1886 
THE BUBAL NEW-YORKER. 
263 
trouble. The bees know just which side ought 
to be up. 
Pomabgkal 
HORTICULTURAL ADVANCES. 
PROF. J. L. BUDD. 
Strawberry Leaves.— At the New Or¬ 
leans, and at our Iowa meeting, the increas¬ 
ing troubles with the foliage of the strawberry 
in the way of rust aud suu-burn were dis¬ 
cussed iu public and in private. The Wilson 
eveu, on our black soils, is troubled of late 
with leaf rust to such au extent as to put it 
on the rejected list of many large growers. 
One after auotber of the lauded new sorts 
gives way to the Crescent, which as yet is all 
right in leaf and fruit The query has 
beeo raised, and is worthy of thought 
and discussion: “Are all ourstrawberriesot the 
same original parentage.” Beyond reasonable 
doubt, the Hovey—the parent of most of our 
large berries—was the product of a cross of 
our native species with the Fragaria grandi 
flora of the east coast of .South America. On the 
other hand, the Chilian Strawberry (Fraga¬ 
ria Chilensis) was widely distributed by W. R. 
Prince from I860 to 1880, and has had more 
or less to do with the leaf and fruit of a 
few’ of our sorts, such as Crescent, Green 
Prolific, Downer’s Prolific and Kentucky. 
The question now' raised is this, “Wherecan 
staminate plants of the ‘Simon-Pure’ Chili 
Strawberry be secured for use in makingadi- 
rectcross with the Crescent or Green Prolific?” 
The product of such a cross could hardly fail 
to secure varieties better in leaf than any we 
berry seedlings so rapidly over the States, is 
now making a run on the apricot. Six named 
varieties are offered budded on Myrobalan 
stocks. It is more than probable that this 
Siberian race of the apricot will give us, in 
time, hardy sorts—by crossing with the Ger¬ 
man or French race—which will prove satisfac¬ 
tory in quality of fruit over a larger part of 
the country. At present, however, the Rus¬ 
sian apricots 1 have tasted are not up to our 
best native plums of tbe West in size or qual 
ity. On the other hand, tbe Russian plums 
are, many of them, as high in quality as our 
Lombard or Damson, But I intended to speak 
at this time of the folly of budding fruits for 
the Northern or Western trade, on stocks as 
tender as the Myrobalan. We have too much 
of this work with our cherries and plums prop¬ 
agated in Ohio aud New York. The seedling 
peach, the Myrobalan, Prunus sativa, and 
Prunus damascena are all right for tbe prairies 
if root-grafted, and if the grafts are set down 
to the top bud of the cion. In like manner, 
the Mazzard stock is all right for the cherry 
if root-grafted and set deep. But budding 
these tender stocks is a loss of time, money 
and faith, of which we have had enough. 
Recent experience of many Western propa¬ 
gators favors the idea that root-grafting the 
stone fruits is speedier, safer, and cheaper 
than budding, and in every respect more de¬ 
sirable for Western planting. 
Ames, Iowa. 
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another of the macomber pears. 
In Fig. 145 we show another of the Macom¬ 
ber Pears. This, too, is a chance seedling. 
Though the tree is still young, it is. to all ap¬ 
pearance, very hardy—one of the iron-clads. 
Macomber Pear. (From Nature.) Fig. 145. 
now have without loss iu size or quality of 
fruit What reader ot the Rurai, canauswer 
the above question? 
T/me to Prune Trees. —This question was 
discussed pro and con by the Iowa Society, 
and the resolution was filial ly passed by a strong 
majority “that the best time to prune nur¬ 
sery aud orchard trees is when the leaf is from 
one-balf to two-thirds grown.” Long experi¬ 
ence has shown Western cultivators that the 
pruniug of small limbs and twigs at this time 
is followed at once by cellular deposits on tbe 
outer surface of the wound, and no apparent 
check to growth is noted where the pruuing 
is light. 
Leaning of Orchard Trees.—A s usual, 
this question was discussed und new facts 
elicited. Sections of the t runks of forest aud 
fruit trees, in isolated positions on the prairies, 
alwuys show the heart with heavy aimual 
growth on the north side, and light deposits 
on the side exposed to the mid-day sun. In 
many cases, fruit and forest trees have 
made very little growth on the south side. 
That trees should lean to the north or north¬ 
east under such oircumstauces is not strange, 
asitiswell known that the side making the most 
growth will have the strongest roots and most 
extension of top. In connection with this 
topic, the desirability of low heads of fruit 
trees was considered. At New Orleans, some 
of the Western udvocates of low headed trees 
were surprised at the earnest indorsement of 
the idea by Mr. Augur of Connecticut, Mr. 
Caywood of New York, and others with long 
experience. The recent troubles with the 
stems of cherry and plum trees will induce 
many to try the Russiau plan of growing 
these fruits on bushes rather than on trees. 
The idea of starting orchard trees with very 
low stems is also gainiug ground each year. 
Russian apricots.— The enterprising Neb¬ 
raska firm that distributed tbe Meuonite Mul- 
The tree is a good grower, making a rather 
spreading, roundish head; the shoots are 
slender, aud it is an abundant bearer. The 
fruit is rather small, but shapely, of a yellow 
color with a very bright pinkish cheek. “A per¬ 
fect little beauty,” of a very high vinous fla¬ 
vor, perhaps a little acid. Season, October to 
Macomber Pear. Half Section. Fig. 146. 
November We show a cross-section at Fig, 
146 Dr. Hoskins in writing us says of it: 
“The most piquant iu flavor of auy pears 1 
know. Though small, its beauty and quality 
will make it very salable." 
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which they offer in con- 
jiinction with their present 
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These goods are eminently 
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