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wood is very spiny, being very distinct in 
this respect. Fruit large, of a deep golden 
yellow, of excellent quality, and is very at- 
tractive in appearance. It is a heavy fruiter 
and I believe is destined to become as pop- 
ular as the Industry, and unlike that vari- 
ety, it can be propagated successfully.” 
A yellow gooseberry, of large size, free 
from mildew, and perfectly hardy, would 
be indeed an acquisition, and, if it succeeds 
will make a delightful companion to the In- 
dustry, blending with the rich, ruby color 
of the latter, its own deep golden yellow. 
Notes From the Farm. 
It is desirable to have some knowledge of 
varieties with a view to making suitable 
selections for market planting. There are 
certain sorts which are admirably adapted 
for a near and local sale, but for shipment 
to distant markets would not answer at all. 
Due consideration also must be given as to 
what a market wants, whether a cheap 
berry at low price or fine fruit at fancy 
figures. In a community that will not pay 
more than eight or ten cents a quart for 
strawberries it would be absurd for the 
grower to plant varieties that bear but 
moderately of large and fine fruit, but 
which demand extra care, cultivation and 
rich soil. For such a market he needs vari- 
eties like the Crescent, Champion, Chas. 
Downing. Manchester, etc., which produce 
berries in abundance under only ordinary 
culture. Nor must he depend wholly upon 
the catalogues for his descriptions, which 
are not always accurate, but seek the infor- 
mation from his fellow growers, his Horti- 
cultural Society’s Reports, or from his hor- 
ticultural paper. 
For a near by market, one of the very best 
of the new strawberries is Bubach, some- 
times known as Bubach’s No. 5. Indeed 
were it not for two faults it would be not far 
from the head of the list for all purposes. 
Unfortunately its flower is pistillate and the 
berry itself is soft and quite unfit for ship- 
ment. But in the near by towns it should 
prove one of the most profitable. The fru it is 
both large and handsome, produced in great 
abundance, and in flavor is very good, in- 
deed. The plant seems all that can be de- 
sired, a good grower and with clean, healthy 
foliage. It ripens about with Sharpless. 
There is really no reason for the preju- 
dice that exists against pistillate varieties of 
strawberries beyond the fact that it is ne- 
cessary to grow two varieties instead of 
but one. The pistillate flowered sorts, when 
properly fertilized, are the most productive 
of all and the matter of fertilization may be 
readily arranged by planting among them 
a few rows of some perfect flowered vari- 
ety. 
Catarrh Cured. 
A clergyman, after years of suffering from that loath- 
some disease. Catarrh, and vainly trying every known 
remedy, at last found a recipe which completely cured 
and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dread 
ful disease sending a self addressed stamped envelope 
to Prof. J. A. Lawn-uce. 88 Warreu St.. New York City, 
will receive the recipe free of charge.— Adv. 
The still rare and scarce Spiraea VanHout- 
tei is one of the most beautiful of this fam- 
ily, and deserves a conspicuous place on the 
lawn or wherever shrubs are grown. It is 
naturally a plant of handsome form, and 
blooms profusely even when small. It 
should form one of a select dozen of these 
popular plants. Though rare, the price is 
quite moderate for small plants. 
Exochorda (jrandiflora is now for the first 
time offered at a reasonable price. There is 
no longer a reason, therefore, why every- 
body should not grow this splendid shrub. 
The plant has heretofore been scarce and 
high priced because of the difficulty of prop- 
agating it from cuttings; but seeds have 
been secured, and it is to be hoped that the 
plant will become common. It is worth 
having, however, at almost any price. 
The seeds of Sty rax Japonica have also been 
imported from Japan by Messrs. Thorburn 
& Co., and this handsome shrub will now 
doubtless become better known. Tts nu- 
merous pendulous, bell-shaped flowers are 
very handsome, and these are succeed 
ed by large, wax-like berries. It is a 
handsome tree-like shrub even without its 
flowers and berries. It is well to add, how- 
ever, that it does not usually bloom till it is 
three or four years old: but its bloom is 
worth waiting for. Both flowers and ber- 
ries are white. 
Cutting off branches of Forsythia, etc., in 
winter, and placing them in water in a warm 
room to expand the flowers seems to be 
thought by many to be quite new. The 
practice, however, is a very old one, but is 
not so common as it might be, except among 
country people. When a boy, well-bud- 
ded branches were cut about midwinter 
from the apple, the pear, the cherry, etc., 
and put in a pitcher of water, and this placed 
on the mantle over the large, old-fashioned 
fire-place, where in time the flower buds 
developed into beautiful masses of bloom, 
and excited the wonder and admiration 
of the children, and perhaps some who 
were not children. Lime was sometimes 
added to the water, and even salt, with the 
idea that it hastened the opening of the 
flowers. We visited a country school in 
February, and were much pleased to see 
that the teacher had made one of the win- 
dows very pretty and attractive in this way. 
We commend her example to others. — 
P. B. Mead. 
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