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AND HORTICULTURISr. 



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Dusy is making most excellent jelly from the 

 abundance of elderberries. Indeed, when the 

 superiority of elderberries for jelly-makini: shivU 

 become known, they will be largely used for 

 that purpose ; but these and all other fruits must 

 in time give way to that king of all Jelly-making 

 fruits — the Jujul)e, from which that perfection of 

 all jellies, the jujube-paste of commerce is made. 



Cutting out Old Raspberry Canes.— "We 

 once believed and Ifave taught, that raspberries 

 were benefitted by cutting out the old canes soon 

 after they had borne fruit ; but the experience of 

 later j'ears leads us to the conclusion that little 

 if any benefit results, and it will be as well to 

 leave the task to seasons of leasure. 



Peaches in the West. — Peaches having 

 failed in the west, were supplied from the east 

 this season, bringing about §^2 per bushel in the 

 leading markets. 



Gathering Grapes. — The Californians have 

 invented a ring to be woiui on the fore finger of 

 the right hand, to which a little short blade is 

 attached so that with but one hand the bunch 

 can be at once cut from the vine. 



The Gregg Raspberry. — We see it stated 

 that " Thomas Meehau says it is fifty per cent, 

 larger than' the Mammoth Cluster." We have 

 no idea that Thomas Meehan ever said anything 

 of the kind. In the first place he would not prob- 

 ably have spoken by " per cents," but have used 

 the plain old Saxon "half as large again," or, 

 " two-thirds " the size of the Mammoth Cluster, 

 But then, again, we do not believe that Thomas 

 Median or any other person ever saw a Gregg 

 as large as these figures convey the impression. 

 We believe this variety is generally larger than 

 any other kind yet known, and the venders 

 should be satisfied with this praise. 



CuRCULio Proof Plums. — We often have 

 plums shown to us in perfect condition, and 3^et 

 with curculio marks on them to prove that a 

 variety is "curculio-proof." But this proves 

 nothing. It is not the cutting of the skin of the 

 fruit, but the egg which the insect deposits, that 

 causes it to rot ; or rather the insect which comes 

 from the egg. Often enough, the insect makes 

 an attempt at oviposition, and then from some 

 fright does not complete the job ; and it is only 

 in such cases that we have " curculio-proof." 

 There is no plum proof against premature decay 

 when once it has "a worm in it." 



The Thwack Raspberry.— Mr. Ohmer, of 



Dayton, Ohio, finds this a valuable variety for 

 shipping long distances. 



The Gregg Raspberry. — This maintained 

 last year its previous promise to be I lie best 

 Black Cap raised, so far. 



Raspberry, Queen of the Mahket. — 

 This is claimed to be one of the best red rasp- 

 berries for shipping, and is claimed to be " fully 

 equal to the Hornet in fine appearance, color, 

 size, and quality." 



The Laavrence Pear. — This well-known 

 and popular kind, is found to be a very profita- 

 ble market fruit by Mr. Ohmer, of Dayton. 



The Codling Moth in Australia.— Ad- 

 vices from Victoria show the injuries to apple 

 cultui'e to be as great there as in America. 



Madame Granger Apple. — This new 

 French apple is said to be very large. It is re- 

 markable for its irregularity, being ribbed and 

 ridged like some tomatoes. 



Cranberry Culture. — Mr. F. Trowbridge 

 issues occasionally an excellent practical treatise 

 on the cranberry culture. A new edition with 

 the latest news has just appeared. 



The St. Patrick Potato. — The Irish potato, 

 St. Patrick, sent out by Peter Henderson last 

 year, was very successful with John S. Twells, of 

 Woodbury, N. J., last year. From one pound of 

 seeds he obtained "two baskets " of produce, or 

 " 500 bushels to the acre, if it could be done in the 

 same proportion," which, however, it seldom is. 

 They were not as good in quality as the Early 

 Rose. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES, 



Progressive Fruits. — The correspondent of 

 the Neio Jersey Liberal Press, to whom we re- 

 ferred in our last, now sends us the following ad- 

 ditional note. As he lives in a vicinity crowded 

 by those who love the plain language, he doubt- 

 less hopes to be forgiven : " Thanks for the good 

 hearty laugh at the notice of my strawberry 

 complaint in your Monthly, page 303. 'And 

 thus growleth' he not for the progress, develop- 

 ment or improvement in new fruits, but the 

 unfounded swindling puffs about new and won- 

 derful berries, etc., which the vender must know 

 are false, and we ignorant — per force — buyers 

 must wait for one year or more to find it out; 

 by that time they are honest enough to acknowl- 



