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like the viae, by laying tlie cane in a 

 shallow chill, and as they shoot up, to 

 fill in the drill with earth, and thereby 

 get a quantity in a short time. Am I 

 coi'i'ect in this ? 



Thirdly — Give your opinion as to the 

 following. I have my doubts in tiy- 

 ing the receipt because of the tar. The 

 Globe has the following from the Rural 

 World ; it says : — -"A writer last spring 

 stated that a mixture of tar and soft 

 soap and sulphur would keep the borer 

 ou.t of apple and peach trees. I have 

 used it for thirty years, and it has never 

 failed if done in April or May. It will 

 also keep rabits and mice from gnaw- 

 ing the bark. Paint them with a swab 

 or brush ; do it the first warm day ; do 

 not wait. Receipt — Take two-thirds 

 soft soap and one-third pine-tree tar ; 

 put in water enough to make it like 

 thick paint ; add one pound flour of 

 sulphur to the gallon ; boil it all to- 

 gether ; when still warm, use it." Be- 

 fore I apply such, I ask your opinion. 

 I was doubtful as to whether tlie tar 

 would not do more harm than good. 



H. 



Reply. — 1. Will some of our straw- 

 berry growers please state their expe- 

 rience on this point % 



2. We have never tried to propagate 

 them in this way. Will you please try 

 it and tell us whether you succeed % 



3. We think pine-tree tar would do 

 no harm if pure, but so much of the 

 tar in market is adulterated with in- 

 jurious substances that we should fear 

 to use them on trees 1 



Grape Mildew— Prof. G. C. Caldwell, 

 of Cornell University, say:? tiiat where the 

 stakes to which vines are tied are soaked 

 in a solution of sulphate of copper, the 

 vines are not attacked by mildew. The 

 soaked stakes exert an iuHuence for a dis- 

 tance of two and a half feet on either side. 

 It is believed that a single soaking will 

 sutfice for three or more years. 



WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. 



HORTICULTUHAL NOTES OF A 

 SOUTHERN TRIP. 



BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS, LOXDON. 



(Continued from page 127. J 



In the display of tropical fruits at 

 the New Orleans Exposition Florida 

 took the lead, California ranking next. 

 The exhibit of oranges was perplexing 

 in its variety, and to a novice it seemed 

 ditficult to understand how so many 

 varieties so nearly alike could be dis- 

 tinguished. The Mandarin and Tan- 

 gei'ine oranges are easily separated from 

 the ordinary sorts by their small size 

 and characteristic appearance, and the 

 Maltese Blood by the red staining on 

 the inside, but the Dummitt, Hart's 

 Seedling, Mediterranean Sweet, St. 

 Michael's, and a number of other named 

 sorts so closely resemble each other that 

 to the uninitiated they seem identical. 

 In addition to the oranges, which formed 

 the bulk of the display, there were a 

 number of varieties of lemon ; also 

 shaddocks, guavas, citrons, grape fruit, 

 limes, Japanese persimmons, loquats or 

 Japanese plums, sapodillas, and pome- 

 granates. 



While in New Orleans the opportu- 

 nity was a,fforded to visit the green- 

 houses and grounds of Prof. Richard- 

 son, where, under the guidance of his 

 enthusiastic gardener, Mr. Lester, we 

 were shown some rare and beautiful 

 i:)lants. Among others in bloom there' 

 were quite a numil>er of orchids. Three 

 specimens of cattle i/a triane attracted 

 special attention, with their richly-hued 

 fiowers, measuring nearly five inches 

 across. The hoiises were well kept. 

 On the grounds wei-e a number of beau- 

 tiful palms, pittos|^>orums, and other 

 evergreens. A splendid plant of the 

 Marechal Niel Rose was trained to 

 cover a shed ; it had grown very vigor- 

 ously, and was just pushing, out its buds- 



