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heavier brush. When they reached the 

 top of these 1 pinched off the running 

 shoots, and find the beans do better. I 

 find I can raise more beans on the same 

 amount of ground and have h'ss ground 

 to hoe over that has nothing on it. I 

 only tried the ph\n on a small scale this 

 year, but shall plant my whole crop 

 after that plan next year. Some prefer 

 turning the eyes of the seed down when 

 planting. — Farm and Garden. 



THE MARLBORO' RASPBERRY. 

 This promising variety has recently 

 been sold in shares to different nursery- 

 men, in various parts of the country. 

 We have 133 plants growing on our 

 grounds. Who the shareholders are, 

 we are not informed, but will be glad 

 to hear from any of them regarding the 

 success of the variety in their locality. 

 We propose to give the Marlboro' a fair 

 test, and will report its conduct with- 

 out prejudice or favor. This is a novel 

 method of introducing a new variety, 

 and we are inclined to favor the plan. 

 It gives the variety an opportunity to 

 be tested in different localities before 

 being sent out, and throws the respon- 

 sibility upon the shareholders, who are 

 now the persons to decide whether the 

 Marlboro' has merits, and what its mer- 

 its are. If it shall prove not to be supe- 

 rior to those already known the share- 

 holders who send it out with great 

 claims will alone be deemed guilty. 

 The originator is now simply a share 

 holder the same as the others, and has 

 no more responsibility than they. We 

 KNOW actually nothing of this berry ex- 

 C('[)t that the plants exhibit great vigor, 

 \)\\t from reports of people who have 

 seen it, and have it growing, we deem 

 it exceedingly promising. On the 

 rjrounds of the Rural New Yorker, Mr. 

 < 'arman re]X)rta it hardy so far, and of 

 vigorous growth. If 1 recollect aright 

 Mr. Carmui has said thit the fruit he 

 saw of it was of the 1; r^^st size, and of 



fine quality. (I make this statement 

 only from memory — not a very safe 

 thing to do. ) Mr. Cay wood had several 

 opportunities to sell his entire right in 

 the Marlboro' at high figures ($4,000 in 

 one instance we are told) but preferred 

 the present method. That experienced 

 nurserymen should be found willing to 

 pay $100 cash for a twelve quart pail 

 full of Marlboro' plants, without its 

 having been puffed or advertised, would 

 seem to indicate that they have confi- 

 dence in its promises. — Green's Fruit 

 Grower. 



MANAGEMENT OF GRAPE VINES. 

 Grapes first coming in bearing should 

 not be permitted to perfect large crops 

 of fruit while young. It is excusable 

 to fruit a bunch or so on a young vine. 

 '*just to test the kind," but no more 

 should be permitted till the vine has 

 age and strength. Vigorous growth 

 and great productiveness are the anti- 

 podes of the vegetable world. Encour- 

 age as much foliage as possible on the 

 vines, and aim to have as strong shoots 

 at the base as at the top of the cane. 

 This can be done by pinching out the 

 points of the strong shoots after they 

 have made a growth of five or six leaves. 

 This will make the weak ones grow 

 stronger. Young vines grow much 

 faster over a twiggy branch, stuck in 

 for support, than over a straight stick, 

 as a trellis, and generally do better 

 every way. Where extra fine bunches 

 are desired, pinch back the shoot bear- 

 ing it to about four or five leaves above 

 the bunch. This should not be done 

 indiscriminately with all the bunches. 

 Too much pinching and stopping injures 

 the production of good wood for next 

 season. These hints are for amateui*8 

 who have a few vines on trelli.ses ; for 

 large vineyard culture, thougli the same 

 principles hold good as far as they go 

 they will vary in their application. — 

 Gardener's Monthly. 



