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insects so late in tlie fall that they may experience considerable dif- 

 ficulty- in 8urviviii<^ the winter, and should their numbers be greatly 

 reduced next sprini*- will be a feasible time to commence wa^in;^ 

 war a«jainst them. It is hoped that njore insectivorous birds will 

 come to the horticulturist's aid in the cominj^ year. Onl^- such as 

 are ordinary winter residents, like the blue jay, owl and young- 

 woodpecker, have been promptly on hand at the time of need. I 

 have not seen one single pair of bluebirds during the year, while 

 robbins and other thrushes are comparatively scarce. 



The round and tlat headed tree borers are on the increase in this 

 section of the state and are doing more than the usual damage to 

 young trees. A considerable number of infested trees have been 

 sold to our unsuspecting farmers by agents of irresponsible firms 

 that practice picking up poor grades of stock and disposing of it in 

 that manner, and if they are encouraged in it by finding readj' pur- 

 chasers, it will soon become necessary to provide for the inspection 

 and disinfection of all nursery stock before it is allowed to be deliv- 

 ered and planted. It will prove wise for every planter to examine 

 trees for borers before setting them out and afterward keep a faith- 

 ful lookout for them. Considerable fears were expressed during the 

 early part of the season that the destructive San Josescale might soon 

 be introduced into our state through the importation of trees from 

 some Eastern nurseries where it had found a lodgment, but so far I 

 have not been able to learn of a single tree that has been attacked 

 by it. In southeastern Minnesota, the gooseberry, or currant worm 

 has not been as injurious as in a few past years, and on my own 

 place not a single specimen was observed. It is probable that by a 

 united elTort in the application of remedies by all who grow these 

 fruits, they maj- be effectuallj' exterminated. Either hot water, white 

 hellebore orParisgreen aresure remedies. In extremecaseswe should 

 advise taking off all the fruit atid using Paris green, but where not 

 too numerous and if treated in season the crop of fruit may be pre- 

 served by using the other remedies, and then if another brood ap- 

 pears after the fruit is gathered use a solution of the Paris green in 

 water. 



Fruit Tkkes ijy the Roadside.— Tell us if you know any good 

 reason for planting maples, elms and the like along the roadsides 

 in place of the practicallj' useful cherries, chestnuts, walnuts and 

 other fruit trees, especiall}- out in the country where the depreda- 

 tions of fruit-hungry city boj's are not much to be feared. Or if one 

 must have forest trees, why not the linden, that will after a while 

 enable our bees to gather the choicest honey in abundance ? 



When a Spaniard eats a peach or pear by the roadside, wherever 

 he is, he digs a hole in the ground with his foot and covers the seed. 

 Conse<juently,all over Spain by the roadside and elsewhere, fruit in 

 great abundance tempts the taste and may be picked and eaten by 

 anybody. Tliis fruit is a great boon to tired and thirsty travelers. — 

 The Garden. 



