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Mr. E. broke off the canes and carried 

 them to the house ; but when subse- 

 quent search was made for the vine, it 

 could not be found, and for two years 

 it was forgotten. When it was again 

 found in the Fall, loaded with fruit, it 

 was transplanted the succeeding Spring 

 to the garden, where, it is claimed, the 

 original bush is still growing. — Rural 

 New- Yorker. 



STRIPED BUGS. 

 We have never known this pest so 

 troublesome on squashes and other vines 

 as they have been this season, and we have 

 never before exterminated them with so 

 little difficulty. We inspected our vines 

 one morning and found them literally 

 covered with bugs. On our approach 

 they arose in swarms. We at once 

 applied Paris green in solution, very 

 weak ; the next morning the only evi- 

 dence of bugs was the dead that lay 

 thickly around, and not a live one have 

 we seen since. — Ladies^ Floral Cabinet. 



[We are surprised that our con- 

 temporary should speak of Paris green 

 in solution ; in our experience it is not 

 dissolved. Then very weak is exceed- 

 ingly indefinite, conveying but a dim 

 idea of the proportion of Paris green 

 used, say, in a gallon of water. To be 

 of value to others we need to to have cor- 

 rect and definite statements.] 



MYOSOTIDIUM NOBILE. 

 This striking herbaceous plant, intro- 

 duced from the Chatham Islands, New 

 Zealand, about thirty years ago, is 

 worthy of extended cultivation. Several 

 strong plants of it were shown by E. G. 

 Loder, Esq., Floore, Weedon, at the 

 meeting of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety this year, creating much interest. 

 To many persons it appeared to be quite 

 a new plant, although so long intro- 

 duced. The flowers are of a light blue 

 color, with a broad margin of white, 



and show a tendency common to most 

 members of the order, namely, to ex- 

 pand with a purplish tinge, and then 

 gradually fade to blue, pink or white, as 

 the case may be. The purple tint in 

 this instance is confined to the five spots 

 at the base, and alternating with the 

 five lobes of the corolla. The great 

 petioles are of much consistency and 

 substance, the upper surface of the huge 

 cordate glabrous leaves is light green, 

 and the under surface is coated with a 

 softish pubescence — characters found in 

 some species of myosotis. — Gardeners^ 

 Chronicle. 



MILDEW. 



We hear many complaints of mildew 

 this season, and as we think we have 

 an infallible remedy, will give it as it 

 may be beneficial to others. It is an 

 old idea improved upon, or at least we 

 think so, as we have had better success 

 when the last ingredient has been 

 added. 



Take one pound sulphur, one pound 

 slacked lime, three fourths of an ounce 

 of carbolic acid, in two gallons of water 

 and boil down to one gallon. Cork 

 well, and set away for use. Use a 2J- 

 inch pot full of the mixture to five gal- 

 lons of water, and spray foliage well. 

 Keep the ventilators down two or three 

 hours after applications, as the fumes 

 will be retained better . We use this 

 preparation twice a week, not only as 

 cure but as a preventive. — H. M. 

 Wheeler, in American Florist. 



PRUNUS TRIBOLA. 

 This beautiful shrub cannot be planted 

 too freely. It is quite hardy, a vigorous 

 grower, and blooms abundantly. It is 

 one of the earliest shrubs to flower, and 

 brings spring to us in her freshest gar- 

 ments. The flowers closely resemble 

 those of the Flowering Almond. With 

 a Spruce or Arbor Vitte or some other 

 evergreen for a background, it appears 



