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rose with the apertures facing down- 

 wards. The stems were wet for a dis- 

 tance of about two feet from the base 

 of the plants. 



We have also made another experi- 

 ment upon the squash-borer, which 

 seems to })romise valuable results. This 

 is the aj)plication of a solution of a sul- 

 phate of iron about the roots. We 

 used this solution upon five vines about 

 August 22nd. The first plant treated 

 was of the Hubbard variety, and four 

 were of the Essex Hybrid. All these 

 vines had been infested by borers, and 

 at the time the application was made 

 four of them were almost destroyed by 

 them. The borers were very cai-efully 

 removed by splitting the stem length- 

 wise to the centre and picking out the 

 animal with a pair of tweezers. The 

 solution was then poured about the 

 roots of the plant, sprinkling it upon a 

 circle about four feet in diameter, tak- 

 ing great care not to allow any to 

 touch the leaves. In these plants we 

 have found no borers since the applica- 

 tion was made. The vines quickly as- 

 I sumed a deep green colour and are still 

 growing vigorously. The proportion 

 used was one-fourth pound copperas 

 dissolved in a gallon of water, and a 

 gallon of the solution was used for 

 each plant. 



^ We do not deem these experiments 



with the squash-borer as in any sense 

 conclusive. We hope to make careful 

 verifications of them the coming season. 

 We offer these results of limited trials, 

 hoping that persons interested in the 

 culture of squashes might aid us by 

 practical trial. 



E. Lewis Sturtevant, Director, 



Hydrangea paniculata qrandiflora 

 is one of the most beautiful of hardy 

 shrubs. It is now producing great mas- 

 sive panicles of pure white blossoms. It is 

 dwarf in habit and flowers most freely. 



HOW TO SUCCESSFUL Y TKANSPLANT 

 TREES. 

 Many think it cheaper and better to 

 take up large trees from the woods, and 

 transplant them to their grounds or 

 to the road-side, than to buy uuisery 

 trees. As a rule such trees die ; 

 they fail because proper |)recautious 

 have not been taken. In dii-iiini: 

 up the tree, all the roots outside of a 

 circle a few feet in diameter are cut off, 

 and the tree is reset witli its full head 

 of branches. Whoever has seen trees 

 in the forest that Avere upturned by a 

 tornado, must have been struck by the 

 manner in which the roots run very 

 near to the surface, and to a great dis- 

 tance. When the roots of these trees 

 are cut off at two or three feet from the 

 trunk, few or no fibrous or feeding 

 roots are left ; and if the mass of top 

 is left, the expansion of buds in the 

 spring will not be responded to by a 

 supply of sap from the roots, and death 

 must follow. If such trees have the 

 tops completely removed, leaving only 

 a bare pole, they will usually grow 

 when traiisjjlanted. The tree is little 

 more than an iuiuiense cutting; but 

 there are roots enough left to meet the 

 demand of the few shoots that start 

 from the top, and growth above and 

 below ground are well balanced. We 

 have seen maples, elms, and basswood 

 trees, fifteen feet or more high, trans- 

 planted in this manner, without a fail- 

 ure. Some trees treated in tliis man- 

 ner were planted in our uei-hlxuhood 

 about ten years ago. They iiave now 

 as fine heads as one would wish, and 

 show no signs of former rough treat- 

 ment. Ti-ees in pastures, or on the 

 edge of the woods, are better furnished 

 with roots. These should be prepared 

 for transplanting by digging down to 

 the roots, and cutting off all that ex- 

 tend beyond the desired distance. This 

 will cause the formation of fibrous 

 roots near the tree. It will be safer 



