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CULTIVATION OF COFFEE. 



The Hon. C. N. Eiotte, late resident Minister to Costa Rica, pre- 

 sented a quantity of the seed of the coffee tree for distribution. 



BOUDINOT STRAWBERRIES. 



Mr. J. R. S.)73her, having visited Granville, Licking county, Ohio, . 

 made an interesting report on this fruit, which shows that it has 

 points of superiority to most kinds, and that it is worthy of atten- 

 tion. 



HUTCHINS' IMPROVED FDMIGATOR. 



Ir. Isaac Hutchins, jr., Wellington, Maine, sends to the Club 

 his improved fumigator. It is an iron cylinder with a round bel- 

 lows at the base; in this cylinder is placed cut tobacco, light it on 

 the top with a hot coal, then connect with the bellows. It will be 

 found very useful to destroy ticks on sheep, and insects on plants. 

 It is cheap and will be found effective. 



The Secretary. — I have tried this instrument for fumigating rose 

 bushes with great success. 



COMPOUND LEVER NIPPERS. 



Messrs. Hall & Gifford, of this city, exhibited one of their com- 

 pound lever nippers. It is a tool of great power, and considered 

 to be a valuable invention. 



HOW TO KILL AVCRE WORMS. 



Mr. D. Marvin, West Alburgh, Vt. — Some tune since you made 

 inquiry as to the best treatment for wire worm. All our low lands 

 in the vicinity of Lake Champlain are infested w^th this pest. Two 

 years ago I broke a low, run out meadow of eight acres, in the 

 spring, and sowed to oats, expecting the sward would keep them 

 busy the first season; but they destroyed about one-half the crop. 

 I noticed that where I harrowed in the seed they did not destroy 

 it; but not burying it to suit me, I loaded the cultivator, put on 

 three horses, and buried it deep. These were badly eaten. After 

 the crop was taken off, we plowed the ground late in the fall, ridg- 

 ing it up and draining it. Last spring, waiting until I thought the 

 seed would grow rapidly, I sowed to oats, having in a considera- 

 ble sprinkle of buckwheat, purposely, twenty-six bushels in all, to 

 the eight acres. This seed never came up. I never before saw a 

 crop literally eaten up. The worms were so thick when we got in 

 the seed that we could see the yellow fellows roll up behind the 

 cultivator and harrow. The buckwheat, I ought to say, came up, 



