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ance being such as to contrast well with 

 their associates. 



E. Candida differs little from E. 

 arjiazonica, except that the flowers are 

 much smaller and more elegant ; the 

 foliage is also distinct. It is a native 

 of the United States of Colombia, and 

 a most desirable kind. 



E. Sanderi has pure white flowers 

 in the way of those of E. amazonica, 21 

 inches to 3 J inches in diameter ; it will 

 be an acceptable addition to stove bul- 

 bous plants. It comes from New 

 Grenada. 



Insects. — Most of the pests that in- 

 fest stove plants will live upon Euchar- 

 ises, but from the nature of the leaves, 

 they are much easier to destroy than on 

 many plants. If thrips or gi-een fly 

 make their appearance, fumigation will 

 generally be found to be tlie best 

 remedy, but from the regular use of the 

 syringe these and red spider are not 

 often troublesome. Should scale or 

 mealy bug gain a footing they must be 

 diligently sought for and removed by 

 means of sponging, using a soft brush 

 for the bases of the leaf stalks where 

 the bugs will be found to lodge, for, if 

 not destroyed, they will increase to an 

 extent that will both disfigure the 

 plants and do them serious injury by 

 the constant cleaning process which 

 their presence makes necessary. 



T. Baines. 



CANNED GOODS. 



To say that the canned goods trade 

 of the United States is already an en- 

 ormous industry, does not half express 

 the truth. Nevertheless, as great as it 

 is, it is only in its infancy. There is 

 scarcely any part of the civilized world 

 which does not receive more or less of 

 the stock of American packers. Even 

 the naked warriors of the Zululand and 

 the explorers of the Congo, the islanders 

 of the South Pacific and the inhabitants 



of the Arctic regions, are more or less 

 familiar with the picturesque and high- 

 ly colored labels of American canned 

 goods. The half tamed and half frozen 

 natives of Nova Zembla and Labrador, 

 in opening our *' canned salmon " and 

 " shadines," have discovered delicacies 

 equal even to their whale blubber and 

 porpoise fat ; and the man-eating New 

 Zealander has forgotten his eannibalism 

 in his enthusiasm over " Boston Baked 

 Beans," while pyramidal mountains 

 adorn the windows and shelves of every 

 grocery store in our own land. A thou- 

 sand ships and steamers carry these 

 goods over every sea, lake and river of 

 the globe, and they are included in the 

 " ship's stores " of the war vessels of 

 every navy and steamship line in the 

 world. — The Wine and Fruit Grower. 



WHAT ROSES TO PLANT. 



A common error committed by be- 

 ginners in Rose culture is attempting 

 to grow varities that are of delicate 

 habit; attracted by great beauty of 

 flower, or fragrance, they do not con- 

 sider, or do not understand, that vigor 

 of growth, perpetuity of bloom, and 

 perfect hardiness are very seldom com- 

 bined with the qualities which have 

 allured them. 



The most popular Roses are the Hy- 

 brid Remontants ; these are moderately 

 hardy, and produce flowers of the high- 

 est finish. Among them none are more 

 desirable for tyros than Alfred Colombj 

 John Hopper, and General Jacqueviinot. 

 These three varieties probably absorb 

 more of the desirable features that go 

 toward making the perfect Rose than 

 do any others wliich could be named ; 

 they blend well, and are very effective 

 l)lanted in a bed together or separately. 



A j)leasing departure from the usual 

 method of growing Roses is found in 

 the pegging-down system. In this way 

 the long shoots are carefully bent down, 



