seasonable 
The lateness of the j^^ount of 
caused the accumula ion 
wk to he performed m a v^y 
of time, and in the ^^‘^/"Jpiated 
hi'^hly prohahle that many 
those who are really in earne > 
the work properly may stiU plant 
shrubs of nearly all kinds intto S 
much risk of loss. Of course, the latei they 
are planted the more care has to be gi 
LeLk and the more severely has the wood 
to be cut back. 
Strawberries maybe planted with saf y P 
to the middle of May. In planting thn late 
it is of great importance to pmch off all the 
buds and flowers, to keep the roots protected 
against sun and wind, and to press the soi 
firmly around the roots. We have planted 
acres of Strawberries in May, without more 
loss than from those planted a mouth earlier. 
Coal Ashes are strangely undervalued m 
the fruit garden. Instead of being a nuisance, 
as which they are generally regarded, they 
are of great value not only in amelioratuig 
the soil, but as preventives against borers, 
when spread around Currant or Quince 
bushes. Dr. Sturtevant relates that in the 
garden of Mr. B. J. Swan at Geneva, N. Y., 
there are extraordinarily thrifty Currant 
bushes, to which coal ashes have been ap¬ 
plied for many years, and which have not 
only been free from the borers, but also from 
the attack of the Currant worm. There are 
also Quince trees of equal thi-iftiness which 
have been under like treatment, and in the 
lawn are a number of Mountain Ashes, some 
of which have been treated with coal ashes 
and the others have not, and the difference 
in vigor is extremely well marked in favor of 
those to which coal ashes have been applied. 
The ashes for this purpose are heaped up 
about the stem to a height perhaps of six to 
eight inches and extending about two feet 
from the trunk. 
Scale Insects are becoming very desti-uctive 
to fruit trees and are .spreading rapidly oyer 
the entire country. Kerosene emulsions are 
the sovereign remedy against this pest. In 
answer to several inquiries about the mode 
of preparing emulsions, we give Prof. Riley’s 
directions: 
“Emulsions with milk may bo made of 
varying strength, but one of the most satis¬ 
factory proportions is tsvo parts of refined 
kerosene to one part of sour milk. This 
must be thoroughly churned (not merely 
shaken) until a butter is formed which is 
thoroughly stable and will keep indefinitely 
in closed vessels and may be diluted ad 
liUtum. viith. water when needed for use. 
The time required to bring the butter 
varies with the temperature, and both 
soap and milk emulsions are facilitated by 
heating the ingredients. Ordinary condensed 
milk may also bo u.sed by thoroughly stirring 
and beating it in an equal or varying quantity 
of kerosene. 
“ The diluted emulsion when prepared for 
use should be finely sprayed upon the insects 
to be killed, its strength varying for dilloront 
insects or plants and its effect enhanced 
when brought forcibly in contact with the 
insects.” 
the 
OffLUVATION °^^°^®J5^vbandoned, 
Currant culture, if no to the 
ravages of » gonquer all these. 
yet a little care wll 00 q i^oreis. 
When the stems^^ ^ in 
rendering them boRow 
trim 
the 
eaten 
___ and in 
stances causing *’'®“i*°pring,’ and where 
bushes in the faR^J.^^y till sol^^ 
a hollow stem all such prnmngs. 
wood only remains. off. 
If scale infests the ^^j^ter. 
or wash the stems i ^ n.nnlv one 
For J,”2e 
ouneootpo«a«™''’''“‘*“ „riT.klo tto 
tot. 
;,"he worm, or, .t t.M lk«” 
until hellebore can be procured. 
The Currant span-worm, so called 
arching its back at every step, is more 
cult to kill than any other of the leaf-eating 
caterpillars. Should it attack the foliage 
while the fruit is upon the bushes, double oi 
treble the amount of hellebore given above, 
and apply in the same manner. ' 
from 
difli- 
After the 
fruit is'gathered, should they infest th e bushes, 
use paris green, a tea-spoonful to a pail of 
water, applied with a watering-can, or apply 
“ slug-shot” dusted over them. 
In autumn, after the fall of the leaf, clear 
up all the litter from around the bushes and 
burn it, then apply a top dressing of air- 
slacked lime or potash in some form; wood 
ashes are especially valuable for this pur¬ 
pose. 
This dressing destroys most larvro of all 
insects that burrow in the soil near the 
bushes. Clean culture is a great foe to most 
injurious insects. Feed yom- ground ivith 
abundance of well rotted manure, and 
bushes bending under the weight of fruit 
will be your reward. 
.1. B. Rogers. 
noni-ishment, by filtration froma suppiv 
the surface of the ground. ^' 
Raspberry and similar vines should v 
well supported quite early in the season th . 
the canes will not break or the weight of ^ 
fruit draw them over into thespaces hetwe”' 
the rows. Wires stretched along each 8? 
of the rows, and.supported hy stakes, wm 
keep the canes up as weU as anything 
are easily put up and taken down. Theses 
should be supported at short distances in 
order to prevent them from sagging where 
tie rows are long. The height of the wires 
from the gi-ound must, of course, depend 
somewhat upon the size of the varietygrown- 
for average sized plants they should be placed 
about two and a half feet from the ground. 
As the canes grow to the top of the wire 
they should be spread out in fan shape, and 
fastened loosely to the wire. If care is taken 
to fasten them all in this way only one wire 
to a row would be needed. 
Through the growing season the suckers 
springing up outside of the hill and row 
should be treated as weeds unless more 
plants are wanted. After the bearing season 
is over the old fruiting canes should be cut 
out and burned, leaving only three or four 
of the new sprouts. These new canes ought 
to be cut back to a height of four feet, and 
the laterals to ten or twelve inches. 
For yielding, length of fniiting season, and 
keeping qualities, the different varieties of 
Black Raspberries are much superior to the 
Bed, but in quaUty and delicacy of flavor 
they are far excelled by the latter. 
The Turner for early and the Cuthbert for 
late are the best Bed Raspberries generally 
cultivated, although there are many excel¬ 
lent varieties of later date. Of the Black 
Caps I favor the Gregg, as being of good 
flavor, large and very prolific. It is not so 
early as the Souhegan and some other varie¬ 
ties, perhaps, but its fruiting season is longer 
and later than any other that I have grown. 
W. D. Boynton. 
OAEE OF EASPBEEEIES. 
During late spring and early summer the 
cultivation of Raspberries should bo fre¬ 
quent and thorough, for the work will soon 
' have to be discontinued on account of their 
; fruiting. It planted as they should be, in 
I rows five,feet apart, the horse cultivator can 
I be used until the fruit is within a few weeks 
of ripening. This leaves the ground in fine 
condition; and, in order to keep the rows 
clean, 1 put a generous mulching around tho 
plants as soon as cultivation is discontinued. 
This mulching not only keeps down tho 
weeds but it also prolongs tho fruiting sea¬ 
son. The roots are kept moist by tho mulch 
and additional stimulus and nourishmout are 
given to tho plant, so that Jiiany of tho late 
berries, that would othemviso not ripen 
or dry up prematurely, are sustained and 
brought to perfection. 
The same troiitmont is oxeollont for all 
other garden fruits. It is tho most effectual 
GEAPTIN& GEAPEVINE CANES. 
In reply to several inquiries about the prac¬ 
ticability of grafting the canes as well as c 
roots, Mr. J. Jenkins, author of the “Arto 
Propagation,” says : “Lay the canes down, 
cut out tho buds at each joint, phmgc a 
knife directly through the nodes, and iM®’^ 
tho cions through the joints ; the buds 
ing boon removed, their places are supp 
by the cions or grafts, and cell circulation J 
soon established. Tho cions are prepare 
for cleft grafting, except that a shonl er^^ 
loft on either side, which rests on the c^^^ 
surface of the cane. Tho cane and t le i 
sorted cions are then covered with soil o 
upper buds.” __ 
PERSIMMONS SUBSTITUTING 
Tho veteran pomologist. Judge 
Miller, of Missouri, has made the gra" 
covory that Persimmons servo as a comp 
“ Tonip®’’’ 
yeatSi 
*& • ills* 
whisky early in tho morning almost m 
pousablo for jny stomach’s sake; but, l> . 
substitute for whisky. Ho says: 
ancohas boon my doctrine for 
yet for a long time I thought a ' 
._m® 
all 
In R® 
things else, it sometimes ritns oui. ^ 
stead Persimmons wore tried, and fonn 
answor'tho purpose to a fraction. _jovO 
It is to bo hoped that they may P 
an equally cffoctivo substitute a 
