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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



{January, 



EDITORIAL NOTES 



A Large Raspberry Garden. — Parker 

 Earle, of Cobden, Illinois, has twenty-five acres 

 of Raspberries crown for market purposes. He 

 grows the Turner. It is pronounced a profitable 

 garden. 



Forest Rose Strawberry. — Dr. "Warder 



thinks this likely to supercede the Wilson's Al- 

 bany as the standard Strawberry. Mr. Leo 

 Weltz says the crop is generally half gathered by 

 the time the Albany commences to ripen. 



A Large Apple Tree. — A correspondent of 

 the Massachttsetts Ploughman, calls attention to 

 an aged Apple tree standing in the town of 

 Weathersfield, Conn. — an English Pearmain — 

 brought from England by Wm. Tryan, and 

 planted on his (then) farm. It measures, one 

 foot from the ground, ten feet and eleven inches 

 in circumference. It yielded fruit, according to 

 tradition for nearly a century before the revolu- 

 tion. It is in a good bearing condition, having 

 borne excellent fruit the past }■ ear. 



Forcing Strawberries under Glass. — A 

 ''fruit grower and farmer" writes to the New 

 York Tribune, that "Mr. Median's view on Straw- 

 berries, under glass, may lead some one astray. 

 I have seen the attempt made in hothouses, but 

 never with success." Our "fruitgrower" can 

 not have had a very extensive experience. He 

 might pay Miss Hettie Trimble, of West Chester, 

 a visit to some profit. 



The Gregg Raspberry. — This variety, un- 

 questionably the best of all the Black Caps, was 

 found by a lawyer named Gregg, on the hills of 

 the upper Miami, in 1868. 



The Thwack Raspberry.— Mr. Ohmer, of 

 Dayton, finds this not so good in flavor as some 

 other kinds, but an excellent traveller, and one 

 of the best market berries he knows of. 



Currants IN California. — Mr. W. B. West, 

 who has recently been successful in adding the 

 Currant of commerce to the list of fruits for cul- 

 tivation, has just returned from an extended 

 tour through Europe, in search of improved 

 Figs, Grapes, &c., probably suited to the Cali- 

 fornia climate. He i-eports that with the single 

 exception of the Hurseries of Transon Brothers, 

 in France, he saw very few nurseries in Europe 

 with which many American nurseries would not 



contrast favorably in all except perhaps ver;y 

 rare hothouse plants. 



Good Pennsylvania Apples. — Mr. H. M. 

 Engle says that among the Apples that have 

 proven valuable in our State are the following : 



" Summer — Early Harvest, Early Strawberry, 

 Primate, Summer Queen, All Summer, Red As- 

 trachan, Duchess of Oldenberg, Sweet Bough, 

 Summer Sweet Paradise. Autumn — Porter, 

 Maiden's Blush, Summer Rambo, Fall Pippin, 

 .Tefltries, Gravenstein. Early Winter — Smoke- 

 house, Rambo,Fallawater,Pittsbiu'gPippin,Win- 

 ter — Smith's Cider, York Imperial, Newtown 

 Pippin, York Stripe, Peck's Pleasant, Ewalt, 

 Rome Beauty, Domine,Romanite, Yellow Bell- 

 flower, Winter Sweet Paradise, Tallman's Sweety 

 Lady's Sweet." 



Good Wisconsin Apples. — The following is 

 a list recommended by the State Agricultural 

 Society : Five varieties, hardiness only test — 

 Tetofski, Duchess of Oldenburg, Haas, Fameuse 

 and Wealthy. For general cultivation — the 

 above list with Walbridge, Red Astrachan, Ut- 

 ter, Westfield Seek-No-Further, Tallman Sweet, 

 St. Lawrence, Willow Twig and Pewaukee. 



California Grapes. — Enormous quantities 

 were sent East this year, chiefly Flaming Tokays. 

 It is said to have been on the whole, profitable 

 to the shippers. 



The Chaumontelle Pear. — In those parts 

 of our country where the Chaumontelle has been 

 tried, it proves worthless. It is no sooner ripe 

 than it is rottou. But there ought to be some 

 spot over our broad acres just suited to it. It 

 is a magnificent fruit in many parts of England. 

 A fruit of the Chaumontelle Pear weighing up- 

 wards of twenty-one ounces, was exhibited at the 

 recent exhibition of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Jersey. 



Vegetable Wax. — Mr. Loomis contributes 

 a paper on the Rhus succedanea to the California 

 Horticulturist, showing its adaptation to Cali- 

 fornian culture. It would be interesting to know 

 where it would succeed in the Eastern Atlantic 

 States. A plant from seed brought by Commo- 

 dore Perry's expedition, was growing with Mr. 

 Berckmans at Augusta, Georgia a few years ago. 



Oranges and Lemons in California. — The 

 catalogues of Californian nurseries present 

 marked differences from those of the East. Be- 

 fore us is one which makes a specialt}' of Orange 

 and Lemon trees. Plants are offered bj' the 



