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Horticnltnral Notes. 



Credit. 



The article in December number, on Raising Cuttings, was written by Dr. Wra. 

 M. Hovvsley, and should have been so credited. 



Notes on i'''riiits from Texiis. 



William Watson Brenham, Washington county, Texas, writes us: " Nearly all the 

 summer and early fall apples do well here, and for winter. Ben Davis, Rawles Jan-' 

 nette, Shockley, Romanite, EquenetcU (or as you call it, Buckingham), are fine here. 

 Nickajack is also good. 



As for pears, 1 think this promises to be our best fruit — more certain than the 

 peach. I have never seen any disease on either the pear or the apple here, during a 

 residence of fourteen years. Dwarf pears do best with me. I have planted 1,000 

 dwarf trees in my own orchard, and only 100 Standards, Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, Flemish Beauty, Boussock, Howell, ^Onondaga, Beurre 

 d'Auialis, Seckel, all do fine here. 



lieephuj Griiites, 



At a late meeting of the Alton, Illinois Horticultural Society, a member remarked 

 that he had no trouble in keeping grapes sweet and good till the first of April. Pick 

 carefully, spread in garret to shrink several days, and then pack in shallow boxes 

 about five inches deep, holding twenty-five pounds each, and lined with paper. In 

 spring the grapes come out good and sweet, though somewhat shriveled. 



Itatian Chestnuts. 



The Califor7iia Horticulturist notices chestnuts from Italian seed measuring three 

 inches in circumference, raised in Sonoma City. 



Zante Currant Gmpes. 



The Pacific Rural Press says ; " We have received from the Alhambra Gardens, 

 near Martinez, a box of superb grapes of a number of varieties, including that from 

 which the — so-called — Zante currants are made ; the donor is Dr. J. Strentzel. 

 May the frosts of age fall lightly, and render as beautiful the winter of his years, as 

 were the tinted autumn leaves that accompanied the generous gift." 



Alternate Moiv System. 



A strawberry grower at Memphis, Tenn. says : " Let others say what they please, 

 but I am satisfied from careful observation that the alternate row system with hand 

 cleaning amongst the vines, letting the runners root, is by far the best system for 

 the South." Yes, and you might have added — for either North or South. 



I'rize Ap2>les in IMichiffnn. 



At a late meeting of the Michigan Pomological Society, premiums were awarded 

 to the following: Summer, Primate first, Sweet Bough second ; Fall, Maiden's Blush 

 first, Lowell second ; Winter, Rhode Island Greening first, Wagoner second 



