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[ August, 
the stem. It then occurred to me that it was only necessary to get beyond this part of the 
growth as quickly as possible. This is done by encouraging the growth of the young seedling 
to a single upright shoot, and then using the point of that shoot as a scion on a strong stock. 
The shoot from this scion is to be again trained at full length, and its point again used as a 
scion. In this way a shoot may be got having buds 20 feet or more from the root in a couple of 
years. The old seedling trees may thus be grafted with the scions from themselves, but it 
would be better to graft them in their third year with a scion taken from an intermediate 
grafted tree. It may be necessary to stop the leader to be used as a scion by the end of August 
to ensure its ripening, but this will not seriously affect its nature. I can speak from experi¬ 
ence of the success of the process in the case of Peaches and Oranges, and some Plums ; Pears 
and Apples I have not yet tried. But I may also mention that I have in this way got over the 
difficulty with thorny Pear trees. The trees that I could not get to fruit had been grafted 
with scions taken off too near the root, the sorts being new ones. By selecting the scion near 
the root, or far from it, a grafted tree would be produced that would bear only after a long 
interval or quickly, according to the gardener’s will. At any rate, what has been said shows 
the importance of choosing the points of leading shoots as the scions for forming dwarf trees.” 
- good mode of Distributing Liquid Insecticides has hitherto been a 
desideratum, as the process of dipping was not always convenient even when 
desirable, and syringing was extravagant. The Horticultural Vaporizer , invented 
by Messrs. Parr and Atherton, Nottingham, which 
is, in fact, a modification of the vaporizer used at the 
toilet for the dispersion of scented liquids, adapted 
for horticultural use, will diffuse any kind of liquid 
over plants in a state of minute division, or fine spray, 
in sufficient quantity to thoroughly moisten them, 
without ruffling or disturbing the most delicate 
flower or foliage. It is said that a table-spoonful 
applied by the Vaporizer is equal' to a pint applied 
by means of a sponge, or the ordinary methods in 
use. The Vaporizer may be used by blowing, as shown 
in the figure, or, if preferred, by means of a pair 
of bellows, fastened by indiarubber tubing to the 
mouth-piece. 
■-- @The following recipes for making Medlar Jelly have recently been 
printed in the Gardeners' Chronicle: —1. Take Medlars, when they are quite ripe, 
wash them, and put them into a preserving-pan, with as much water as will 
cover them ; let them simmer till they have become a pulp, then strain them through a jelly- 
bag, and to every, pint of liquor add three-quarters of a pound of loaf sugar, and boil an hour 
and a half. 2. When the Medlars are quite ripe, bruise them and put them in a large stew- 
pan ; cover with water, and boil half an hour; then strain through a flannel bag; to a pint of 
juice add three-quarters of a pound of lump sugar; boil the juice three-quarters of an hour, 
then put in the sugar and boil it 25 minutes. 3. Put the Medlars in a pan, and cover them with 
water; boil to a pulp, then strain through a cloth, and to every pint of the liquor add 1 lb. of 
lump sugar, and boil the same as Apple or Currant jelly. When Medlars are scarce a second 
supply of water may be added. The Medlars may be green or bletted, that is, beginning to 
decay. 
Obituary, 
-fH. Charles Antoine Lemaire died at Paris on July 22. He was bom 
at Paris in 1801, and pursued liis studies with distinction in the university of 
that city, where he remained Professor of Classical Literature for some years. 
The Jar dm Fleuriste and D Horticulteur Universel were almost entirely the work of his pen. 
and for many years he was connected with M. Van Houtte’s Flore des Sevres et des Jardins de 
TEurope. He next undertook the editorship of LIllustration Iiorticole , which post he occu¬ 
pied for 1G years, until M. Linden became the possessor of M. Verschaffelt’s establishment, and 
commenced a new series of LIllustration. .M. Lemaire also collected the materials for a syste¬ 
matic monograph of the Cactaceae, fragments only of which have been published. Unfortunately, 
40 years’ devotion to botany did not lead him on to fortune; devotees rarely live by science— 
they often die for it. 
