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GARDENING. 



Mar 1, 



time to go from tree totreethan it would 

 do to place something about the stems to 

 keep the enemy away. 



A word or two about the pruning of 

 the quince. Do not let it run on from 

 year to year without any pruning. Be- 

 sides tha't this results in a lot of old 

 branches useless for bearing purposes, 

 there are too many of them. The best 

 plan is to prune a little every year, cut- 

 ting out where too thick, and cutting 

 back those disposed to grow too long. 

 Occasionally a large one is better cut 

 away entirely, to let younger ones take 

 its place, but good management results 

 in having but few such branches requir- 

 ing cutting out. Treated in this way 

 there is new wood made every season, 

 and the bush is kept in a bearing condi- 

 tion for many years. Nevertheless quinces 

 are not long "lived, and young bushes set 

 out occasionally will be satisfactory. 



As with other fruits new sorts are occa- 

 sionally brought to the front, but for my 

 part I do not desire any better one than 

 the Orange quince, nor do I know of one. 



Philadelphia. Joseph Meehax. 



STRflWBERRIES-flSFflRftOUS. 



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Is there anything better thanConover's 

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Rochester, N. Y. M. 0. S. 



The varieties Bubach, Lovett, McKin- 

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We k ow of no better asparagus than 

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