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the americ^^ 
anbwees xo 
Soluble Pacific Goano.-^. J1-. 
This Is manufactured or PreP"^® ^, jj tlie 
Guano Co., of Boston. We do "J,. 
lists of tbe lending dealers in fortUl 
Pi-opagaUng Fuclislas.—J. ^''/nfany 
Cuttings of FucUsins may be j , 
ttme during winter. They strike root reai^ in 
about two weeks, wlien they ^ „ that 
into small pots. If •■®P®«®™r"?ko^l^t in a 
they never become pot-bomid, and a 
healthy growing condition, they will 
blooming plants the foUowing summer. 
Passifioraprlnceps.—JIi'S. S. 0. ”j.’ 
e«c6ee.- This spcoles is a warm er®®”''®"®® ^ 
and unless unusual oiiro is given will n _ 
an ordinary Uving-i-oom. When the Pl®f f 
into vigorous growth, it reamies a g 
water, and at all times it should be 
guarded against dust. It flowers agiiin 
on the same flower-stalks. These should, thcie 
fore, never l)c removed. 
Clematis ftom Seed._J-. B., Vccorah, mva.- 
Clematis eoccinea grows easily from seed, but it 
is doubtful whether the plant will bear seed in 
your latitude. It m.ay also bo propagated by 
cuttings from the half-ripened wood in summer, 
or, easier stiU, by layering the young shoots in 
summer, about the time, the plant begins to bloom. 
They will then be rooted in the fall, when they 
may be detached and transplanted, or left till 
the following spring. 
take notice. ' 
,bistamps).00me«r*^::^3tK.V^ 
. , Fortiiizois sold by the gg per inch (14 Unes Agate) per in,-_ ' 
tratei . .„,iverti8e( discount for 3 insertions^' 
16 “ “ 6 « ■ 
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on anothorpage, arc '* igadius fM''”' 
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The Great London Tea C^, rmnarimbly 
our advertising f tea and coffee 
bavrno doubt, will do all it^i^ises^^^^ 
" Ladms- Fancy “jJ*;! onb^ usefui 
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tho price of the book, any lady c.au obtain h'slruc 
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of all imaginable lands of needle and faney v oil. 
hates for 
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the Kemp <£• Burpee M/g. Co., Syracuse, ^.r., is 
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Propagating Pyrus Japonica.—F. H. M., 
i ehiTeoverascyriie. It needs but to be seen to 
^ convince any one of its wonderful capacity. 
propagated by 
Quince, or by root cuttings placed on a propagat- , 
ing bench; but a surer way, for amateurs at ; 
least, is by layers. Any yomig branch, when | 
bent down, making a slight incision at the bend, | 
and covering with a few inches of soil, will make ' 
roots. If layered in July, sutBcieut roots will 1 
form, that the brauch m.ay be detached and 
transplanted the following spring. 
Hardy Vines.—Jfrs. IF. ,T. F., RidgefleJd, Conn. 
—The list of hardy ornamental vines is so large, 
that it is rather a perplexlDg matter to select Ihc 
best. Still, if we were limited to a single one for 
covering a small stone-heap or stump in a garden, i 
we should not hesitate to choose Clematis .Tael:- j 
manni. C. eoccinea, and several other species of ! 
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VentilaHiig and Heating Greenhouses.— 
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0. It. i., Ports- 
Blackberry Canes Dying.- 
month, X. II., writes: 
“I have in my garden a tine lot of Kittatinny 
Blackberries. They have been set three years, 
and have done splendidly. This season some dis¬ 
ease has appeared among them, and attack.s old 
and new canes alike. The leaves turn yellow and 
fall, and tbe canes die. In some cases the canes 
turn black close to the ground, and in others one 
side of the cane will be black the whole length, 
and it quickly spreads around it. I cut out the 
diseased canes as fast as they appear, and have 
not been able to discover any borers or insects 
inside or out. Some I have pulled up by the 
roots, and the roots look perfectly sound and 
healthy. I g,ave the ground a good coat of wood- 
ashes, hoping to stop it, but still they die. I have 
not been able to discover any trace of ‘ rust.’ 
“These beiTies have been my boast and pride 
and if you can suggest; any remedy for the trouble 
you shall have my lasting gratiturle.” 
The trouble with your BlackbciTies Is probably 
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careful examination of the roots and lower parts 
of the canes, by cutting them open longltudlnallv 
you will, no doubt, find the enemy or its tracks' 
Thtwe is no effectual remedy for this pest, and Ihe 
affected plants as soon as they show a sign of dis¬ 
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rows may do some good, but oiir principal tnst 
must be placedln the small parasitic insemt whled! 
ha«madeltsappearance,andattncksanddeMrmm 
the larva, of the borers. Wo should bo pleas 7to 
hear from any readers who have had cxi.r.,^ ‘ 
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