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St. Lawrence are hardier sorts than Baldwin and Rhode Island Greening; and 

 the Flemish Beauty and Urbaniste pears are hardier than the Bosc and Bartlett ; 

 but these differences are very slight when compared with the endurance of an 

 oak or a rock maple. The peculiar characteristics of the apple and pear are not 

 changed. 



When we come to the continued propagation of the same variety by cuttings, 

 budding or grafting;, no permanent change whatever can be effected. The Bald- 

 win apple remains the same Baldwin, and the Bartlett the same pear, after an 

 endless succession of trees have been propagated. A slight temporary difference 

 may be effected in individual trees by promoting early ripening of the wood, or 

 prolonging soft growth. 



The apple and pear show more difference in their many varieties than most 

 other species of vegetable growth, partly on account of the great multitudes 

 w^hich have been propagated by seed. On the other hand, the many varieties 

 of the peach vary scarcely a particle in the degree of hardiness which they have 

 been found to possess. As wifti other trees, the early and late maturity of the 

 wood have a slight influence on the endurance of the trees in winter, but we 

 have never been able to discover the least difference which an early or late 

 growth made with the fruit buds. A certain degree of cold — averaging about 

 12° below zero — has always destroyed their vitality alike on rank or feeble 

 growers, on well-ripened or succulent shoots. 



A Cupe fOP Red Spider. — Since I learned, after a number of experi- 

 ments, an easy and effective plan to be rid of the red spider, I will give it for 

 the benefit of those who may have plants injured by his visits. First, shower 

 the plant all over thoroughly with dry insect powder — don't be afraid of putting 

 on too much. Let it remain about twenty-four hours. Second, plunge the 

 plant, pot, earth and all in a tub of water, and let it remain there over night ; in 

 the morning, gently wash the plant while under water, lift it and set it in the 

 sunshine to dry. The water needs to be of a temperature a little tepid or the 

 [)lant will be chilled. The fingers can be run through the leaves while under 

 water without any injury. The plant may lose a few leaves in the process, and 

 these chiefly because of the previous injury done to them by the spider ; but I 

 have removed the spider utterly by one application of this treatment, even when 

 they were very numerous, and had the plants rather improved by their bath 

 than otherwise. As for the flat, white mealy bug that damages all plants that 

 he visits, I have found no means for removing him, excepting to rub him out of 

 existence with a small damp brush. These two are the worst of all enemies to 

 house plants — Vick's Magazine 



Vegetables are backward, but the tomatoes will ketchup. — I'hiladelphia 



Rec'jrd. 



