Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . h some little furzy trash called Gooseberries, butno one wants them. Even the bakers say theywould not pick them over if given to them. Thisfruit carries well if ventilated. C. W. Idell, Com-mission Merchant, New York. 317. Raspberries Ailing. The trouble describedstrongly suggests the Raspberry root borer, Aegeriarubi Riley. This insect works in the lower part ofthe canes and in the roots, often causing the deathof the canes. The appearances often indicate thatthe trouble is due to the


Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . h some little furzy trash called Gooseberries, butno one wants them. Even the bakers say theywould not pick them over if given to them. Thisfruit carries well if ventilated. C. W. Idell, Com-mission Merchant, New York. 317. Raspberries Ailing. The trouble describedstrongly suggests the Raspberry root borer, Aegeriarubi Riley. This insect works in the lower part ofthe canes and in the roots, often causing the deathof the canes. The appearances often indicate thatthe trouble is due to the cold of winter, when it isreally due to the borers. Little can be done towardsthe destruction of the insects other than layingbare the roots and cutting out the infested examination should show that the borers arereally the cause of the difficulty thev can be re-moved, and if the young canes start vigorously Isee no reason why the plantation may not remain,though, of course, no crop can be produced thisseason. E. S. (Joff, X. Y. Experimental Farm. 318. Pruning Raspberries. If he will take a. Fig. 20. Trapping Ants with a Bottle of Su \Sater. Remedy^. ride with us from our place to Palmyra and keephis eyes open he can have this question answered:one plot a party had partly trimmed out last seasonsoon after it was through bearing, but somethinginterfering when this was partly through, he leftthe other and it was not trimmed till this part of the plot trimmed last fall has muchlarger and more stocky plants and will yield thisseason at least one third more fruit. If any one canprove the contrary,we would like to know. A. 344. Apples on Wild Crab, vve see no good dealt with by attracting the moth to a mixture of I reason for such a union. A. M. P. ISO POPULAR GARDENING. June, A, M. PTTEDYS DEPABTMENT. Post-o^ce address^ - - Palmyra^ N. Y. Briefs, Keep up a succession of Radishes by repeatedsowings. Nothing better for Cabbages than a good dress-ing of woo


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