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to the subject. We hope that persons possessing Since writing the above we have reason to be- 

 the requisite leisure and ability will spare no ef-|lieve that we have made some approach to find- 

 fort in the endeavor to trace out the true cause { ing out the true cause of the "blight," — but have 

 of this monstrous plague of fruit trees. | not room for further remarks this month. 



(Fig. 50.) The Double Crimson Carratit. 



Double Crimson Currant. 



This new and beautiful hardy Shrub was 

 noticed in the Horticulturist a short time ago. 

 We now copy the following description and 

 figure from that journa,l, as it will be inter- 

 esting to those of our readers who are form- 

 ing collections of really choice and rare 

 ornamental things : 



"This new and charming variety of the 

 Crimson Flowering Currant, is a seedling, 

 raised in Scotland, from R. sanguineum, by 

 Mr. David Dick, gardener to the Earl of 

 Selkirk. It is but just introduced into this 

 country, but since, like all the Currant genus, 

 it is very easily propagated by cuttings, we 

 hope speedily to see it in every good collec- 

 tion of shrubs. 



The blossoms are larger than those of the 

 the single variety, the racemes from three 

 to six inches in length, and the effect of the 

 shrub, when laden, in spring, with these fine 

 pendant blossoms, is very rich and striking. 

 Its flowers open, according to Paxton's Mag- 

 azine, about three weeks later than those of 

 the parent species. 



Ribes sanguineum, north of New York, 

 should be planted in a somewhat shaded situ- 

 ation — on the north side of walls or buildings, 

 or in places where it is partially shaded by 

 evergreens. In such sites, it is perfectly 

 hardy. It is quite likely that this double va- 

 riety, being a Scotch seedling, will prove 

 perfectly hardy with us in any situation." 



The Red Astrachan Apple 



This is an early fruit, of unsur- 

 passed beauty and excellence. It is 

 said to have originated at or near the 

 city of Astra Khan, or at least in the 

 Province of that name, in Russia. — 

 It has for many years been cultivated 

 in European and American collec- 

 tions to a limited extent, but remains 

 •at this day unknown to three-fourths 

 of our fruit growers. 



The tree is remarkably vigorous, 

 with firm upright habit — foliage very 

 large, doubly serrated, and whitish 

 beneath, with long foot-stalks, tinged 

 with red at the boUom. It is distinct 

 in its appearance, and the eye soon 

 becomes able to distinguish the tree 

 from all others. The fruit is at once 

 known by its rich crimson color, 

 spread over with a delicate white 



(Fig. 51.) Ihe Re<i Astrachm Apple 



