316 journal of the royal horticultural society. 



Blackberries. 



The best of these is indigenous to the Surrey hills, and 

 ripens its fruit well in shady positions. 



I refer to ' Laciniatus.' This variety ripens early, bears 

 abundantly, and is very delicious. I prefer it to any of the 

 American varieties, for which it is sometimes mistaken, but it 

 springs spontaneously from the loam brought from Walton 

 Heath, and it is locally known as the 1 Norwood Blackberry.' 

 It delights in partial shade, and many waste spots might be 

 rendered profitable by planting them with this variety of 

 Blackberry. 



[In replying to a vote of thanks, Mr. Eoupell mentioned the 

 confusion existing in the naming of Apples and Pears, and as 

 an example he referred to ' Yellow Ingestrie ' Apple, which he 

 said was often called 1 Summer Golden Pippin.' The fruit of 

 the two was remarkably similar in appearance, but the flesh of 

 1 Summer Golden Pippin ' was by far the better quality, and their 

 growth was quite distinct, the ' Golden Pippin ' being very 

 bushy and stocky wood, whereas 1 Yellow Ingestrie ' made long 

 thin growths.] 



HANDBOOK OF INSECTS 



" Injurious to Orchard and Bush Fruits, with Means of Preven- 

 tion and Remedy." By Eleanor A. Ormerod. Simpkin, 

 Marshall, & Co., London. 



Miss Ormerod's last book fully maintains the high standard 

 of excellence which marks all her previous work. It is a hand- 

 book in more than name, for it ought never to be far from the 

 hand of any grower of fruit. 



"Where every insect that infests our fruit crops is so exhaus- 

 tively dealt with, it is perhaps invidious to mention any in 

 particular. The articles on the Black Currant Mite, the Plum 

 Aphis, the Winter Moth, and the Eel- worm will appeal to most 

 fruit-growers, and the mention of them serves to show the wide 

 scope of the book. We could have wished for a table of con- 

 tents at the beginning, but with this one trifling exception the 

 book could hardly be improved. It is a book to be universally 

 recommended and studied. 



