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iHE JUNE-BEERY. 
Amdanchinr Canudensh, 
AVhllo pmgross lu the „„ 
some of our native fruits iuis l,ee„ n,nia 
surprising, it seeius strange tiu.t oti,er kin « 
,,„vo been entirely ignored. Auio,,,. tlu.M» 
I 9 tlio.ruue-berry,al 8 okiio\vuiis Scrvi ”e-ben u 
,i„d Sluulbusli, a widely dlstrll,„tcd shrul, or 
small tree. It is found almost every wliciv 
throughout tlie woods of tlie United States' 
and, bearing its pure white (lowers in Im-Lm 
terinlnal rai.cines, early in sfiring wlien trees 
arc yet bare of loaves, it forms a most eon- 
spleuous as well as attractive objeet of tlie 
forests. Tlie species 
varies exceedingly, so 
uuioli so tliat its many 
forms liave been di¬ 
vided into (Ivc distinct 
viU'leties: Botri/aphim, 
nUongtfoli «, rotu ml i- 
folia, alnifolia, and 
oligocarpa. 
The fruit, wliicli 
ripens in June, is 
bei'ry-like, rouuclisli, 
purplish when ripe, 
sweet or sliglitly sub¬ 
acid, and pleasant to 
tlie taste. Witli these 
good qualities to start 
upon, there seems to 
be no reason why tlie 
June-beny should not 
be as amenable to im¬ 
provement as otlier 
members of the Hose 
Family. 
garden. 
109 
from lb,. leaimecl 
an cvh., i’ ll'^ aiKiestors through 
obernK^ml,' "" g<n.eration«,that ilf^s 
and the mI, * '^"g ‘un to develoj) the sweet 
d ^ the risk of 
^‘^onc acy and dual death of the species 
'■brough close inbreedin 
lb s whole subject of dose and coss fer- 
t on n'l' . '^bc atten- 
cent, rv 7'n 
ai',. I ‘'‘■"‘•bs by tliem esladdisbed 
'to enter the min,Is of the peo-i 
I'le generally. ■ 
duce. .Select a sort with good stamens and 
rejilaec the old bed with tills, or let the new 
ones be placed in alternate rows. 
In niiiny ways the fruit grower may ad¬ 
vance bis interests by a knowledge of the 
functions of (lowers, besides all this, there 
is the unmeasured satisfaction of knowing. 
'I'lic methods by which plants secure cross¬ 
fertilization ai-e vai-ious, and some of the 
books upon the suiiject are both Iiu-ge and 
veiy interesting. I f this brief mention of the 
great subject will induce a dozen gardeners 
seeing this diduslon of, =‘"'1 J'lmit growers to carefully read Darwin’s 
g ciiiiusion of a knowledge so new. “Cross and .Self-Fertilization in the Vege¬ 
table Kingdom,” and 
Muller’s “Fertiliza¬ 
tion of Flowers,” it 
will liave secured its 
purpose. I have no 
more personal interest 
in these works than 
in any others that 
will do an equal 
amount of good. 
Here is a fund of 
practical and valuable 
information that all 
I'cadcrs of The A.mek- 
iCAX Gauukx should 
know about. 
Bynox D. Hai.steu. 
BLOSSOMS AlTD BEES. 
The true ine.auing 
of flowers was not un¬ 
derstood by anyone a 
hundred years ago. 
Their bright colors 
had attracted the e}^e, 
but they did not lead 
to any deep insight 
until Sprengel began 
his famous investiga¬ 
tions upon floral or¬ 
gans that resulted In 
a book,—“The .Secret 
of Xature in the Form 
ond Fertilization of 
Flowers Discovered.” 
this book we learn 
that the important 
'vork of the flowers 
” the economy of 
toe plant, was to aid 
in 
SHORT CUTTIHGS. 
Prof. Budd thinks 
that the idea that the 
Eussiau Apricot will 
take the place of the 
Peach is the sheerest 
nonsense. 
Long experience; 
saj-s E. P. Eoc, has 
taught me that profit 
in growing small 
fruits for market lies 
in the direction of 
quality, not quantity. 
Dried Orange peel 
is a more Important 
article than is gener¬ 
ally supposed. The 
quantity imported 
into New York an¬ 
nually is valued at 
§ 12 , 000 . 
producing seed, 
than this, it was 
®®6n that the various species of plants had 
Pfovlded means for the fertiliication of 
be young seeds, with dust from some other 
•'ban its own. 
J-he bright colors, the fragrant odor and 
tc?®"'®et nectar, are all designed to help on 
tol of cros 8 -fcrtiliz,ation. Sprengel 
of the Cranesbill. for example, 
for oectar of these flowers is secretec 
fiw ® insects, and it i.‘« protected 
St \\ ordei* that the insects may 
unspoiled.” No generous spirit 
bisnl®® F^biit to provide nectar foi’ the 
tribes, and attract them to the feast 
THE JUNE'BERRY. 
that tlie series of observations that developed 
the truth may not have yet terminated. 
Cross-fertilization of (lowers, that is, the 
fertilization of tlie young seeds of one flower 
L the pollen of sonic other (lower, is now 
considered .as the method by which 
vl-rorous seeds are produced. 
ha's been the foremost student in this held, 
ivmesses his convictions thus: “Nature ab- 
Scon iiuousclose-fertilization.” _(3iirden- 
ssmSmes have serious trouble with some 
III the Eural New 
Yorkei' Grape elec¬ 
tion, tlie largest num¬ 
ber of votes for the 
best black varieties 
was given to Concord 
and Worden; red, Brighton and Delaware; 
white, Niagara and Lady. 
Scale on Orange-trees can be completely 
removed, it is stated, by mixing 20 pounds 
of lime witli one gallon of petroleum; then 
add 100 gallons of water and spray the trees. 
One application is said to be sulfleieut. 
After twenty-flve years’ trial of tlie Wil¬ 
son in comparison with all the highly 
praised Strawberries S. M. Smitli, President of 
the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, places 
it lirst on the list of profitable market berries. 
