FOREIGN NOTES. 



Obituary. — Emil Ronnenkamp, landscape gardener 

 (Garteninspektor) of the city of Berlin died March loth 

 after a long illness. He was 53 years of age. 



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William Barron, a prominent English horticulturist 

 died April 8, aged 86. His knowledge of trees, especi- 

 ally of the coniferse, was unsurpassed. 



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Pierre Bertin, one of the oldest and most respected 

 horticulturists of France, died at Versailles the 3rd of 

 April, aged 92. 



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Mr. Ingelrest, landscape gardener of Ghent, died 

 recently in that city. 



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Rose, Ethel Brownlow. — Of all the recently intro- 

 duced tea-scented roses this is one of the best. It is of 

 splendid habit and also supplies a color long wanted. 

 Its color may be described as being between Catherine 

 Mermet and Comtesse de NadailHc. It is a grand 

 rose to stand, both on and off the plant, and is also 



very delicately scented. — Ridgewood, in The Garden. 

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Schaffer's Colossal Raspberry has been tested in 



Europe and is now being widely planted. 



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BoURGUiGNONNE MIXTURE is recommended by the 

 Chronique Horticole de V Ain. It is made by dissolving 

 two pounds sulphate of copper in five quarts of water ; 

 to this add two pounds of soda dissolved in five quarts 

 of water. Mix the two solutions carefully and when all 

 chemical action has ceased, add water to make twenty- 

 two gallons of the solution. This is said to be as effec- 

 tive as the Bordeaux mixture. 



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Fertilizer for Grapes. — Superphosphate of lime, 



four parts; nitrate of potassium, three parts ; sulphate 



of lime, three parts. Mix well before applying. — 



Revue de P Horticulture Beige. 



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Setting Tomatoes. — On the island of Guernsey, 



where tomatoes are forced for the London markets, 



scarcely any trouble is taken to make the flowers set. 



The houses are kept warm and dry, often to such an 



extent that the plants wilt, and plenty of fresh air is 



given. Only in damp, cloudy weather the plants are 



lightly tapped. Excellent fruit clusters are obtained in 



this manner. — /. H. M., in The Garden. 



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Fruits in Persia. — Apples, pears, and cherries 

 flourish in Persia only at elevations of six to seven 

 thousand feet above the sea. Neither cherries nor 

 plums are very good, but apricots are far superior to 

 any grown in Europe. Peaches of excellent quality 

 are grown, a small smooth skinned variety being par- 

 ticularly delicious. Many other fruits, as well as orna- 



mental trees and shrubs which are native to temperate 

 climates also do wonderfully well in that country. — Dr. 

 Staph, in Cartenjlora. 



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Fruit Prospects in England are exceptionally bright. 



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A New Industry for Women. — An Association of 

 women is about to start in busines to undertake by con- 

 tract the care of London conservatories, window-boxes, 

 balconies, and small gardens, by the year, season or 

 month. The members of the association will, themselves, 

 attand to all orders, employing men for the digging and 

 rough work only. Plants will be received and tended 

 at the premises of the association during the absence of 

 the owner from town. The title of this new business is 

 the Woman's London Gardening Association. — Ihe 

 Gardeners' Chronicle. 



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Olives of Tunis, — The editor of the Revue Horti- 

 cole has received a curious collection of olives from 

 Tunis. There were nineteen varieties, differing very 

 much in size and form ; even the pits varied consider- 

 ably. Some of the varieties seem to be entirely unknown 

 in southern France, although they are in every way 

 worthy of introduction.^ 



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The Phylloxera in Italy. — At present there are 

 288 communes in Italy infested with the phylloxera, and 

 it is spreading rapidly. The phylloxera laws regarding 

 importations from England and the United States are 

 decidedly prejudicial to Italy, and as they are no longer 

 of any use, a change should be made. — Z' Agricola 

 Italiana. 



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Lawns for Warm and Dry Climates. — In Brazil 

 excellent lawns are made by using Stenotaphrim gla- 

 lirutn, a grass which remains green without watering, 

 even in dry places, during hot weather. It is propagated 

 by cuttings. — Revue Horticole. 



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A New Insecticide. — A trial of a new arrangement 

 for destroying insect pests is spoken of in The Gardeners'' 

 Chronicle of April 18. It is called the Lethorian Vapor 

 Cone, and seems to be very effective. Among the plants 

 used were adiantums, full of young fronds ; cattleyas, 

 in bloom ; Chinese primulas, etc. The maiden-hair 

 ferns were laid on a shelf directly under the ridge of the 

 house, and over the cones. In fumigating, the directions 

 of the inventors were closely followed, and two days 

 later a careful examination of the plants was made. It 

 was then found that the green fly, thrips, and white 

 scale were all killed ; brown scale also killed, but where 

 protected by thick foliage some were alive ; many mealy 

 bugs were also killed. The foliage was in no case injur- 

 ed, and Mr. Anderson, the writer, now uses the cones 

 regularly for the above pests, in all cases with excellent 

 results. 



