now found to be dead except a sprout or 
so from the Polymorphum stock on which 
all were worked. The survivor is, as 
stated last week, the Purple Cut-leaf 
maple. The leaves of this delightful 
little shrub are as finely divided as those 
of many ferns. 
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What Ruralisms said of the Leggett 
gun a few weeks ago has brought us many 
inquiries. We desire to add that the ap¬ 
plication of any dry insecticide by the 
aid of this device is so easy, it is effected The preliminary report of Prof. George- 
with so little exertion or trouble that one son, recently sent to Denmark as special 
no longer regards the work of promptly agent of the Department of Agriculture 
killing the currant worms, potato beetles, to study the dairy industry of that coun- 
or any other insects which infest his try, brings out the very interesting and 
plants, as a dreaded task. We have al- important fact, as noted by the Experi- 
ways thought, without the positive proof menL Station Record, that the uniformly 
that comes from exact experiment, that good quality of Danish butter is princi- 
Paris-green or London-purple when used pally due to the use of pure cultures of 
in water injures the leaves, though di- bacteria for ripening the cream, which 
luted as much as it may be, and yet prove have so far obtained the approval of 
an effective insecticide. Our reason for practical dairymen in that country that 
this belief is that the poisoned water is they are commonly employed “in all 
held by the concavities of the leaves like good dairies.” 
so many little cupt-; the water soon evap- It is evident that any practical plan 
orates and the poison is deposited often- for the wide distribution and use of these 
times in sufficient amount to destroy the butter ferments will revolutionize the 
leaf tissue underneath. The gun obvi- butter industry, and there seems to be 
ates this. Every part is treated alike, no good reason why bacteria should not 
The powder may be distributed in quan- be used in butter-making as generally 
tities so small as to make scarcely a per- as yeasts now are in bread-making and 
ceptible “ smoke,” or it may be distri- brewing. The rapidity with which this 
buted in a dense cloud, as one chooses, newly discovered scientific truth has been 
The economy in using this machine, as applied to practical uses may be seen 
compared with the dusters in general from the fact that it was only in 1890 
use, is very apparent. We think that a that the researches of Storch and Weig- 
reservoir nearly filled with plaster and mann were published, which showed, that 
Paris-green, or with hellebore, or Bu- bacteria might be employed to give the 
hach, or with any other of the dry, fine desired flavor to butter, 
insecticide powders preferred, would Such an event as the introduction of 
serve to dust an acre of potato vines or bacteria cultures into practical dairying 
of currant bushes or cabbages. That should greatly encourage the investi- 
would be our guess. The price of this gator in agricultural science to perse- 
gun is about $9, we believe rather high vere in truly scientific inquiries, and 
it may seem to those who have used the should help the farmer to see more 
cheap dusting cans or I’arit-green water dearly that agriculture will reap the 
applied with a whisk-broom or through a highest benefits from researches pursued 
cheap pump. But those who have tried by thoroughly trained experts working 
or may try the Leggett gun will, we are according to scientific methods, 
confident, not regret the purchase or 
have any desire to return to the other Thk Experiment Station Record 
methods of destroying the pests which 8 P eaks a forcible truth when it says: “If 
destroy their crops. there 18 llttle P ros P ect th *t even under 
improved conditions of agriculture it 
On the morning of May 19 we sowed on will pay to increase or keep up t e 
a strip of well prepared, heavy soil, not acreage of a crop it is doubtful whether 
unusually fertile, at the rate of 40 pounds a station should by means of important 
of Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) experiments ncrease the interest of the 
per acre. It was well that the seeding farmers of its region in that crop. It 
was heavy, as sparrows and cat-birds at would be better to divert their attention 
once began to feed upon the plot, scratch- to something which will be likely to 
ing like so many little chickens. After bring them more profit.” For example, 
sowing, the plot was raked, but many Northern stations cannot afford to de- 
seeds still remained on the surface, aud vote much time to experimenting with 
none were covered over a quarter of an Crimson clover, cow peas, Teosinte, p?a- 
inch. On the morning of May 24, it was nuts, Braz lian Flour corn, etc. They 
found that most of the covered seeds had should confine their labors to seeds, 
germinated, showing the first leaves plaids, fruits and methods which are 
above the soil—five days from sowing. 
Commencing August 1G, it is proposed 
to hold in Chicago a World’s Congress of 
Horticulturists to be so divided to at 
seedsmen, florists, fruit-growers, etc., 
may meet separately so as to listen to 
and partake in discussions and speeches 
in which they are most interested. 
A. W. Smith of Americus, Ga., sends us 
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botanicaL nime. As to bloom and pods 
h. considers it one of the most striking y 
beautiful of climbers. The vines grow 
with him 40 to GO feet in a season. 
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