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zero, Ijut 25 below kills the trees. The Greening, Baldwin, Spitzenliurg, etc., Avill 

 kill at 30 below zero, while the Duchess, 'I'etopfsky and Hybrids, will withstand 35 

 to 40 below, but 45 kills even these "Iron Clads." So we find with the different 

 varieties of grapes, the Eumelian withstands but little freezing, the Delaware stands 

 a little more, the Concord still more freezing, and the Jansville about all our Min- 

 nesota winters see fit to yield. If you could give us winters in Minn- sola with 

 mercury going but 20 below zero, we could furnish apples lo leed all our neighbor 

 States on the frontier. 



Mr. Pearce replied, that is was impossible for anyone to tell what 

 degree of cold killed a tree. When a tree is in bloom, it is partially 

 exhausted, the sap cells are not filled. The same is true of a tree in 

 the height of its growth. At these times, or when in this condition, 

 they fully receive their vitality, or fail to do so. The failure is their 

 death — are an easy prey to cold or to drying winds. During all the 

 time there is constant evaporation going on. Just as soon as from any 

 cause the tree fails to go forward, this evaporation kills it. 



Mr. Dart thought Mr. Pearce too strong in his assertion, without 

 argument to sustain. He said the illustration given by the six 

 Wealthy was not founded on the facts of experience. 



Mr. Dart gave evidence of trees killed to the snow line, that were 

 perfectly alive below the snow line. 



Mr. Fish opposed hurrying trees in the fall. 



Mr. Harris preferred a tree to be delivered in the fall. 



CULTURE OF THE CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



BY JAMES BO WEN. 



These are one of the most beautiful winter and spring perennials yet known; pro- 

 ducing their elegant orchid like, sweet-scented flowers of various shades, from deep 

 red to i3ure white, in great abundance, from Christmas to May; their beautifully 

 marked foliage, when well grown is also sufficient to attract attention and admiration 

 from all plant lovers. I have grown and exhibited plants of this lovely species two 

 years old, from seed producing over 100 flowers and the foliage equal to any zonale 

 geranium measuring from eight to nine inches in diameter. It is a sight not easily 

 forgotten, a house containing some 5,000 specimens, ranging in pots from six to ten 

 inches in diameter, in full flower, and each one a specimen, indeed. And I can 

 state from experience, that with ver\- ordinary care, not so much as is often bestowed 

 by man}- a pLmt-loving housewife on some fuschia or geranium, they will produce 

 results far more pleasing and satisfactory than any other winter and spring flower- 

 ing plant. For cutting for Ijouquets, or for window or table decoration, they are in- 

 valuable; or what finer sight when grouped with other growing plants in the con- 

 servatory ? 



You will, perhaps, think I am troubled with cyclamen on the brain, but 1 was iu- 

 ductd to offer these remarks from the almost daily question of ladies; What can I 

 grow that will flower and look nice tor my window in winter and spring ? ^^ly 



