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It is not named in the books. It has also another enem\^ in the trutik-borerj 

 tlie same, he thought, that attaclcs the apple, elm, and maple. The canker-ii'orjn 

 is nearly as much at home on the plum as on the apple. The caterpillar is fre- 

 quently found on the plum. The leaf-roller 3.\so is perfectly at home here. Last, 

 but not least, the curculio and ^\\xvc\-gori^cr. 



The remedies which have been proposed are whale-oil soap, gas-tar, coal-oil, 

 cotton-batting, common salt, hogs running in the orchard ; but, after all, he 

 thought the only reliable plan of fighting the ''little Turk" is the jarring plan. 

 Knock the rascals down on a sheet, and pinch their heads off. Dr. Hull's 

 curculio-catcher is an admirable contrivance for doing this splendidly and efiect- 

 ualiy. 



He concluded by saying, that whoever would be successful in plum-raising 

 must e.xercise the persevering, unconditional-surrender spirit of our President- 

 elect, and fight it out on this line (the jarring and sheet process), if it takes all 

 summer. 



After the reading of the essay, quite a lively discussion took place in regard 

 to plums. N. J. Colman, Dr. Warder, and Dr. Edwards, thought the Chickasaw 

 Plum was not a native of the State of Illinois. To an inquiry made by Dr. 

 Warder concerning the sloe, Dr. Walsh remarked, that " there is no sloe-plum 

 in this country. The sloe is a European variety." 



Some inquiries were made concerning the "Miner Plum.'' to ascertain if it 

 was curculio-proof. Dr. Walsh remarked that it was nearly so. He had 

 picked over a large basketful in search of the insect, and failed to find any 

 thing save a single plum that had received a puncture ; the insect dying in very 

 early youth. It is a cultivated variety of the wild plum. 



Mr. Pettingill said that he had received what he supposed to be the Chicka- 

 saw Plum twenty-five years ago. He advised against planting it, because of its 

 propensity to sucker. Other gentlemen took jjart in the discussion, which was 

 quite interesting. 



Bees. — Convinced by the articles at pages 90, 248, &c., of Vol. IV., that the 

 culture of the bee is an important element in the raising of fruit, I have pro- 

 cured several beehives. My confidence in the anticipated result has been 

 greatly shaken by the unqualified statement of an intelligent bee-raiser, that, 

 where you have bees, you cannot succeed with raspberries ; and that, whatever 

 may be the effect in the case of apples, pears, cherries, dc, the intermeddling 

 of the bee with the pollen of the raspberry is decidedly injurious, and prevents 

 that fruit from reaching per;'ection. May I beg that any of your readers having 

 experience in this matter will please communicate their observations .'* 



Philadelphia. G. G. 



[We hope they will do so. The idea is a new one to us. — Ed.'\ 



At Castle Kennedy, Mr. Fowler has this year, owing to the intense sun-heat, 

 placed tissue-paper over his grapes to intervene between the sun's rays and the 

 bunches, so as to prevent sun-stroke. The paper does not affect the coloring, 

 and seems to possess the power of frightening away mice. 



