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Critique on the May Number. — A^o^es on Raspberries. — A capital 

 supplement, Mr. Editor, to your article of last September. Mr. Campbell is 

 right, as he usually is, in the belief that there is more difference of taste in 

 regard to raspberries than other fruits, — at least my observation coincides 

 exactly with his. I have known a person who " didn't like strawberries ; " but 

 for every such one I think we should have no difficulty in finding ten who " don't 

 like raspberries ; " but I do not know that I have ever seen this difference in 

 taste noticed before. 



One word of advice to those who prefer the " tender " kinds, like Knevett's 

 Giant and Brinckle's Orange, enough to take a little pains to secure them. 

 Plant them in a poor, or at best a moderately rich soil. This is better than a 

 strong, rich soil, for two reasons ; first, the canes will not grow so rank, and 

 therefore will be much more easily covered ; or if by any chance you miss of 

 covering them, the wood will be better ripened, and so will stand the winter 

 better. 



T/ie Japan Lilies. — Mr. Parkman states that there were formerly doubts with 

 regard to the hardiness of these noble flowers. Judging from the remarks not 

 unfrequently made at our public exhibitions, the idea, even now, appears to be 

 generally entertained, that they are unsuited for open culture, and are only the 

 productions of the green-house or conservatory. Nothing can be more untrue. 

 The fact is, we have few herbaceous plants which really withstand the winter 

 better, and I am glad this point was not omitted in the article. I speak from 

 experience when I affirm that though the bulbs be frozen to the centre, and 

 though they be sealed up in the solid, frozen soil for three, — yes, four months, 

 — without the softening influence of the warmth of scarcely a single day, they 



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