Pine^ and like that variety, does not throw out many runners, but in foliage and fruit 

 is entirely different. 



8. British Queen. — Not productive enough to be of any service. Hardly bears 

 enough to test its quality. 



9. Burros Rival Hudson — though a hardy and tolerably productive sort, is not 

 worthy of culture when the first three varieties of this list can be obtained. 



10 and 11. The English White, and Red Wood — I cultiv^ate for the singularity of 

 their fruit and foliage. The fruit is agreeable, but not very abundant. The Red 

 Wood was the first strawberry to ripen the present year, which was perhaps owing to 

 its position. 



12, 13, 14 and 15. Ruisfs Early, Methven, Victoria, and Prolijic Hautbois — were 

 in our garden and some few plants still remain, but no one has thought it worth while 

 to preserve them when other and more desirable varieties are so readily obtained. 

 They have not proved productive with us. 



DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. 



BT CHAS. PvOBINSON, NEW HAYEN, CT. 



Who can estimate the vast extent of insect life, especially in cities ? None but the 

 careful cultivator, who takes an honest pride in the health and, of course, the cleanli- 

 ness of liis plants, can at all conceive of the amount and infinite variety of the 

 depredators, to -whose attacks they are daily and hourly liable. There is scarce a 

 plant which has less than six or eight special enemies, while of the coccus, worms of 

 numberless variety, and caterpillars of all shapes, colors, and sizes — a whole army is 

 continually striving to destroy our labors and our hopes. 



AYhence this worse than Egyptian plague, and whence their origin ? Their present 

 condition is but one aspect — one phase of their existence; for their propagation and 

 diffusion Nature has provided a seperate and distinct life ; they are metamorphosed 

 into a new and higher state of being. Moths, millers, and flies, destructive though 

 they may be, are but the representatives and propagators of enemies still more 

 rapacious. Each moth, each miller, and each fiy, as a general fact, is the precursor 

 and parent of maggots, worms, and caterpillars innumerable. 



What reliance then can be placed upon the efibrts of the few birds found in a city 

 for the destruction of these legions ? 



For many years I have made it a point to destroy forthwith, upon their first appear- 

 ance, all insects which dared to manifest themselves in my garden. This has caused 

 me no small labor ; and the most discouraging feature of the whole is, that during the 

 season of vegetation the work is never done. Some new phase of the annoyance is 

 constantly occurring — some new and more destructive enemy requires constant exter- 

 mination. I have also provided nests for our various birds, and have fed them until 

 ardcn has become the home of the blue bird, the robin, wren, humming 

 yellow bird, the warbler, and various others of our sweet songsters. 



