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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



this little bit of information, but I do 

 it because of what you said to the Fruit 

 Growers. Nellie Cooke Peters. 

 Dallas, Texas, U. S. A. 



Note by the Editor. — We are 

 under obligations to our fair correspon- 

 dent for so pleasantly reminding us 

 that such comprehensive expressions as 

 were used by us on the occasion to 

 which she refers are apt to be mislead- 

 ing. We were speaking to a Canadian 

 audience, and had in mind at the time, 

 and should have so stated, such climb- 

 ing roses as can be grown in the 0})en 

 air in the climate of Canada. There 

 are many fragrant climbing roses, but 

 they are largely climbing tea roses, 

 such as Gloire de Dijon, or Noisettes, 

 as Marechal Niel. The Banksia roses, 

 both the yellow and white, are tender 

 in this climate. The climbing roses 

 that can be grown in any considerable 

 portion of Canada in the open air are 

 of the Prairie rose class, Rosa rubifolia, 

 the best of which are the Baltimore 

 Belle and Queen of Prairies, but all 

 the roses of this class are scentless, so 

 far as they have come under our obser- 

 vation. Doubtless at Dallas, Texas, 

 Gloire de Dijon and Marechal Niel 

 could be grown in the open air. We 

 saw a splendid specimen of Marechal 

 Niel in Doctor Kenworthy's garden, 

 at Jacksonville, Florida, covering a 

 space of 30 by 40 feet. 



BIGNONIA RADICANS. 

 This plant, which is alluded to in 

 the present month's number, is cer- 

 tainly worthy of a place in every garden 

 and grounds. Care as to protection 

 during winter is necessary. The great- 



est trouble to contend with is its spread- 

 ing propensity, as it would soon mono- 

 polize the flower border. The best way 

 to manage it is to put it into a tub of 

 sufficient size, cedar wood being the 

 best, then plunge into the earth almost 

 to the surface. S. R. 



Berlin. 



PARIS GREEN FOR CABBAGE 

 LEAVES. 



It appears from an article under this 

 heading in the last number of the Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist that Mr. D. Demp- 

 sey had something to say at the meeting 

 of the F. G. A. in Stratford with re- 

 gard to using Paris Green against the 

 ravages of the so-called cabbage worm. 

 Howevtir effectual and safe the applica- 

 tion of Paris Green to cabbage may 

 prove, in the hands of expeiienced and 

 careful men, I for one would unhesitat- 

 ingly and utterly condemn this practice 

 as altogether too dangerous to be recom- 

 mended to the general gardening com- 

 munity. The use of it on a vegetable 

 where the leafy part, on which the i 

 Paris Green must be sprinkled, is con- 

 sumed, especially since Mr. Dempsey 

 recommends the sprinkling to be con- 

 tinued until the cabbages are full grown, \ 

 is exceedingly dangerous. I grow from 

 8,000 to 10,000 cabbages yearly, and 

 find but very little annoyance from the 

 cabbage worm. I attribute this freedom 

 from their ravages to the fact that I 

 invariably plant nearly all of this 

 quantity in one solid block. If for any 

 reason I find myself obliged to plant a 

 few hundred heads by themselves, and 

 especially if near the shelter of fences, 

 buildings or orchard, or where the air 

 cannot circulate freely, they are sure 

 to be doomed to destruction through 

 the ravages of the cabbage worm. 



My advice to all that grow, say from 

 twenty-five to a few hundred heads of 

 cabbage, is to select that portion of 

 their garden that is most exposed to 



