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SOUHEGAN RASPBERRY. 

 A correspondent of the Fruit Re- 

 corder, residing in the State of Kansas, 

 writes to that paper that the Souhegau 

 Black Raspberry has done the best 

 with him of any, being by far the most 

 hardy and the best bearer. It is a pity 

 that he does not say what other sorts 

 he is growing, so that we might know 

 whether it is a better beai-er and more 

 hardy sort than the kinds in general 

 cultivation in this part of the world. 

 Some Canadian cultivators fail to see 

 any material difference between this 

 variety and the Hopkins or the Tyler. 



EARLY TOMATOES. 

 In the American Farmer is a letter 

 from W. F. Massey in which he insists 

 that age of plant is an important factor 

 in the matter of early ripening of the 

 tomato, and that the pruning away of 

 the first top is valuable in hastening 

 the crop, besides that at planting out 

 time the tomato plants have two or 

 three well-developed stems instead of 

 one, and of course that much more for 

 early fruit. 



THE BRIGHTON GRAPE. 

 H. Hendricks writes to the Rural 

 New Yorker : — " I have some very fine 

 raisins from the Brighton grape. The 

 grapes were well ripened and placed in 

 a drawer in a warm room, in October 

 last. I 6nd that none have decayed, 

 but the fruit has just dried and shriv- 

 eled naturally, retaining much of the 

 true raisin bloom. In flavor they are 

 not quite so sweet as Malaga or sun- 

 dried raisins, but they are raisins never- 

 theless. I, of course, had no idea of 

 raisins when I put the grapes away. 

 Next season I shall give the Brighton 

 a fair chance in the sun, and see how 

 far its i-aisin propensity may extend. 

 It is unquestionably an excellent grape, 

 and every one ought to have at least a 

 few vines of it in his garden." 



THE MANCHESTER STRAWBERRY. 



A. M. Purdy says in the Fruit Rr- 

 corder, of this sti'awberry : " As a late 

 sort it is exceedingly valuable, and we 

 shall plant of it largely." 



DWARF OR STANDARD PEAR TREES 

 FOR PROFIT. 



P. T. Quinn writes to the N. T. 

 Trihitne that if he were about to plant 

 a pear orchard now, with an experience 

 of twenty-five years in growing pears 

 for profit, and could get dwarf pears 

 for nothing, and were compelled to pay 

 five hundred dollars a thousand for 

 standards, he would not hesitate a 

 moment in making the selection of 

 standards. He considers one healthy 

 standard pear tree at twelve years of 

 age worth a dozen of dwarf pear trees 

 of the same age. 



PARIS GREEN vs. CURCULIO. 



William Creed, writing to the Fruit 

 Recorder, says that he applies Paris 

 Green to his plum trees at the time the 

 Curculio is depositing its eggs in the 

 young plums in the following manner, 

 and that he finds one application made 

 at the right time, provj.ded no rain fol- 

 lows immediately after, exterminates 

 the crop of Curculios : He reduces some 

 glucose to a weak syrup and puts a 

 little of this, he does not say how much, 

 into a common pail and mixes thorough- 

 ly with it two thirds of a teaspoonful 

 of Paris Green. He thinks this helps 

 to keep the Paris Green in suspension. 

 He then fills the pail with water, stii's 

 the glucose syrup mixture rapidly 

 through the water, and with a garden 

 syringe thoroughly sprays the plum 

 trees until fruit and foliage are covered 

 with the spray. It will help to keep 

 the Paris Green in suspension if the 

 water is frequently forced back into 

 the pail from the syringe while spi'ay- 

 ing the trees. 



