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FOREIGN NOTES. 



There is a strong and growing demand for gooseberry 

 plants in England. 



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A German pomological association has been organ- 

 ized. Its object is to organize the fruit industries. 



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Dresden ranks as the first horticultural city of Ger- 

 many. It is second on the continent only to Ghent. 



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To Keep Moles away from newly planted trees, mix 

 finely broken glass with the earth when planting. — Dcr 



Praktisclw Ra /gcber. 



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Spinovitis Davidii has fruited abundantly in Norman- 

 dy, even though the season has been so unfavorable to 

 grapes. The fruit ripened in September. 



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Mrs. Alpheus Hardv. — This chrysanthemum was 

 shown both at Ghent and at Antwerp lately, and 

 although the plants were in bad condition, the flowers 

 were very successful as a curiosity. The plant seems 

 to have done badly both in this country and on the con- 

 tinent. — 7 he Cardi'jiers'' CJironicle. 



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Obituary. — Pierre TschihatchefT died recently at Flor- 

 ence. He was a distinguished naturalist, and translated 

 Griesbach's Geography of Plants, adding many valuable 

 notes. Another important work is his Natural History 

 of Asia Minor. 



J. Triana, a celebrated botanist, died recently, aged 

 62 years. He wrote a memoir on the Guttiferas and a 

 monograph of the Melastomacea;. 



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A New and Beautiful Palm, Phcenix Rcebeleni. — 

 This dwarf palm is a native of Loas States, Siam, and 

 is said to grow in profusion along the rocky banks of the 

 river Mekong. The stems are said never to grow more 

 than two feet in height, but although of pigmy growth, 

 the plant is of extreme gracefulness, rich green in color, 

 and spreading out like the beautiful P. rupicola. It 

 forms a splendid plant, its naturally tufted habit, free- 

 dom, vigor and lightness ensuring it favor with all who 



delight in palms. — Tlu- Garden. 



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New Chrysanthemums. — Aida. — The heads of this 

 new Japanese variety are large, pale yellow and tinted 

 with a bronzy orange ; sometimes, however, they are of a 

 soft yellow, and but slightly tinted with the bronze. The 

 tip of the florets is slightly concave, after the style of 

 Criterion with which the bloom entirely agrees in form. 

 Mr. A. H. Neve. — The blooms from the crown buds, at 

 least of this Japanese form, are of good average size, 

 and of a pale blush hue or fading to a silvery white. The 

 florets are of a spreading habit, or the outer ones are 

 drooping, revolute at the sides, and more or less twisted 

 and slightly interlaced as they get old. — The Gardening 

 World. 



CocoANUT Butter. — The AV-c Bitllelin for October 

 gives an account of a new industry, namely, making 

 butter from cocoanuts. Dr. Schlinck, of Ludwigshafen 

 on the Rhine, disco\'ered the process about five years 

 ago, and for three years the butter has been steadily 

 manufactured. Paris and Amsterdam will also soon 

 have factories. The present supply is about 50 cwt. per 

 day, but it does not equal the demand. It is claimed 

 that this new butter is much healthier than that ordi- 

 narily sold, as it contains no injurious acids. It is com. 

 posed of 60 per cent, to 70 per cent, fat, and 23 per 

 cent, to 25 per cent, organic matter, of which about 10 

 per cent, is albumen. 



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Annular Incision of the Grape. — The question of the 

 effects of annular incision or girdling of the grape, which 

 has been so long discussed, seems now to be settled. A 

 series of carefully made experiments gives the following 

 results. The falling of the grapes is prevented. The 

 fertility of the vine is increased, and also the size of the 

 grapes and of the clusters. There is a larger amount of 

 juice yielded. This is richer in saccharine matter and 

 makes a wine of superior quality. The period of ripen- 

 ing is shortened, making the grapes mature at the same 

 time as those of the class which ranks next in earliness. 

 The vines bear fruit much earlier, and especially those 

 whose vigor renders them even barren. There are in- 

 creased facilities for selecting cuttings and stocks. From 

 what has been said it appears that making annular in- 

 cisions is an operation of great importance, and one 

 which should be more generally practiced. — Revtie Hor- 

 ticole. 



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A New Type of Calceolaria has arisen and is repre- 

 sented by the two following varieties. The Vesuvius is 

 of dwarf habit, branched and very compact. It is about 

 twelve inches in height. The leaves are very numerous, 

 sessile, soft, strongly nerved, oval, and somewhat acute 

 at the summit. The peduncles are short and numerous ■ 

 inflorescence full. The flowers are borne close together 

 and are large and of good form ; the color is a very deep 

 crimson of such striking splendor that the eye is irresist- 

 ably attracted. This color is so intense during the first 

 fews days after the flower has opened, that the markings 

 are not visible, although they may plainly be seen on 

 older flowers. The second variety is the calceolaria 

 hybrid, deep red, (Jiyhride rouge foiiee.) Its general 

 appearance is much like the preceding, but it differs very 

 much in the color of the flowers. These are deep blood- 

 red, lightly tinged with carmine, an entirely new color. — 

 E. A. Carriere, in Kevue Horlicole 

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Cypripedium insigne still " holds the field " as one of 

 the most useful decorative orchids for this season of the 

 year [holidays]. If this old lady's slipper, in some of 

 its best varieties, were to appear now on the boards, 

 there would be sensational prices gotten for it. — Northern 

 Gardener. 



