FOREIGN NOTES. 



Thk Demand for Orchids in Paris during the past 

 winter has been much greater than the supply, 



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London Fogs have become so poisonous that in many 



districts gardening can no longer be carried on. 



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Lawn Grass. — The Revue Horticole recommends 



Foa irivialis as the best grass to use in shady places. 



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A Dry Month. — The month of February, 1891, will 

 rank as one of the dryest ever experienced in England. 



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A Steel-Green Rose has been obtained by Dr. 

 . Bonelli-Turin after continued selection. He proposes 

 to name it the Edison. — Garten und Bhiuienzeitiing. 



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To Destroy Ants in greenhouses, place a rather 

 deep vessel, partly filled with pear syrup, where the 

 ants will easily find it. The following day this will be 

 found full of ants, sow-bugs, and other insects. — Lc 



Jon run I i/rs Orc/iidees . 



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Professor Dr. Kny has been appointed to succeed 

 Professor Wittmack as rector of the Royal Agricultural 

 High School of Berlin. Herr Ad. Keller has been ap- 

 pointed head gardener to the King of Saxony, at Moretz- 

 burg. — Gartenflora . 



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Wine Production in France. It has been esti- 

 mated that the amount of wine produced in France dur- 

 ing i8go is about 603, 118,000 gallons, this being an in- 

 crease of about 92,246,000 gallons over the product 



of 1889. — Le Progres Agricole. 



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Baiting the Slogs. — A very efficacious method of 



destroying slugs consists in serving them with beer in 



earthen pans filled almost to the brim, and sunk in the 



tan, sand, soil, or ashes. These insects are very fond 



of that beverage. — Bulletin d' Ai but imltiire . 



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Azalea Princess of Wales. — This is a better 



flower than A. Deutsche Perle, the petals of which are 



stained at the base with green. There is a very faint 



tinge of flesh color at the base of the petals of Princess 



of Wales. It is one of the best double white varieties 



for early work. — The Garden. 



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To Remedy Drip in Greenhouses. — Fasten a piece 

 of twine to the top of each rafter of the house and also 

 to the bottom. The water runs down the twine, which 

 acts as a siphon, and is then easily disposed of. This 

 method is particularly adapted to houses having iron 

 rafters. — A. Van Imshort, in Journal des Orcliidees . 

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The Phylloxera has occasioned considerable alarm 

 amongst the vine-growers ii South Africa. All farms 

 on which the dreaded pest has appeared, are at once 



placed under special regulations, and a meeting of 

 growers at Paarl was held recently to consider the ad- 

 visability of asking the government to send one or two 

 cultivators to Europe for the purpose of studying the 

 phylloxera question. Experts from Europe were de- 

 scribed as a failure in dealing with the insect on South 

 African soil. A determined effort is to be made to 



stamp out the pest. — The Gardeners' Magazine. 



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The International Exhibition at Antwerp, this 

 year, should prove of more than ordinary interest to the 

 botanist and scientist. There are three sections, all 

 bearing upon plants from various aspects. Those who 

 require information about this exhibition, which will be 

 held in August and September next, in L'Athenee Roy- 

 ale, Place de la Commune, should write for prospectus 

 and rules. All except the microscopical division will 

 be dealt with by M. Ch. de Bosschere, president of the 

 executive committee, Lievre-lez-Anvers. Those inter- 

 ested in the microscopical department should write to 

 Dr. H Van Heurck, Botanic Gardens, Anvers. — The 

 Gardeners' Magazine. 



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Obituary. — E. R. Cutler, secretary of the Gardeners' 

 Royal Benevolent Institution, died February 24, aged 

 72 years. 



Frank Casey, a prominent English nurseryman, died 

 February 26, aged 55 years. 



Dr. Maximowicz died February 16, at St. Peters- 

 burg. This scientist has long been well known, es- 

 pecially to botanists. The flora of Japan was carefully 

 studied by him, and at the time of his death he was en- 

 gaged on the floras of Tibit, Central Asia and Mongolia. 

 His collections from these regions are rich and valuable. 



William Richards, for twenty years the publisher and 

 business manager of The Gardeners'' Chronicle, died 

 March 11, aged 44 years. 



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Marketing Fruit in Germany. — A method of mar- 

 keting fruit which originated in Schleswig, but which 

 has extended to many other parts of Germany, has 

 proved successful in securing buyers against a bad 

 article, and in giving an opportunity for good growers 

 to make sales of a good article. Samples of various 

 fruits are placed in dishes for exhibition in a salesroom 

 by growers, who are prepared to furnish various kinds. 

 The buyer has only to write his name and address on a 

 card, with the quantity he wishes, and leave it at the 

 central office, with the number of the plate. The order 

 is then forwarded from the office to the grower, who in 

 turn delivers his goods there. Here the fruit is in- 

 spected, and if it comes up to the sample in quality, it 

 is forwarded to the buyer. If it proves inferior it is re- 

 turned at once to the grower. A grower who on three 

 occasions furnishes goods inferior to samples is ex- 

 cluded from the market. The office receives 10 per 

 cent, commission for inspecting, forwarding, etc. — The 

 Garden. 



