National Educational and Legal Interests. 



the owner ofderedV^few tree^of different va^etieTfronfa 

 firm in New York state. These, being planted near together, 



Bartletts alone for a commercial orchard. These w£e^lanted 



of the undertaking, led to inquiries, which brought about the ° rchards- 

 present investigations. The orchard of Ellwanger & Barry, 



few of a kind, presents "just & the opposite conditions, and is 

 noted for its productiveness. 



"It has been well known that certain varieties of raspber- 

 ries and grapes have proved unproductive unless planted near 



amount of pollen produced. Closer observations may show 

 that in some cases it is due rather to a lack of potency than 

 to a lack of quantity. 



"In the transactions of the Illinois Horticultural Society 

 for 1886 a case is reported in wine!) the behavior of the dew- 

 berry seems to bear on this point, One hundred plants were 

 ordered of a nurseryman and set by themselves. These grew 

 vigorously and blossomed full every year, but yielded only a 

 few imperfect berries. Later it so happened that a plot of 

 blackberries was planted beside them: when these came into 

 bearing the dewberries began to fruit, and continued to do so 

 regularly. 



iments is an emphatic warning against planting orchards in 

 large blocks of a single variety, or planting isolated speci- 

 mens for family use. It may succeed, but the chances of 

 failure are far too great." 



Education in horticultural directions grows slowly but ap- 

 parently surely. The most gratifying feature of the move- Education, 

 ment is its rise in England*, which, of all countries, may be 

 considered to be the chief in appreciation of plants and 

 gardens. The Royal Horticultural Society, through the 

 county councils, has instituted a series of lectures upon horti- 

 cultural topics in various parts of England. In the autumn 



