1882.] 



THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



93 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Remedies against Cut-worms. — Prof. C. E. 

 Besseij says : Clean culture and fall plowing- are 

 the secrets of success in dealing with cut-worms. 



Worm-proof Cabbage. — A correspondent from 

 Payette Co., Penn., says that the Early Schweiu- 

 furt Cabbage is the only variety that resists the 

 green worm. Have others of our readers had sim- 

 ilar experiences 1 



Blaclt Orange Leaves.— S. JV., Elmira, X. T. — 

 The ugly appearance of your Orange trees is 

 probably caused by a fungus which may be 

 readily removed by repeated washing with warm 

 water and soap. The green fly and scale may be 

 prevented by frequent syringing with a decoction 

 of Quassia, four ounces of the latter to about one 

 gallon of water. 



Strawberries tor Minnesota.— The Minnesota 

 Horticultural Society recommended at its last 

 meeting the following list of strawberries for 

 general planting, given in the order of their value : 

 Wilson's Albany, Charles Downing, Downer's 

 Prolific, Green Prolific, Crescent Seedling; for 

 general trial, Seth Boyden, Sharpless, Cumberland 

 Triumph, Miner, Red Jacket, Pioneer. 



Fay's Prolific Currant.— We have received 

 from Mr. Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y., for 

 our specimen grounds, a two-year old bush of 

 Fay's Prolific Currant, which in size and vigor 

 excels any Currant of the same age we have 

 seen. If the fruit grows in any way proportion- 

 ate to the plant, the berries will have to be picked 

 singly, like cherries, instead of in bunches. 



The Cranberry Crop of 1880, the largest 

 ever produced, is estimated by the New Jersey 

 Cranberry Growers' Association to have been 

 nearly half a million bushels for the entire country, 

 being twenty-three per cent, greater than the larg- 

 est crop On record. Of this amount New England 

 furnished 247,500 bushels ; New Jersey, 128,700 

 bushels; Western States, 113,430 bushels; New 

 York, 3,000 bushels. 



Our Exhibition Table has lately been beauti- 

 fied with a large and magnificent collection of 

 Secdlintj Zonal Geraniums from Messrs. Hallock& 

 Thorpe, of Queens, L. I. Mr. Thorpe has made the 

 raising of seedling Geraniums almost a life-long 

 specialty, and has certainly succeeded admirably 

 in producing the most dazzling and varied shades, 

 combined with the most perfect form we have 

 ever seen in this class of plants. 



A plate of Bonnie Brae Lemons, originated 

 by Mr. H. M. Higgins, of San Diego, California, 

 attracted considerable attention. This is a most 

 remarkable seedling, of long, oval shape, ribbed 

 similar to a Melon, with a very thin rind, few 

 seeds, and a rich, aromatic pulp. 



"The Lily."— Lilinin lomji 'flora in jioribundum, 

 as the Easter Lily of Bermuda is now called here, 

 is making quite a sensation. A specimen which 

 lately arrived on the steamer Orinoco from 

 Jamaica is said to have had one hundred and forty- 

 five blossoms, nearly all in full bloom, and borne 

 ou a stem three feet high and one inch in diame- 

 ter. The prize specimen at the New York Horti- 

 cultural Society had ninety flowers. 



Ghent Azaleas. — Subscriber, Xeiclon, X. J. — 

 These are among the most beautiful and attract- 

 ive lawn plants, either singly or in groups. As 

 a foreground to a clump of Rhododendron, mar- 

 gined by still taller evergreens, they are very 

 effective, and when sheltered against the bleak 

 north and west winds they arc perfectly hardy in 

 this locality. Most varieties thrive in any good 

 garden soil, yet an addition and occasional mulch 

 of leaf-mold will be found beneficial. 



Shirts for Everybody.— It is with pleasure 

 that we draw attention to the advertisement of 

 Mr. C. R. Qninby, Pleasantville, N. Y., the succes- 

 sor and former manager of the Newark Shirt 

 Company. Incredible as it seems that so good 

 an article could lie furnished for so low a price, 

 it is nevertheless true, and we know from per- 

 sonal experience that these shirts are first-class 

 in every respect. We have known Mr. Quinby 

 for many years, and feel confident that he will do 

 what he promises. 



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