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beauty of appearance Crosby's seedling, a 

 magnificent dark-red variety, described on 

 page 214, Vol. II. 



CARBOLIZED PLASTER FOR THE 

 CURCULIO. 



Among the numerous remedies proposed 

 to rid our plum trees of the curculio is com- 

 mon land plaster mixed with crude carbolic 

 acid, in proportion of one pint of theliquid 

 to fifty pounds of the mineral. The lumps 

 should all be crushed and thoroughly mixed 

 with the acid, when it will be in a still bet- 

 ter condition for throwing over the trees 

 than clear plaster, being a little more damp 

 and a little heavier, and so less affected by 

 the wind. It is Prof. Cook, of the Michigan 

 Agricultural College, who speaks of this in 

 bulletin No. 58. He says Mr. J.N. Stearns, 

 of Kalamazoo, Mich., has used this very 

 successfully for several years in fighting the 

 circulio, though he usually substitutes lime 

 for plaster, which Mr. Cook thinks is not 

 quite so good. The dust is thrown onto the 

 trees as soon as the blossoms fall, and twice 

 afterwards, at intervals of ten or fifteen 

 days. In case of heavy rains, it should be 

 thrown on again soon after the rains wash it 

 off. By use of a step-ladder, it is easily ap- 

 plied. Of course, in seasons of very fre- 

 quent and severe rains, it would not prove 

 entirely satisfactory. 



A WHITE CAP. 



Mr. Thomas Beall, of Lindsay, sends us 

 a sample of a novelty in the shape of a 

 white-cap raspberry. Owing to the condi- 

 tion of the berries, it is impossible for us to 

 give any opinion as to its merits for the 

 table, which, of course, would determine its 

 value. Mr. Beall says : — 



"The cap raspberries sent you are, I 

 think, a little more than a mere novelty in 

 color. The flavor is unusually good, and 

 is the sweetest berry I have tasted. It is 

 very prolific. I don't think it would be a 

 more profitable berry than others — for the 

 grower — but possibly some nurseryman 

 may make money out of it. My object in 

 sending it to you was the hope that thereby 

 the public might be in possession of the 

 facts respecting it in advance of speculative 

 advertisements." 



in easy reach. Dr. Wyatt, in American 

 Analyst, recommends the following course of 

 treatment for cases of poisoning by any of 

 the componds of arsenic : 



"A teaspoonful of mustard flour in warm 

 water. A teaspoonful of dialysed iron 

 mixed with the same quantity of calcined 

 magnesia every five minutes for one hour. 

 Then plenty of oil, or milk, or some mucila- 

 ginous tea — say linseed." 



HOW TO TREAT A CASE OF 

 POISONING WITH PARIS GREEN. 



Every person \yho uses arsenical com- 

 pounds should not only acquaint himself 

 with the proper methods of treating cases of 

 poisoning, but also keep the antidotes with- 



YELLOW TRANSPARENT. 



A FINE sample of this apple has just been 

 laid on our table, one of the first from some 

 grafts which we set two years ago at Maple- 

 hurst. It is all that is claimed for it, mea- 

 suring eight inches in circumference and 

 being perfectly clear from any kind of 

 blemish. Such an apple ripening now 

 (Aug. 2nd) would sell well on our markets. 



STATION GARDENS. 



It is creditable to our Canadian railways 

 that so much is being done in the way of 

 ornamenting the spare ground in the vicinity 

 of the stations, thus not only making the 

 otherwise dull surroundings of the station 

 master pleasant, but also adding to the 

 pleasure of the travelling public, who often 

 have to spend hours in waiting. 



More is done in England in this respect 

 than with us, and perhaps we may take a 

 lesson out of their books. Hoping that it 

 may reach the eye of some of the directors 

 of our great Canadian railways, we quote 

 the following from the Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 of London, Eng. : 



" On some of the South and West England 

 railway lines station gardens are often ren- 

 dered extremeh' bright, and two of the com- 

 panies treat their station masters very 

 liberally in allowing them ground for culti- 

 vating. Some take up the ornamental side 

 of gardening and render the stations florally 

 attractive for a goodly portion of the year, 

 others by growing fruit and vegetables secure 

 a welcome addition to their salaries. At 

 Merton Abbey station, on the line from Lud- 

 gate Hill to Wimbledon, there is a good ex- 

 ample of what can be accomplished in the 

 latter direction. Mr. Young, the station 

 master there, devotes his 40 or 50 rods of 

 ground at the side of the line to strawberries, 

 red and black currants, and gooseberries, 

 with a few vegetables and roses, and by 

 careful attention in his spare time he suc- 

 ceeds in producing remarkably good fruit. 

 Early strawberries in particular on a warm 

 bank are admirably grown, and would com- 

 pare favorably with the best in the market. 

 Mr. Young is enthusiastic and evidently de- 

 rives both pleasure and profit from his little 

 garden." 



