Premiums — E. P. Prentice, Bethlehem, chairman. D. T. Vail, Troy; Jacob 

 Henrj^ Watervliet. B. P. Johnson, Albany; S. Morgan, Watervliet; W. Durant, Watervliet 



