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^anions nvv ili>iii^ llu'ir hi'st to roihu'e il insiik" lln- 

 walls of llieir jfarilc'iis and oicliarils. But wlial ahoni 

 all llu- I'lali.s. \c. , wliii-li are niowiiij; in fences anil 

 various places, aclini; as ilicy do as breedini; and ilis- 

 tribiitlng' cenlres, spreading the disease over t lie Irees 

 nnder cultivation annually'.' I suliniil that this is a 

 problem whicli will liav>> to be dealt with by iho powers 

 that be, before the cultivation of apples in Ireland can 

 become a great success. The total destruction of the 

 crab and every other tree or bush bearing any relation 

 to the apple- that is. not under control or cultivation 

 for the purpose of producing fruit — is the only possible 

 way of stamping out American bliglit. The planting of 

 crabs or the like in heilges should be forbidden. 

 Thorns make a better fence and are just as cheap to 

 buy. Titles. Uv.\.v. 



Stradbally. Oueens Co., 

 July I J, 191 2. 



Mk. W. W'instanlkv writes from Kildarc : — "Please 

 find two photos of loganberries growing and covering a 

 wall twelve feel high, facing east. I also grow them 

 on a wall facing south-west, but I find those on the 

 east wall are superior in size of berry and fiaxour. 

 Two years ago this wall was covered with ivy." 



.Mk. G. S.^tt■rll, Newry, sends a branch of Acer I'raut- 

 velleri, with beautiful crimson winged fruit. Kroni 

 a distance, Mr. Smith says, the fruit makes the tiee 

 look so bright and attractive that it appears to be in 

 full flower. .-Veer Trautvclteri comes from the Caucasus. 



The foliage and habit o< the tree is rather like the 

 common Sycamore, but llie (lowers are i-arried on an 



erecl panicle, whereas those '■> O... s., .^f^. 



borne on a drooping raceme. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



.\Ik. I'. ll.Nt oiiKV, of Tara, wrile.s : — •' .\ description 

 of the accompanying Sweet I'ea may- be of some interest 

 to your readers owing to the peculiar formation of the 

 flowers. The variety is Mrs. C. W. Breadmore. Some 

 of the flowers h;ye proiluced two distinct standards, 

 others three wings, some an additional petal, envelop- 

 ing the keel and protruding between the wings." 



When well grown some of our present-day varieties of 

 Sweet I'eas are inclined to come with a double stan- 

 dard, and recognising this fact the National Sweet 

 Pea Society formulated a rule for the current vear that 

 these were not to be shown in competition with the 

 ordinary type in certain classes. The .Sweet Pea is in a 

 state of transition, for it has received so much atten- 

 tion from the hybridist of late ye.irs, and it looks as if 

 we are in for a race of doubles, or at least semi-doubles, 

 which is not altogether desirable. 



EkLWoR.MS .\NU .\CKrVLEXE G.AS Rekise ('• E. O. ') - 

 .\ll plants and weeds should be cleared ofl' the infested 

 ground, and then a thin layer of the acetylene gas 

 refuse should be spread over the ground and dug well 

 in. After a fortnight has elapsed the ground should 



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