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drawback to successful culture of the fine 
large foreign varieties in this country. The 
remedy used is potassium sulphide or liver 
of sulphur, a solution of which is sprayed 
over the bushes with a syringe, beginning 
as soon as the young leaves tinfold, and re- 
peated at intervals of from eighteen to 
twenty days except when rainy weather 
occurs and necessitates another spraying. 
The fungicide is made by dissolving half an 
ounce of the liver of sulphur in one gallon 
of water and this will be sufficient to spray 
ten good sized bushes. The sulphide costs 
but twenty cents a pound at the most, and 
hence the work cannot be objected to on 
the ground of expense. 
E. P. Roe Strawberry. 
A new strawberry is being introduced 
from New York state bearing the honored 
name of E. P. Roe. We have not seen it 
and only just learn of it, but we sincerely 
hope that it may prove in some degree 
worth v of such a name. Mr. Roe, during 
his lifetime, was extremely diffident about 
giving his name to any of his seedlings or 
introductions, and his horticultural friends 
therefore may be excused for wishing that 
any fruit named for him, especially the 
strawberry, his favorite fruit and specialty, 
shall be, at least, not second rate. All 
would rejoice to have his memory kept 
green by naming for him a strawberry that 
shall take front rank among the standards. 
Strawberry Blight. 
In a recent bulletin of the Kentucky Ex- 
periment Station, Prof. H. Garman, gives 
the results of a series of experiments in the 
application of Bordeaux mixture on straw- 
berry plants, for the prevention of leaf 
blight, from which the following conclu- 
sions may be drawn: 
1. Injury from strawberry T leaf-blight can 
be largely prevented by the use of Bordeaux 
mixture and eau celeste, and to some extent 
by potassium sulphide and London purple. 
2. Bordeaux mixture is much superior to 
the other preparations used. 
3. Applications of Bordeaux mixture 
should be made as often as once in two 
weeks. From the complete exposure of the 
leaves to rain, the mixture is removed from 
strawberry leaves much sooner than from 
grape leaves or those of trees. 
4. Prepared according to the formula of: 
Bluestone. 6*2 pounds; lime, 3J4 pounds; 
water, 22 gallons; it may be sprayed with- 
out the slightest injury to leaves. 
а. Twenty-two gallons of the mixture is 
sufficient for spraying during one season 
337J4 feet °f strawberry plants, as com- 
monly planted in rows; and will cost for 
materials, considering blue stone worth 8 
cents per pound, and lime worth 1 cent per 
pound, fifty-six cents. By buying materials 
in quantity, this cost can be reduced. 
б . A removal of the blighted leaves with- 
out subsequent spraying, will increase in- 
stead of diminish injury from blight. 
Note this for trial next season. 
Small-Fruit Briefs. 
It seems to be agreed that Michel’s Early r 
strawberry does not prove at all an acquisi- 
tion at the North and West. It is small and 
but little earlier than Crescent though ma- 
king runners freely. 
“We are more and more pleased with 
Shuster's Gem (Lovett). The vines are 
thrifty and enduring, exceedingly fruitful, 
beginning early and holding out with the 
late kinds. A notable excellence is that the 
later ripening berries are nearly as large as 
those first to ripen. The berries are large, 
firm and of fair quality.” So says Editor 
Carman of the Rural New Yorker, who also 
declares that “ Gandy as a late berry prob- 
ably has no superior.” 
Ezra Stokes of Camden Co., N. J. writes: 
“ Thompson's Early Prolific raspberry has 
done finely with us this season. It is good in 
all respects and we think it will prove val- 
uable. The Palmer blackcap is very good 
also and holds out longer than Pioneer or 
Progress. It is, however, quite late in ripen- 
ing but is decidedly valuable.” 
Beder Wood strawberry fs continually 
referred to as Racster, which is incorrect. 
The berry originated with Mr. Beder Wood 
at Moline. 111., in 1881, and he gave his full 
name to it and expected to introduce it in 
due time as such; but was unfortunately, 
forestalled by an Iowa man to whom he had 
given a dozen plants for trial under restric- 
tions, and from whom Mr. Racster obtained 
his start of the variety which was after- 
wards mtroduced under that name. 
We quite agree with Mr. John Saul in his 
statement at the recent meeting of the 
American Pomological Society in Washing- 
ton, that the equal of the true Red Dutch 
Currant is very hard to find, it being a most 
productive variety, and makes the richest 
jam and jelly. It is of better quality than 
any other currant except perhaps White 
Dutch and bears regularly every year. In 
size the fruit is much smaller than other 
varieties but may be increased largely by 
rich soil, mulching, and pruning. 
T. T. Lyon thinks the Crandall Currant 
must have been propagated and sent out 
from more than one plant, as it varies 
greatly in habit, productiveness, and size of 
fruit. The plant is vigorous, healthy and 
productive, and the fruit makes a fine, 
pleasant, and rich sauce when cooked, but 
the skin is so thick and tough, even when 
cooked, as to prove a serious objection to 
its use. 
There is now abundant room for a new 
red raspberry for market growing. The 
Cuthbert is showing evidence of weakness 
and in many localities is now very unsatis- 
factory. Marlboro is profitable only in cer- 
tain locations and it dislikes a hot sun. 
Hansell is too small. What shall it be? 
Shrubs. 
Hardy and Beautiful in Autumn. ^ 
The beauty of some of our hardy shrubs 
in October is not sufficiently appreciated, 
nor is their usefulness extended as widely 
as it should be. Here at Ottawa, in Octo- 
ber. on the 4oth parallel of latitude, the 
following shrubby plants are strikingly at- 
tractive, principally on account of foliage, 
Acer glnnala Ginnalian Maple, sometimes 
classed as a variety of A. tartaricum but is 
a variety of the Amur River region in Asia: 
probably introduced to western Europe and 
later to America by Dr. Regel of St. Peters- 
burg, Russia. It seems to be the hardiest 
of all the maples standing at Indian Head 
Northwest Territories, where Norway and 
Sugar Maples kill back annually; a perfect 
dwarf in habit, making a beautiful round 
topped shrub, which stands out during Oc- 
tober a perfect ball of brilliant crimson in 
bold contrast to the vivid green of a welll* 
kept lawn. This is a tree which should be 
widely planted at the North where the 
range of fall ornamental plants is limited. 
Sambucus nigra var. aurea, Golden Elder. 
In marked contrast to the last the golden 
variety of the Black Elder, is at once attrac- 
tive and ornamental. While not strictly 
hardy its free rapid growth soon replaces 
any dead wood caused by the cold of w in- 
ter. Occasional summer clippings keep up 
the pleasing golden color of the leaves. 
This is readily propagated from greenwood 
cuttings taken in August or hardwood cut- 
tings taken in autumn and handled in the 
same manner as grape wood or set out at 
once, preferably the former. 
Another extremely hardy r shrub ornamen- 
tal for the same reason as the last is Neillia 
opulifolia var. aurea (formerly known as 
Spinea opulifolia) Golden Spirea,or Guelder 
rose-leaved. The type is native to the cold- 
er parts of North America, running as far 
north as Manitoba. For hedging in this lat- 
itude the golden variety makes a graceful 1 
line of demarkation, though not stout, and 
strong enough to make an effective barrier. 
The necessary pruning heightens and pro- 
longs its golden color. It propagates in the 
same manner as the last very readily from 
hardwood cuttings put out in the fall. 
Prunus Pissardi. Pissard’s Purple- leaved 
Plum. The deep reddish purple of the foliage 
of this variety makes it very desirable at this 
time of the year. Not strictly hardy with 
us but it can be kept in desirable form by 
annual spring pruning. It grafts or buds 
fairly well on Myrobolan stock. 
Although its beauty is now almost de- 
parted for the year yet I wish to call atten- 
tion to that magnificent autumn-flowering 
shrub popularly called “ Four Seasons.” 
Hydrangea paniculata gramlijlora. Its 
(lowering season begins here about August 
1 st and the last tints are just now fading 
out. In order to obtain the greatest num- 
ber of flowering racemes, it should be ctJt 
back severely in autumn or early spring. 
It may be propagated readily from green- 
wood cuttings taken early in August.— 
John Craig, Ottawa, Can. 
