THEY SAY. 



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plot I saw was a magnificent sight ! There was a round 

 bed under a lot of old white pines. It would have 

 been a blank desolate patch without it, and the beauti- 

 ful flowers of the moneywort gave a charm to the peri- 

 winkle undescribable. The tops of the periwinkle shoots 

 came up through the mass of flowers, and looked for all 

 the world as if a million of gold dollars were scattered 

 over the bed. No doubt the owner would prefer this to 

 the gold dollars ! I don't know, but truly, a bed of this 

 kind was beyond all price. 



Now why should this money-wort, which would not 

 do well at all there alone in the dry, do so well when 

 the ground must be actually dryer by having the mois- 

 ture-sucking roots of the periwinkle as well as those 

 of the pines to contend with ? I don't know ; perhaps 

 though the ground itself was dryer, there was good 

 moist air enclosed by the mass of periwinkle branches ; 

 perhaps a good many other things. The 

 fact remains that this companionship seem- 

 ed to suit both, and the plot of periwinkle 

 and moneywort, to my eyes, made one of 

 the most agreeable and successful combina- 

 tions I ever beheld. — Thomas Meehan, 

 Philadelpliia. 



An American Knapsack Pump. — B. 



T. Galloway, chief of the section of plant 

 pathology of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, announces that he has completed 

 arrangements by which a cheap and ser- 

 viceable knapsack pump for the applica- 

 tion of fungicides is to be put upon the 

 market by an American manufacturer. 



The Ozark Region. — The southeastern 

 slope of the Ozark mountains, some four 

 hundred miles in length, is the finest fruit 

 region I ever saw, and even the flat ' ' Pea 

 Ridge " is very good. The Ozark mountains 

 have a trend from northeast to southwest, 

 with many side spurs running down into 

 the valleys. The soil is Oolitic limestone 

 rich in plant food, very fine for fruit of all 

 kinds. The mountains act as complete 

 windbreaks, so that the earliest blossoms 

 are not injured. The apple, pear, peach 

 and plum are as much at home as if they 

 were indigenous to the soil. They bear 

 large crops and of the finest specimens, ''' "" 

 Bellflowers, Rambo, Maiden's Blush, Northern Spy and 

 many old and new varieties. Bartlett, Angouleme, 

 Tyson, Seckel and other varieties, American and for- 

 eign, are brought to their very best condition. Such a 

 fruit region near eastern cities would be a gold mine, of 

 more value than the finest land on the Miami or Wa- 

 -bash. 



The people appear to be alive to their good lands and 

 appreciate their advantages. They need capital and try 

 to invite it. Any investment in that region must be a 

 good one, for aside from its fruit advantages it is a most 

 delightful climate. Many new fruits have originated 



there, because the fruit interest is paramount to any 

 others. The Loy apple has no superior in vigor, quality, 

 hardiness and long keeping qualities. So of the Levi ; 

 a beauty indeed, and a long keeper. The Gano is dark 

 red, large and of most exquisite taste and a long keeper. 

 Before me now lies, June 30, a specimen of each, re- 

 ceived to-day from a friend. I wish you could taste with 

 me their delicious flavor and crispness at this late sea- 

 son ! Talk of Italy, Florida and Los Angeles ! Here 

 lies a region that will surpass all of them ! Water as 

 pure as spring water can'be — and plenty of it ; a society 

 wide awake and progressive, intelligent and hospitable ! 

 Game of all kinds is to be found in the Ozarks, from 

 bears to quails, and fish in abundance. To an invalid 

 no more inviting region could be found. I have no in- 

 terest in this region ; I only write as I know and observe. 

 — A, C. Bates, Indiana. 



Inarched Elms. 



Inarched Elms. — In our last issue (page 432) we de- 

 scribed and figured an old apple tree in which the main 

 branches had been tied together by a living brace made 

 of united twigs. This species of grafting or inarching 

 can be used in many places to advantage. The accom- 

 panying illustration shows four elms inarched about 

 twelve feet above the ground. The trees were fastened 

 together securely when young, and they have now unit- 

 ed into one solid trunk for a considerable space. 



Sow-Bugs do not Eat Snails. — In the April num- 

 ber (p. 251) of the Garden, L. Stevens mentions sow- 

 bugs as a remedy for snails. His bugs must be better 



