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useful for raising the whole sash in low and cool houses. 

 Fig. 9 shows the fixtures in place upon one side of the 

 sash only. The upper lever has a joint, the top portion 

 being 6 inches long, while the lower portion is about i6 

 inches. The lower lever has a slot three 

 or four inches long, to allow the sash to 

 slide. When the upper levers are pulled 

 down, the sash is carried downwards until 

 the top of the lower portion of the lever 

 strikes the sash, when any further pull- 

 ing of the levers must raise the whole 

 sash, as shown in Fig. lo. The first down- 

 ward movement of] the sash allows the 

 top of the sash to lie under a cap, to pre- 

 vent leaking. 



Two Good Labels (Figs, ii and 12). — 

 After considerable experimenting with 

 field labels for vegetables and small fruits, 

 I have adopted a soft and clear white pine label 2 ft. 

 long, 3!-2 in. wide and in. thick, sharpened at the 

 mill. These labels are primed with white lead, and the 

 name is written on with a carpenter's pencil. The 

 name is then more permanent than when painted on 

 with a brush, while the pencil writing is expeditious, and 

 it can be made neat. The labels which are used for an- 



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nual plants are taken up in the fall, and during the win- 

 ter the name is shaved off with a plane, another priming 

 is given, and the label is new again ; or the reverse side 

 of the label can be used the second vear. These make 

 the cheapest and best garden la- 

 bels and stakes I have ever found, j 

 They are large enough to be con- ■ 

 spicuous, and are not easily dis- 

 placed or broken by horse labor. 

 In priming, it is important that 

 the labels should be piled on their 

 edges to dry, for if the faces come 

 together they will dry so rough 

 that they will not take the pencil. 



A neat little label for specimen 

 plants is made from the commer- 

 cial primed garden stakes, a s 

 shown in Fig. 12. For the post 

 I use Judson's 12-in. garden stake or label, and the cross- 

 piece is made from his package label. The two pieces are 

 put together with }i-'m. brass escutcheon pins. I at 

 first used iron pins, but they soon rust and discolor the 

 label. These labels are frail, and are worth little for 

 permanent use in our work. 



Coi-ncll Experimen Station. L. H. B.\iley. 



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ROSE NOTES. 



One new rose from France, exhibited at the fall shows, 

 the Mine. Pierre Guillot, gives promise of popularity in 

 its pretty buds, canary colored at the base and pink in 

 the center. John May speaks very highly of it. 



Madam IVatteviUe has evidently come to stay. Its 

 unique coloring and pleasing shape possess strong ele- 

 ments of popularity : just enough of the bizarre to take 

 the fancy. 



JMaiiam Capiuiiie, long neglected, is coming forward 

 again as one of the most popular roses in the cut-flower 

 market. 



Wootton is a good rose, but in the hands of some 

 skilled growers compares unfavorably with the Bennett. 

 Side by side, the Bennett is more durable, of fairer shape 

 and richer in color. 



Why the Aiiieriean Beauty continues its great popu- 

 larity is a mystery to many people. Fact is, it seems to 

 meet the demand for showiness, though bordering on the 

 grotesque in size and shape. It is in the fashion, and, 

 therefore, "goes," just as big hats, bustles and other ab- 

 normal forms in feminine apparel. — L. H. E. 



Marquis de Viviens deserves more attention from grow- 

 ers, on account of its fine buds aid exceptionally beauti- 

 ful canary-pink coloring. 



A climbing variety of Perle des Jardins, originating at 

 the John Henderson nurseries, is a very handsome va- 



riety, which will cettainly stand high in its class. Habit 

 like a Niel, but both foliage and flowers entirely char- 

 acteristic of the Perle. The flowers are large and 

 freely produced. 



Among new roses Madame Haste will be a favorite. 

 Its shapely fragrant flowers are a clear primrose yellow. 

 If the color were but deeper, it would realize Mr. 

 May's long-looked-for ideal, a yellow rose with the shape 

 and size of the Bride. 



Mr. Evans' Meteor is beginning to attract more atten- 

 tion. It seems likely to prove highly satisfactory for 

 winter forcing. The vivid color is greatly admired, and 

 it has the long stiff stems fashion now demands. It will 

 be remembered that Meteor was at first regarded chiefly 

 as a summer bloomer. 



The first early crop of hybrids was a failure in most 

 cases. Owing to the wet, the plants kept on growing 

 through the period of rest, and so did not properly ripen 

 the wood. Consequently, when forced, a very large per- 

 centage of the plants went blind. 



Some of the finest Beauties sent into the New York mar- 

 ket are grown in a very light soil, almost pure sand, but 

 with abundance of manure and ground bone. This seems 

 rather odd, for when the rose was first distributed it was 

 stated that it could only be grown to perfection in a very 

 stiff soil. Emily Louise Taplin. 



