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under such conditions. I was knocked ont 
of the ring until our old friend, Dr. C. 
D. Sniead, came forward and proved that 
alcohol i.s doA’cloped and that a cow in 
that condition in drunk. lie did such a 
complete job that the scientists have 
never come back to dispute his argument. 
At any rate, the truth is that if you feed 
apples with good judgment—beginning 
with a few—the cow w'ill make good use 
of them. If yon let her gorge on them 
at first she will bloat, fall down and some¬ 
times die. You can depend on that state¬ 
ment—no matter what you call her con¬ 
dition. n. w. c. 
Yarrow and Catnip 
Will you lot me know what yarrow 
and catnip are used for, how you pre¬ 
pare them for using and the amount to 
be used for the disease? Can the prei> 
aratiou be bottled up and kept without 
the medicine losing its power. I. L. K. 
Langhorne, I’a. 
Yarrow, botanically Achillea mille¬ 
folium, is collected when in flowei*, and 
the whole plant carefully dried, after 
Avhich tlie coarser stems are rejected. 
It is stored in the dry condition, in 
tight containers, and an infusion made 
wdien used. It has a strong aromatic 
odor and a sharp bitter taste. It 
has been used as a tonic, astringent, su¬ 
dorific and for its action on the bladder. 
It is usually given as a hot infusion, 
the dose being four to six ounces of 
this hot tea. Yarrow is no longer listed 
iis an official drug. 
Catnip, Nepeta cataria, is collected and 
dried when in flower, the coarser stems 
being rejected, an<i the dried herb is 
then carefully stored. It is used in an 
infusion as a mild stimulant and tonic, 
and has a quieting effect on the mnw- 
ous system. A weak hot infusion is often 
giv(‘n to infants sufl’ering from colic. 
The dose for an adult is two drachms 
of the infusion. The plant has a strong, 
I»eculiar and rather ddsagreeablje odor 
and a pungent, rather camphorous taste. 
It was formerly much used in donu'stic 
medicine, but is no longer listed as an 
official remedy. 
Hardback as an Ornamental Plant 
I read in TiiR R. N.-Y. that nursery¬ 
men are buying hardback, but under 
different names. Can you tell jue the 
scientific name, or what they call it 
by? I could get a large amount, would 
irke to make something out of it. 
rarksvillc, N. Y. AV. N. W. 
The scientific name of hardback is 
Bi'iraea tomentosa. It is handled 
under the name of stecplebush by prac¬ 
tically all nurserymen Avho deal in orna¬ 
mental shrubbery. It is po.ssil)le that 
you may be able to work up a profitable 
trade, but I do not offer any very 
strong encouragement. If you wish to 
try your luck your best method will 
I'.e to get some circular.s printed stating 
or describing what you have to sell, 
and- the price at Avhich you can dig, 
and send these circulars to all the 
iiurserymen whose addresses you can 
obtain. Base your prices on what it 
costs you to deliver the goods, and not 
on the prices at which the nurserymen 
catalogue the stock to their retail cus- 
tomei-s, and when you fill an order, 
pack just the quality that you advertise. 
Nurserymen Avill require first-class 
bushes of even heights and sizes, with 
good roots and from four to eight canes 
to a root. Landscape gardeners some¬ 
times have calls for much larger bushes 
at proijortioiiately higher prices. 
C. o. OIllISBKE. 
New Plant Immigrants 
Circular No. 128 of the Office of For¬ 
eign Seed and Plant Introduction, states 
that seeds of jute, botanically Corchorus 
capsularis, have ' been received from 
Amoy, China. It is thus described : 
“.lute is an annual plant, requiring a 
rich, moist, but well-drained, alluvial 
soil and a Avarm moist climate, free from 
frost for at least six months. It will 
grow in sandy loam alluvial soils from 
Maryland to Florida and Texas, but will 
not ripen much seed north of the cot¬ 
ton belt. The seed is sown broadcast, the 
crop harvested by hand, retted in water 
and the fiber cleaned by hand from the 
Avet stalks in the Avater. It could be 
grown profitably in this country if there 
Avere satisfactory methods for removing 
the fiber from the stalk and lu-eparing 
it for market. The fiber is used for bur¬ 
laps, bagging and gunny sacks.” 
A new American tropical fruit men¬ 
tioned in the above circular, is the cayo 
or shucte, found in the mountains of 
northern and eastern Guatemala. So 
far it has not received a botanical name, 
but as the fruit closely resembles the 
avocado, it is termed a species of Persea. 
The fruit, Avhich is rich and nutty in 
flavor, weighs from three-quarters of a 
pound to a pound and a half, or more. 
Prof. 'Wilson Popenoe says: 
‘‘The coyo is u.sed by the Indians ol 
Guatemala in the same manner as the 
avocado, Avhich is to say that it is eat¬ 
en out of hand, witliout the addition of 
seasoning of any sort, and frequently to 
the accomi)animent of tortillas—thin, 
round cakes, made from Indian corn, 
Avhich are a staple article of diet 
tliroughout this part of America. I have 
not yet experimented to see hoAV the 
coyo tastes Avhen prepared in salads or 
seasoned Avith vinegar, salt and pepper, 
but I have found it excellent Avhen diced 
and eaten in bouillon, as is often done 
Avith the avocado by Guatemalans of the 
upper classes. To me its flavor is de¬ 
cidedly agreeable, and a good coyo, free 
from fiber and with a seed not too large 
in proportion to the size of the fruit, 
Avould impress me as a Avorthy rival of 
the avocado. 
‘‘The tree groAvs under a variety of 
conditions. Tiike the Guatemalan type 
of avocado, it is very abundant from 
4,000 to .5,000 feet, but unlike the latter 
it seems also to do very Avell at loAver 
elevations, being found around Zacapa at 
elevations of 500 feet above the sea, 
Avhere the Guatemalan type of avocado Is 
usually replaced by the West Indian. 
Judging from its behavior in Guatemala, 
the coyo ought to be successful in both 
California and Florida.” 
Gektuude, aged three, sat in her high 
chair at the dinner table turning about 
in her fingers a small ear of corn from 
Avhich she had been nibbling a row at 
a time. Suddenly she burst iuto tears. 
‘‘What is the matter, dear?” asked her 
mother. “I’ve lost my place!” sobbed the 
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