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the moth and miller. And a moth trap attached to a bee-hive, whatever may be the style 

 of hive or trap, is not simply useless, but a positive nuisance. The fewer moth traps the 

 bee-keeper has connected with his hives, the less likely he will be to lose his bees by 

 moths. All such 'contrivences, even the inverted split elder, prove a harbor for both 

 moth and millers. But the worst of all is a receptacle or drawer under a hive, separated 

 from the combs by a wire screening. Into this drop the chips and scales of wax let fall by 

 the bees, and form a nest exactly suited to the needs and instincts of the miller, where she 

 can deposit her eggs without fear of molestation. And when the egg is hatched, and the 

 young moth so desires, it can readily enter the hive through the meshes of the screening. 



The best, and onlj' reliable remedy for the moth, is a strong colony of bees. The Ital- 

 ians are much more successful than tlie blacks in resisting their ravages. In ten years' 

 experience, I have never known a genuine and healthy colony of Italian bees to be seri- 

 ouslj' injured by moths. — W. C. Condit. 



Growing the Obanoe from Seed. — A correspondent of Our Home Journal, among 

 other observations among the orange growers of the lower Mississippi, writes that most 

 of the orange growers with whom he conversed, give seedlings the preference, for the 

 following reasons : Difficulty of grafting the orange, the trees are more healthy, produce 

 larger crops, last longer, and if killed by frost will sprout from the roots and produce the 

 same fruit as the original. 



The chief argument in favor of grafted trees, are earlier bearing and larger fruit. 

 Seedlings usuallj- commence bearing when they are six or seven years old. Mr. Decker 

 finds that if the tree is allowed to grow where the seed was planted it comes into bearing 

 one year earlier than it transplanted. Two-year old trees are said to be best for trans- 

 planting. The tap-root, on low, fiat lands, should be either cut off, turnfed to one side, 

 or split, each half turned in different directions, the latter is considered the best. If the 

 tap-root is allowed to reach water it dies, ijud in time will kill the tree. On high lands, 

 well drained, the tap-root may be allowed to grow. M. W. 



Carbolate op Lime fob the Currant Worm — In the Eastern States for many 

 years the currant worm has been a serious drawback upon the culture of this valuable 

 and favorite fruit. Hellebore has been used with much success; but the Journal of Chem- 

 istry says carbolate of lime has been found an immediate and ^ectual exterminator, 

 while it is less disagreeable, l&s costly and perfectly safe. The method of using it is to 

 sprinkle it over the bushes as soon as the worm makes its appearance, bringing it well 

 in contact with the leaves, and soon the pest is destroyed. It needs but two or three 

 applications. In this way for a few cents large quantites of currant bushes may be saved 

 and the fruit allowed to mature, and no danger whatever being incurred. Neither the 

 foliage nor the fruit is in any way injured by the carbolate of lime. 



It will be well for our Western readers to make a note of this, for within the past four 

 years the currant worm has occasioually made its appearance in great numbers in various 

 parts of the West. So far as we have been able to learn, its re-appearauce in the same 

 locality has not been very regular. It seems to turn up just as it happens — here one 

 season and there another. 



Grape Syrup. — A correspondent of the Gdifornia A(/ricuUiimt sent to the editor of 

 that paper a keg of grape syrup, with the following note concerning its manufacture and 

 use : " AVe made our first experiment last fall. The keg I send you is a samjile of the 

 result. We had no measurement, but estimated the juice at ninety and the syrup at 

 thirty gallons. The grapes were from old vines of the common wine variety, not irri- 

 gated. They were not well ripened ; there were many green ones among them. The 

 juice was boiled in an iron kettle of about fourteen gallons capacity. We found it better 

 to keep the scum well skimmed off, and to continue the boiling without cessation until 

 boiled enough, of which my wife judged by taste and appearance, not by quantity. We 

 use the syrup instead of the common syrup from the stores. To us the flavor of the for- 

 mer is quite superior. My wife has u.sed it in cakes with satisfactory result. An experi- 

 ment at apple butter was not satisfactory, but other experiments maj' give better satisfac- 

 tion. One of our neighbor says that fruits boiled in grape juice until the quantity is 

 reduced one-half, give good satisfaction, and will not spoil. 



