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juicy, the flesh medium in texture, whitish, melting, though firm, in some speci- 
mens granulated at the core, the perfume strong and very agreeable. It is a 
great luxury to find, in the heat of August, a pear of such size and such agree- 
able and refreshing quality. 
Besides being remarkable for early maturity and great size, it has another 
excellent quality, it does not grow mellow rapidly, seeming to await the leisure 
of the consumer. 
"SULPHUR FOR BLIGHT OR MILDEW ON PEACHES AND ROSES. 
[Translated from the French. ] 
At the September sitting of the French Imperial Society of Horticulture M. 
Lepére called the attention of the members to some very fine samples of the 
variety of peach known as the Galande Bellegarde. He said that’variety of © 
peach had been almost abandoned for several years by the cultivators of Mon- 
treuil because it was subject to blight or mildew, for which no remedy was 
found. He had continued to cultivate, and with great advantage, from the time 
when, by use of sulphur, he had been able to free the tree from the parasite 
which injured it. 
M. Andy asked if the blight on roses could be overcome by the same remedy. 
M. Margotten replied that sulphur was a perfect cure for this disease in roses, 
but we must apply it as soon as the parasite appears, before it becomes firmly 
established. It is better that the shoots should be only about six or eight 
inches in length when the application is made. 
This blight or mildew often appears just as the roses are ready to flower 
again, but a new application will remedy the evil. The remedy should be ap- 
plied when the day is clear and warm, for the sulphurous acid, resulting from 
the slow combustion of the sulphur under the action of the sun’s rays, quickly 
kills the parasite ; whereas if the application be soon followed by rain the sul- 
phur is washed away, and it becomes necessary to apply it again. M. Parnot 
confirmed, from his experience, the efficacy of the above remedy, as did M. 
Verdier, the latter, however, insisting that the remedy should be applied when 
the leaves of the shrub were very small. 
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. 
DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. 
A correspondent writing from New York communicates the following recipe 
for the eradication of insects, &e., with the assurance that where it is properly 
applied these pests will, in a great measure, disappear from the orchards, grape- 
ries, &c. He wrote this direction for preparation and application: “ Prepara- 
tion.—Saw a hogshead in two; put twenty to thirty pounds of sulphate of iron 
into one half, and fill up with chamber lye; (water will answer, but urine is best.) 
When the liquid becomes black it is fit for use.” ‘ Application.—The prepara- 
tion must be applied to the trunks and branches of trees, and poured round the 
collars, which will kill and keep off all worms infesting these parts, and add vi- 
tality to the trees. Itis also claimed that trees, grain, vines, &c., on being 
steeped (the roots) with the liquid a few hours before planting, will escape all 
worms which infest the roots, trunks, and branches, and the growth will be 
much accelerated.” The writer further states that “sulphate of iron placed in 
the crotches of the tree and branches is of great benefit, and when applied early 
to the branches, trunks, and roots of trees, will avert the falling off of the fruit.” 
