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New Apples. — Mr. Charles Downing describes in the American Agricul- 

 turist the following new, or little known apples : — 



Milo. — Originated with Jonathan Bailey, Milo, Yates Co., N. Y. Tree a 

 very strong, upright grower, and profuse bearer, ripe in September and October. 

 Full medium size ; skin whitish, with shaded, striped, broken splashes of light 

 and dark rich red ; flesh quite white, crisp, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant 

 vinous, sub-acid flavor ; quality " very good." 



Lord Suffield. — This new English apple is briefly described in the recent 

 edition of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of America ; but the fruiting of the tree 

 last summer allows a fuller description. It is a promising variety for mar- 

 ket and culinary purposes. Tree vigorous, somewhat spreading, an abundant 

 bearer ; fruit large, roundish, slightly conic ; skin whitish yellow, with sometimes 

 a shade of red in the sun ; flesh white, crisp, juicy, brisk, sub-acid. Ripe 

 through September. 



Somerset. — Origin unknown, but supposed to be Somerset, Niagara Co., N. Y. 

 Specimens from C. L. Hoag, of Lockport, N. Y., who values it highly as an 

 amateur and family fruit. It may possibly be some old variety under another 

 name. It is a dehcious eating apple, ripening the last of September and first of 

 October. Tree vigorous and very productive ; fruit below medium, roundish 

 conical ; skin whitish-yellow, with sometimes a few nettings of russet, and 

 sparsely sprinkled with brown dots ; flesh quite white, tender, juicy, with a rich 

 aromatic flavor ; quality " very good," or " best." 



Value of Land for Fruit Growing. — Fruit lands in the vicinity of St. 

 Joseph and Benton Harbor, Mich., are sold at from three hundred to five hun- 

 dred dollars per acre, and some have been held as high as one thousand dollars. 



Salt for Cabbage Plants. — " G. W. T.," Rahway, N. J., writes to the 

 American Agriculturist that he considers salt necessary to the best development 

 of the cabbage, especially in places far from the coast. He finds them more 

 crisp, of better flavor and to keep better, when salt is used than without. A few 

 days after setting out the plants, and when they are damp, either after a rain or 

 when the dew is on, he takes a small dish of fine salt, and walks along the rows, 

 sprinkling a little pinch of salt on the centre leaves of each plant ; when the 

 leaves begin to grow, he repeats the salting ; and when the centre leaves begin 

 to form the head, applies salt again, scattering it over the leaves ; after this, he 

 looks them over occasionally, and if he finds any plants that do not head well, 

 or appear diseased, sprinkles salt over freely. This will save all such plants. 

 A quart of salt is sufficient for five hundred plants in a season, though more can 

 be used with safety. 



We have known a good cultivator on the sea-coast who deemed it beneficial 

 to give his cabbages and'cauliflowers an occasional watering with sea-water. 



Forest Growth. — It is calculated that in Iowa every three years not less 

 than five million trees are planted, and that within considerably less than half a 

 dozen years the forest area has been increased by twenty-five million trees. 



