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Mr. Conn, he could give me no infor- 

 mation as to its origin ; he thought it 

 a Whitesmith. Having doubted this I 

 obtained some berries from him last 

 summer and compared them with the 

 Whitesmiths grown by a member of 

 our Association in Ottawa, but there 

 was scarcely any resemblance. It has 

 the appearance of being some English 

 variety, from its size, but bears much 

 heavier crops than either Downing, 

 or Smith's, and is nearly twice the 

 size. Wood stocky and upright in 

 gi'owth. I immediately secured some 

 thirty layers and set them out last 

 autumn. These will not give any fruit 

 of much consequence for two years, as 

 layers should be set out for one or two 

 yeai-s in nursery rows before they 

 make good stock. Should this beiTy 

 prove as free from mildew elsewhere 

 as it has with Mr. Conn, it will cer- 

 tainly prove a most valuable acquisi- 

 tion to our fruit list. Failing any name 

 for it, I have with Mr. Conn's consent 

 called it the ' Conn,' and trust that 

 name will be adopted until its true 

 jmrentage is discovered. Mr. Conn in- 

 forms me that all the American varie- 

 ties he has grown (Houghton, Downing 

 and Smith's) have mildewed more or 

 less, but this one never." 



ANOTHER NEW GOOSEBERRY. 



Mr. J. M. Ogle, of Washington 

 Territory, has a new variety of goose- 

 berry, which he has named the Puy- 

 allup Mammoth Gooseberry, and which 

 bids fair to become a popular candidate 

 for public favor. It is said to be 

 hardier and less liable to mold than 

 any other known. Mr. Ogle says that 

 he has this new gooseberry growing be- 

 side the English varieties. Crown Bob, 

 Whitesmith and Champion, and that 

 while the Puyallup Mammoth was 

 wholly free from the diseases of the 

 three English varieties, the Crown Bob 



and Whitesmith had prematurely 

 dropped most of their fruit and the 

 Champion had not escaped. 



We do not admire the name which 

 Mr. Ogle has given to the gooseberry, 

 and hope he will read the recommenda- 

 tion of the American Pomological So- 

 ciety and at least drop the word 

 " mammoth." 



THE KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA. 



The Koelreuteria has the merit of 

 blooming when few other trees are in 

 flower. In late July the large yellow 

 panicles open at the extremities of all 

 the branches, giving the tree an ap- 

 pearance quite unlike that of any 

 other. The foliage, too, is good, and I 

 have never seen it preyed upon by any 

 insects. One drawback to the tree is 

 the dead flower stems which remain on 

 the tree for a year after the fruit — 

 which is quite ornamental — has fallen. 

 — Philadelphia Press. 



Note. — A tree in a neighbour's 

 grounds is now in full bloom (August 

 12th) and is a very showy object. 



REFORM IN NAMES OF FRUIT. 



The President of the American Po- 

 mological Society thus expresses the 

 object which he seeks to attain in 

 simplifying the names of fruits : — We 

 want to repress all royal titles, such as 

 emperor, king, or prince ; all political 

 titles such as president or governor ; 

 all military titles, such as general, 

 colonel or captain ; all indelicate names, 

 like Hog-Pen, Sheepnose and Big Bob ; 

 all ostentatious names, such as Excel- 

 sior, Ne Plus Ultra or Stump the 

 World, and all long names, like Doy- 

 enne Oris d'Hiver Nouveau or Twenty- 

 fifth Anniversary of Leopold the Fii-st. 

 In the future we desii-e to use but one 



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