30 Notes and Gleanings. 



to be a prolongation of the fruit. The skin is smooth and even, of a clear green, 

 passing to clear yellow at maturity, and pretty regularly covered with points and 

 fine marblings of brown, which are very numerous around the eye and the base 

 of the fruit. The flesh is white, fine grained, melting, and fragrant. The juice 

 is very abundant, very sugary, and well perfumed. It ordinarily ripens about the 

 end of November, but may be kept until January, as it ripens very slowly in the 

 fruit room. It succeeds on both free and quince stocks, on either of which it 

 soon forms fine pyramids, or easily takes any other form, and comes early into 

 fruit. Revue Horticole. 



Tobacco for Insects. — The use of tobacco-water to clear trees of insects 

 is common in France, the Government selling a concentrated liquid for the pur- 

 pose ; but the following mixture is now recommended for peach and other trees : 

 Four parts of road dust, two parts of pulverized tobacco of any kind, and one 

 part of sulphur ; the mixture to be distributed by hand on the branches infested 

 by insects, after sprinkling with water, if the weather be dry. 



Gardener's Chronicle. 



Glass Walls, for training fruit trees, and also walls made of thin slabs of 

 slate, are being introduced in England in place of the brick walls formerly used. 



AvoCAT Allard Pear. — This is one of M. Gregoire's very numerous seed- 

 lings, and promises well. In quality it is quite first-rate. The fruit with us this 

 season is rather small ; but it looks as if it would grow to a goodly size. The 

 flesh is pretty solid, a little soft ; flavor very rich, with a strong muscat aroma. 

 Season, October. We mark this as a promising variety. 



English Joiirnal of Horticulture. 



Asparagus Bed. — A well-made asparagus bed will last a hfetime if taken 

 proper care of. It is a good plan to remove the seed while green, as it prevents 

 the growth of seedling plants between the rows, and which only makes work to 

 weed them out. Floral World. 



Effect of Coal Gas on Trees. — Dr. Poselger has, it is said, shown by 

 repeated experiments, that the growth of trees aftd shrubs is not interfered with 

 by any quantity of coal gas that may escape in the soil, and find its way to their 

 roots, and, consequently, that the illuminating gas escaping from mains does not 

 injure the trees growing along the streets and promenades of cities, as many 

 persons have supposed. Gardener's Chronicle. 



