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last be wiped out. Protection from 

 rain and dew is also a preventive. The 

 rot spores do not germinate in dry 

 weather. Bagging, if done early, al- 

 most always protects the berries from 

 rot." 



M. Crawford writes, in Wine dc Fruit 

 Grower, I have reason to believe that 

 copperas is a preventive of the grape 

 rot. In a small vineyard in Massillon, 

 Ohio, where a quart to the square rod 

 has been sown in July for three years, 

 there has been no rot, while other 

 grapes in the same neighborhood have 

 rotted more or less every year. They 

 formerly rotted in this vineyard. 



(8) Destroying Thrips. — A corre- 

 spondent of the Gardener' s Monthly 

 describes his mode of destroying the 

 thrips on his vines. After using helle- 

 boi-e with partial success, he employed 

 burning kerosene, using a wire cup 

 with a long ii-on handle, placing in it 

 paper saturated with kerosene, which 

 was ignited and passed rapidly and 

 carefully over the foliage, avoiding the 

 fruit. This was found the most effici- 

 ent way of destroying the thrips. 



(9) Rose Mildew. — Jean Sisley, of 

 Lyons, France, the celebrated rosarian, 

 says that about six pounds of salt to 

 one hundred quarts of water has been 

 found a complete cure for mildew and 

 other low cryptogamic forms of plant 

 life. 



A Commendation. Sir: — Your publica- 

 tion is becoming inci'easingly interest- 

 ing, each succeeding issue apparently 

 outdoing its predecessor in interest and 

 value to the orchax'dist, the landscape 

 gardener, and the florist. 

 Wishing you every success, 



I remain, very truly yours, 



Robert Harrison. 



Belfast P.O., Huron Co., Out., 

 April, 1887. 



Jflctoers. 



PANSIES. 

 Fit emblem of a kingly race, 

 You bear your heads with regal grace, 

 Yet show withal a modest face, 



0, royal purple pansies ! 



You turn my thoughts to childhood's hours ; 

 We had a garden then of flowers. 

 Gay and bright with rosy bowers, 



And beds of golden pansies. 



0, we were happy children then 

 Roaming wild through wood and glen, 

 Baby-faces we called them then, 



These blue and yellow pansies. 



They were our mother's favourites too, 

 Royal purple, and brown and blue. 

 Velvety black and yellow too, 



And dainty pure white pansies. 



We have left the homestead many a year. 

 That garden's but a memory dear, 

 That comes before me bright and clear. 

 Whenever I see pansies. 

 Hilda B. Monty, in Jlie Mayflower. 



THE GLADIOLUS. 



BT HERMANN SIMMERS, TORONTO, ONT. 



I WOULD again remind the readers of 

 The Horticulturist of the necessity of 

 planting this beautiful variety of bulbs 

 during the present month, the proper 

 date being from middle to the end of 

 May. Plant the bulbs two inches be- 

 low the surface of the ground, in thor- 

 oughly well manured soil ; if inclined 

 to be sandy, it is all the better suited 



