THE national NEKSERYiMAN 
' 2 ' 1 \ 
(Jarfiold of A\ illiarns ('()lk\<>'o, is to j>’ra(liially 
])laiit trees along tlu' 90 miles of streets in the town. 
The trees to he i)lante(l are those that it is ex])e(‘te(l 
will he of the greatest e()nnnereial value in the years 
M) eonie and it is helieved that in half a (‘entnry very 
material tinaneial returns may he oht;uned from 
these roadside trees, in addition to furnishing for all 
tim(‘ very attraetive shaded avenues. 
9hie idea is not a new one for it has been (-arried on 
lor years with very snecessfnl results in many eom- 
mnnities in France. 
(.\))eiMments showed that in smnmei- this was tlie case 
to the (‘xtent of four to si.x tim{‘s what it was in cold 
storag(‘, and fi-oni two to thi-(‘e times in exc(‘ss of 
what takes ])lace even in a cool cellai-. Ih* ])oints 
out that wai'in w(‘ather often occurs at ^\|)))l(‘-i)ick- 
ing time, and so fancy kinds should he cool(‘d as soon 
as ])ossihle, and ke])t cold if it is desiix'd to put tlumi 
ill cold storage. The keejiing (|iialiti(‘s must he 
weakened if the liri'athing go(‘s on fast, as tin* c(*lls 
get disorganized, hut as hreathing always goes on, 
whether tast or slow, it follows that they can never 
SCENE IN ROCKEFELLER PARK. 
Part of the Boulevard System of Cleveland, Ohio. 
SHRINKAGE IN APPLES. 
Some experiments of Professor ]\Iorse have made 
it clear why fruits like Apples lose in weight hy keep¬ 
ing. lie has found out that the steady loss is caused 
hy a hreathing process similar to that of animals. 
This means, of course, oxidation; that is to say, the 
formation of carhonic ticid at the expense of the A])- 
l)le. lie says: “Since Apples and other fruits luive 
no body heat to maintain, the hreathing ])rocess is 
not so active as in animals, and they may last months 
after being iiicked from the tree; yet then* is a 
E'.teady, continuous loss in weight as the weeks go hy, 
although the fruit is sound and tirm.” 
A very inpiortant ])oint in connection with this is 
the fact that this hreathing grows more ra])id as the 
fruit gets warmer and slows down on cooling. The 
he ex])ected to keep indefinitely. —(lervaise Turn- 
hull.— foiniKiI of IloiiictiJIlire. 
CALLICARPAS. 
By James MaePherson. 
There are some thirty s])ecies of these ])lants, one, 
(Uil/ic<irjni A iiicriciniii is a native of the Atlantic* 
states, growing in rich moist ground from \drginia 
to Florida and Texas. Berckmanns adveidised a 
white-fi-uiting form of this ])ui‘ple-i'ruited shrub some 
yeai'S ago. 1 think 1 have* sec'ii it r('])orted hai-dy as 
fai’ north as Lake Erie, ])rohahly ])rotected hy snow. 
It will hear well cutting hack amiually. Poi)ularly 
known as French iMulhen-y. 
(Ui/liriirj)ii ./(ipoiiicii is a mnch moi'c beautiful thing 
than the native, being covered thicklv in tin* fall with 
the most beautiful ulti-amarine berries. It is reliah- 
