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As to the longevity of the Prangos — forty years ago seeds of it 

 were brought to the eastern frontier of Cachemire west of the city ot 

 Imbal, and were there sown with the yellow Lucerne. They both 

 prospered, and we see at this day plants of the Prangos still flourish- 

 ing which canae from the ancient seed. Other seeds of it were carried 

 to the East, planted in a rocky land and flourished for forty years. 

 Translated hy H. Meigs, Secretary of the Farmers' Club. 



Chairman. Presented to the club a West India Squash, one foot 

 long, and four inches diameter, having a light colored skin, with red 

 flesh and dark colored seeds, quite sweet to the taste and evidently an 

 excellent keeper. 



Its seeds were distributed among the members. 



Col. Edward Clark, presented seeds of the Marrow Squash and of 

 the New Zeland Spinach, (the species Tetragona expansa, the fami- 

 ly of the Chenopodiacea) also of fine Sunflower. 



Col. Clark made some remarks on the peach worm, and recom- 

 mended the application to the roots of a thin mortar, composed of 

 lime and soil — covering the roots up to the surface of the ground. 

 In order to apply it, the roots must be bared of earth for a short dis- 

 tance from the body of the treej when the first applied mortar cracks, 

 then pour on a little more of it. The trees thus treated have proved 

 healthy; I consider it an eflfectual remedy for the worm ; at little 

 trouble or expense. 



Oliver Smith. Col. Clark brought here once the worm which de- 

 stroys the peach tree, in its pupa state. The perfect insect is of the 

 same class as the wasp ; it deposits its egg in July or August and 

 sometimes in that period its Larvae come out and soon begin to gnaw 

 the bark of the tree, at its root, near the ground. After it has done 

 gnawing it goes to rest; and it never does any harm to the tree in 

 the course of its existence, but this. If lime was applied as Col. 

 Clark suggests, it might prevent this, for the insect would go some- 

 where else to deposit its egg. But when the insect is in his mummy 

 state, the lime would not affect it 



Mr. Holmes. I have found the strong decoction of tobacco very 

 effectual in the prevention and destruction of this peach worm. 



