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litis, its action on that disease being 

 due to the decomposition of arbutin, 

 one of its constituents, and the for- 

 mation of hydro-quinoiie, which is 

 a powerful disinfectant and anti- 

 ferment. The plant is so abundant 

 that it is probably not profitable to 

 gather it commercially. It is the 

 plant u.sed by the Indians lor smok- 

 ing tobacco under the name of kin- 

 nikinic. The plant also goes by the 

 names of "Bears' Grape," "Red 

 Bear Berry," "Fox Berry," "Meal 

 Berry," and "Barren Myrtle." 



C. F. S., Morgan Hill.— The twig 

 sent by you from an apple tree is 

 infested with powdery mildew. The 

 best remedy for this is the Bordeaux 

 mixture, the formula for preparing 

 which we have given several times 

 in the.se columns. Mildew on goose 

 berries is of the same cla.ss, a fun- 

 gus disease, and the same remedy 

 will be effective. The wash should 

 be applied first before the trees 

 come out in leaf and then at inter- 

 vals afterwards. The disease is 

 propagated from spores which find 

 lodgment on the twigs and branches 

 of the plant, and as soon as the 

 young buds swell and the leaves 

 come out, these spores spread to the 

 new growth. The object in spray- 

 ing is to prevent this spread, and to 

 do this it is necessary to reach the 

 spores before they germinate. The 

 remedy therefore is rather prevent- 

 ive than curative, as when the di- 

 sease manifests itself the damage is 

 done. 



A. E. T. Box 630, Fresno, is 

 anxious to get the name of some 

 grower of the Phenomenal straw- 

 berry. Will some of our readers 

 who know furnish us this informa- 

 tion ? The plants are not common 

 in the market and can be obtained 

 from the seedmen in limited quan- 

 tities only and at jirices ranging 

 from 20 to 25 cents each. 



W. S., San Mateo.— The Califor- 

 nia Red Berry, so commonly used 

 here for Christmas decorations and 

 sometimes called California Holly, 



is not a holly, nor is it even a dis- 

 tant member of the holly family. 

 It is a Photinia, and its scientific 

 name is Photinia arbutifolia. It 

 can readily be grown as a garden 

 shrub and well repays careful culti- 

 vation. 



Mrs. A. K., San Jose. — The smi- 

 lax belongs to the asparagus family 

 and requires the same general treat- 

 ment. To get the best results it 

 should have a moist, waim loca- 

 tion, good rich soil, and does best 

 in a shaded or partly shaded loca- 

 tion. We should not recommend 

 training it on wire netting, as it 

 does better on strings and is much 

 easier gathered without damage, 

 which could not be done if wires 

 were used. 



W. P., Bakersfield. — You can 

 probably get the .seed of the Aus- 

 tralian salt bush by applying to the 

 State University. It should do 

 well on the land you describe. 



Briggs Poultry Farm 



I received on fifty of my birds at 

 the last State Fair held Sept 9th to 

 14th, 1902. White Crested Black 

 Polish, White Wyandottes, Buff 

 Plymouth Rock, Silver Spangled 

 Hamburgs, Barred Plymouth Rock, 

 Silver Duck Wing Bantams. Eggs, 

 $1.50 per 13; $5.00 per 100. I). D. 

 Briggs, Mgr , 403 Nortli Santa 

 Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos, Cal. P. 

 O. Box 250. 



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