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to that part ot 
in which 
oiu- readers 
Baspherwes 
SEASONABLE HINTS. 
Fropagating ov to 
neglected to make a f 
fill out gaps in spring, may, if the) 
old Raspberry bushes on then-gro^ «W1 
makeiipfor the loss of time, and secme am°P 
of beiTies next season. The young spiouts 
which spring up all around old p an 
easily be taken up when they are fiom fo 
to six inches high, and be tonsplanted to 
”Tra^y or cloudy day should be selected 
for this work, and if the groimd is not already 
wet, it should be thoroughly soaked with 
water all around the young sprouts. It tne 
soil is very light, it should be flrml) pac 'ec 
with the foot, so that a good-sized lump may 
be taken up without crumbling to pieces. 
Then, with a sharp spade digup the stockiest 
young plants so as to have as much soil 
adhering as can be earned on the spade, 
move it to the new location, slide the entire 
lump in the hole preidously dug, fill up 
with fine earth, and water thoroughly. All 
the leaves, except the three or four upper 
ones, should be removed, to lessen evapora¬ 
tion. During the first days following, it 
is well to shade the plants lightly,— a few 
leafy branches placed aroimd them answer 
the purpose completely,— and then mulch 
the gi-ound with stable litter or any coarse 
material. With proper care, not a plant in 
fifty need be lost. 
The Apple-tree Borer, which, in its perfect 
state, is a handsome beetle, nearly an inch 
long, of light brown color with two dull 
white stripes lengthwise, makes its appear¬ 
ance during the latter part of this month. 
The female deposits her eggs under the loose 
bark of young Apple-trees, near the ground. 
The young larv® hatch out in about two 
weeks, and set themselves at once to work 
to gnaw through the bark into the tree. 
They require three years to reach full 
maturity. 
When once in the interior of the tree, the 
only remedy against them is to find the 
entrance of their bun-ows,—which may gen¬ 
erally be detected by their castings falling 
outside on the ground in little heaps like 
sawdust,—and working a stout wire into the 
channel. But the time for prevention is now, 
before the beetles have deposited their 
eggs. 
“Among the preventive measures,” says 
Wm. Saunders in his recent work, “ alkaline 
washes or solutions are probably the most 
efficient, since experiments have demon¬ 
strated that they are repulsive to the insect, 
and that the beetle will not lay her eggs on 
trees protected by such washes. Soft-soap, 
reduced to the consistence of a thick paint by 
the addition of a strong solution of washing- 
soda in water, is perhaps as good a formula 
as can be suggested; this, if applied to the 
bark of the tree, especially about the base 
or collar, and also extended upward to the 
crotches, where the main branches have 
their origin, will cover the whole surface 
liable to attack, and, if applied during the 
morning of a warm day, will dry in a few 
hours, and form a tenacious coating not 
easily dissolved by rain. The soap-solution 
should bo applied early in ,Tuno, and a second 
time during the early part of July.” 
of 
we caution 
April, in pf planting 
against the fa y jje quotes: 
for immediate only on canes oi 
oBaspbemes 1^,®“ ,vhich in trans- 
the previous )'eai g success ol 
planting have tube gjjoots 
the plant is the roots during 
of Friiil Notes 
Upon 
“Wecan but 
above over tried this lattei-. 
of Easpberries annually for the past ^ 
««t LPr Ml on th. 
season’s shoots. , i. » 
“If you plant a Red Raspberry bush, 
continues Fruit Notes, “you may, if you 
wish, leave a cane of the previous years 
gi-owth, and if you do so, no power on earth 
can prevent its immediate bearing of fruit.” 
Exactly so, but only to the serious detri¬ 
ment of the vitality and vigor of the plant, 
and it is for this very reason that we told oiu' 
readers: “ If the success of the plant is 
desired, the old canes have to be out off.” 
These facts are so -well established that it 
seems surprising that any one at all familiar 
with fruit culture should question their cor¬ 
rectness ; yet, if any one should -want addi¬ 
tional testimony, we need only refer to tlie 
editorial page of this same number of Fruit 
Notes, on which the editor says: 
“Remember to cut ofl: all Raspberry and 
Blackberry stems close to the gi'ouiid. It is 
the new growth from the root only that is of 
value in newly-set plants.” 
THINNIN& FRUITS. 
Man, as a general rule, is avaricious. In 
the pursuit of gain he overtaxes his physical 
powers, and early death is the result. He 
plants a tree or bush, excites by stimu- 
la.ting manures its fruiting capacity to the 
highest degree, and in his eagerness for 
abundant crops causes weakness and an 
early death. 
__ days earlier than 
aVtbe usual time. The lack in shle 
than compensated for in quality, pj 
if not attacked by the eurculio, musth*’ 
thinned by hand. Thinning Apples acts bejo 
ficially.' a’l*! bas a tendency to promote an 
annual crop of fruit. Pick part of the cron 
of Currants from each bush for use whii 
gj.een, and mark the result. Gooseberries* 
being used generally before ripe, are not as 
exhausting upon the bushes as other small 
fruits. 
Thinning of fruits is also a great protec. 
tion against disease of the tree and fruit, 
it increases the vigor and health of the plant 
or tree, adding size and color to the fruit 
imparting increased flavor, thereby gratify’ 
ing the palate and pleasing the eye. 
Tho demand for strictly prime fruit is 
much greater than the supply, and those who 
produce the best are always sure of obtain- 
in“ tho best prices. 
“ J. B. Rogers. 
RAISING COCOA-NUTS. 
There is a, fair probability that Cocoa-nuts 
will, ere long, be counted among the staple 
crops of the United States. An extensive 
plantation of Cocoa-nut trees has just been 
started in Dade county, Florida, by Mr. 
Ezra A. Osborn, an intelligent and well- 
informed farmer, of Monmouth county, N. J. 
The seed Cocoa-nuts were brought from 
South America. One himdred thousand 
trees have been set out on a tract of about 
one thousand acres, at a cost of nearly 
$40,000, and Air. Osborn proposes to plant 
several thousand more next winter. It takes 
about six years for the trees to begin to 
yield returns, but it is estimated that in ten 
years the grove will pay ten per cent, on 
its valuation. 
It is said that Cocoa-nuts can be grown in 
the United States only ou a small extent of 
I sea-coast in Southern Florida, so that the 
I prospects for a very extensive Cocoa-nut 
I )ueld in this country are small. The Cocoa- 
I nut pahu abounds in the East Indies, through- 
[ out the tropical islands of the Pacific, and 
' also in the West Indies and South America. 
The first operation in Cocoa-nut planting 
! is tho formation of a nursery, for which pur¬ 
pose the ripe nuts are placed in squares, 
containing about four hundred each; these 
are covered an inch deep with sand, and 
: sea-weed or soft mud from the beach, and 
T,. , I watered daily till they germinate. The 
out from » 
thirty feet apart. A full-grown tree wi 
mature about sixty nuts annually, and con 
tinucs ill bearing for many years. 
duction of seeds. Tho maturing of those 
makes tho heaviest drain on tho vital ener¬ 
gies of the plant. Thinning fruits lessons 
the number of seeds to bo ripened by a tree 
and therefore i neroasos i ts vigor. J ud icious 
thinning improves tho quantity, quality, and 
general appearance. 
Peaches should not bo allowed to bo 
to each other on the tree 
and will then, as 
size, 
ripening h,i. 
nearer 
•'hail four inches, 
quantity than when imrmr"Gmporioa 
themselves, set many biinchos of siniill 
having many green berries, 
evenly; remove tho greater 
will bo rewarded. 'The temin 
Bartlett Pear is to over-produetim, 
Bovorely while Uin ^1111 
peat the same operation when'^Lo’l>oa f'' 
made about halt of its vniVi ' ®ar has 
-«iy. Bponli's 
INFLUENCE OP SOIL ON STRAWBBBBIBB. 
l^arkor Earle, the well-known fruit 
of Illinois, believes that tho soil on w 
hich 
Straw her 
nos grow 
I' has much to do withtid^ 
sliipping qualities. His oxporionoo tone 
him that berries grown ou poor, 
"'ill hardly eiiduro shipping one hun 
miles, while the same variety of 
stronger, bettor land possesses great s 
ping capability. Ho also calls 
•’tie fact that pnrcliiisors, as a rule, pay 
•'or herrios of attractive appoauauce^ 
•or Ilavor, an illustration of which 
Monareh, of high flavor but poor 
which is rojoctod for Wilson or, Capt- 
both sour but well colored. 
