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or change the shreds every winter, for 

 he thus destroys the pest in embryo. So 

 soon as they appear in s])ring, over eacli 

 wall tree a mat should be fastened, and 

 tobacco burnt beneath it. Peas, wliilst 

 the dew is upon them, may be dusted 

 with Scotch snuff. Over the apple, plum, 

 and other standards, the only available 

 remedy is a repeated application of 

 quicklime, at the same early period of 

 the day, by the means of Curtis' Lime 

 Duster. Most of these insects are readily 

 destroyed by an a{)plication of diluted 

 whale oil soap; it is probable a solution 

 of common soft soap would be equally 

 effective. The inexperienced operator 

 should be careful lest he apply it in too 

 powerful a state. 



The larva; of the Coccinella or Lady- 

 bird, especially C. punctata, \.\\e Syrphus 

 or bee-like fly, the ifemc»"o6/ws or golden- 

 eyed fly, the ant, some caterpillars, and 

 many of the Ichneumonida, are great 

 destroyers of the Aphis, and should be 

 encouraged rather than removed. See 

 American Blight. 



APHYLLANTHES monspelien- 

 sis. Half-hardy herbaceous. Division 

 and seed. Sandy peat. 



APICRA. Twelve species. Green- 

 house succulents. Suckers. Sandy loam 

 and peat. 



APIOS tuherosa. Hardy tuber. Root. 

 Sand and peat. 



APIUM. Six species. See Celery, 

 Celeriac, and Parsley. 



APONOGETON. Four species. 

 Stove or green-house aquatics. Offsets 

 or seeds. Loam and peat in water. 



APPLE. {Pyrus malus.) 



Varieties. — There are 1,496 named 

 varieties in the last edition of the 

 London Horticultural Society's List of 

 P'ruits, of which they have 897 cultivat- 

 ed in their gardens. It may readily be 

 presumed that in such a multitude there 

 are many of inferior quality: indeed it is 

 not improbable there are some utterly 

 unworthy of culture. The object in thus 

 congregating them was praiseworthy — 

 to determine their comparative value. 

 The true policy is evidently to select 

 from the mass those which, from some 

 special quality, are most deserving of 

 perpetuity. The following named va- 

 rieties are believed to be eminently 

 wortliy of culture. We copy from the 

 catalogue of D. Landreth and Fulton. 



Explanation of Abbreviations. — Colour — r red ; str striped; y yellow ; 

 : green. Size — l large; m medium; s small. 



Those marked * are of American origin. 

 Those marked t are celebrated for the table. 



SUMMER APPLES. 



Alexander 

 tBaldwin 

 *tBellflower, Yellow 

 *Carthouse 

 Codlin Irish 



FALL AND WINTER APPLES. 



y str 



Oct. to Dec. 



Nov. Mar. 



Oct. Feb. 



Dec. Apl. 



Oct. Dec. 



