1807. 



GARDENING. 



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flowering is over. Should no rain occur 

 the next syringing need not be until three 

 to four weeks later. One more at a like 

 interval is usually sufficient for the sea- 

 son. 



Pear tree leaf blight usually occurs in 

 the early days of July. Trees previously 

 sprayed will not develop blight. Should 

 it appear on any tree, it can be quickly 

 controlled with Bordeaux mixture. 



Has it occurred to any readers of Gar- 

 dening to try the growing of the foreign 

 grape out of doors, with the assistance 

 of a fungicide? I do not see why it is not 

 practicable. It would, perhaps, be neces- 

 sary to do as the French do, graft them 

 on our native vines, as the roots of ours 

 are more phylloxera resistant than those 

 of the foreign ones. Joseph Meehan. 



Philadelphia. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The roots of currants and gooseberries 

 of bearing age, should not be disturbed 

 by cultivation or hoeing until after fruit- 

 ing season. Apply a mulch of coarse ma- 

 nure or straw, thick enough to prevent 

 the growth of the weeds, in and about 

 the hills and rows. 



Look for the currant borer at this time. 

 When the leaves start, affected canes 

 commence to wither and die. Cut out 

 the affected canes below the black center 

 and burn at once. 



All newly set plants should be thor- 

 oughly cultivated, weeds must not be 

 allowed to grow for they consume valua- 

 ble plant food and the moisture so neces- 

 sary to the young plant. 



Frequent surface cultivation makes the 

 natural food of the plant more available, 

 prevents escape of moisture and holds 

 water in store for summer use. 



The root is the foundation of the plant, 

 it should be stimulated to early and con- 

 tinuous growth by the best care in the 

 beginning. 



If plants have failed to grow, set new 

 ones in their places at once, one can not 

 afford to have missing hills. 



Blackberry and raspberry bushes should 

 be trimmed severely, cut back at least one- 

 third or one-half; severe pruning increases 

 the size and quantity of the fruit. 



M. A. Thayer. 



Miscellaneous. 



NATURE-STUDY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



Nature-study, or seeing familiar things 

 in a new light, is a valuable factor in 

 education. How many people can ex- 

 plain, so that a child can understand, 

 why waterputsout fire, why some young 

 squash plants bring their shells out of the 

 ground on their backs and others do not, 

 or show the difference between a leaf bud 

 and a fruit bud of the apple, or tell from 

 whence all the house flies come? The 

 world is full of such common things, 

 about which people do not inquire. Yet, 

 such subjects can be made very interest- 

 ing to children, and they can be taken up 

 in the schools, not as an added recitation, 

 but as a rest exercise once or twice each 

 week to relieve the monotony of the 

 school room and later be made the theme 

 for a language exercise. Here are two 

 important faculties that may be brought 

 into exercise — accurate observation and 

 the power of expressing definitely whatis 

 seen. 



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