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Ground Lemon 
Some years ago I received a packet of 
seed from a seed liouse in the AVest which 
was called a ground lemon. The plant 
was very similar to a cucumber, but the 
• fruit was very much like a lemon in color 
and shape, and tasted just like a very 
good muskmelon. ('an yon or any reader 
tell me anything about this plant? I 
would like to be able to get some more 
seed. Q. w. ,T. 
No. Adams, Mass. 
This sr)ecies of muskmelon is generally 
catalogued as garden Itmion, seed of which 
maj' be procured of almo.st any leading 
seed house. This little melon, I believe, 
is supposed to belong to the Persian 
branch of the melon family. TIender.son 
says the melons of Persia have long borne 
a high character, and differ materially 
from the varieties now cultivated. They 
are extremely rich and sweet, and in¬ 
stead of the thick rind of the common 
melons, they have a very thin and deli¬ 
cate skin, which makes a fruit of the 
same apparent size contain ufairly twic(> 
ns much edible flesh. From this pecul- 
iarty they are difficult to handle and 
ship; and they are likewise more difficult 
of cultivation, requiring a long, warm 
season to ripen to perfection. k. 
Failure of Raspberries in Virginia 
I have, made three unsuccessful sit- 
tempta to raise raspberri(‘s, and as sev¬ 
eral have told me that it is impossible to 
r.tise them in this locality. I had given 
uj), but I had some very nice plants given 
me hast Pall and I am going to try again. 
The plants live all right for the first year, 
and bloom, .and we expect berries, but 
they dry up in little ham knots. I have 
been told that a worm gets in the stem 
and f)n examining it I found the stems 
hollow. (’an you recommend anything 
in the way of spraying or cultivation to 
prevent this? K. A. s. 
Uichmond, Va. 
Cane borers do much damage to r.isp- 
berry plants in some loc.alities, and .are 
fiaapiently the cause of the canes dying 
]ireiuntur«dy. Spr.aying does not seem to 
be very effective. Thoroughly cleitning 
nj) the patch, and promptly burning all 
the old canes as swm as they are cut out, 
will go a long way in helping to hold the 
hoiau' in check. Liberal manuring in 
Spring, and good cultivation up to the 
time of the ripening of the fruit, and 
mulching during the fruiting season, will 
al.so he a great help. It may b(‘ impos¬ 
sible to grow rasy)heri'l(‘S in your locality, 
hut if this is true tht‘ small fruit author¬ 
ity of the U. S. Dep.artinent of Agricul¬ 
ture seems not to h.ave been informed of 
th(> fact. In the Survey, as piihli.sIuHl in 
Parmcr.s’ Pulletin No. Virginia is 
included in the .section of the country in 
which the raspberry succeeds. The fol¬ 
lowing varieties arc? recommended for 
your State: Purple cane type. ShalTer, 
Caroline, Columbian, Iteliance; Itl.ukoap 
type, Pureka, Gregg. Kansa.s. Palmer, 
Poolittle, llilhorn. McCormick, Nemaha, 
Ohio; Native red, (’uthhert. (Jolden (^iieeii. 
Miller, London, Turner, Brandywine, 
liansell, Kenyon, Shwack. This is c(m-- 
tainiy quite a list to choose from. When 
I)lanting again, it will be well to make 
sure to select a variety recoTuiuended for 
your section. k. 
The Ortley Apple 
I was much interested in the Ortley 
apple, as described aiul pictured on page 
312 by Mr. Powell. I have an 1S4."> edi¬ 
tion of “Downing’s Fruits and Fruit 
Trees of America.” in which the Ortley 
apple is described (page 142 of that 
book), but the description doe.s not tally 
with the Ortley of Mr. PowelLs actiuaint- 
ance. Downing makes the Ortley .syuony- 
mons with “Woolman’s Long.” but he 
.also describes a fruit on the .same page 
which he calls the “Waxen Apple,” and 
gives the following names by which it was 
also known in various parts of Ohio: 
■•Gate Pippin,” “White Apple,” “Bel- 
aiont.” This “Waxen Apple” seems to 
tally exactly with Mr. Powell’s descrip¬ 
tion of the “Ortley,” so that it is possible 
that this fine fruit may be known in Ohio 
under one or all of the four names listed 
above. Downing also makes the .Tersey 
Greening synonymous Avith the Rhode 
Island Greening, and not at all like the 
Ortley. which he describes as oval or ob¬ 
long. If this fruit is .still extant, I agree 
with Mr. Powell that efforts should be 
made to propagate it. The name matters 
little. l UAXK J. M’OKKOOR. 
Ma.ssachusetts. 
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