Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . lous reports about new fruits andvegetables from their originators, but which thenare not borne out in general culture, do not neces-saril,v mark the introducers as scalawags. The factthat a fi-uit may possess great merit in the localityof its origin, but nowhere else, may have to do withthe matter. Then again let us not forget that suchnew pets receive a degree of care and culture from their originators rarely bestowed by others Andthis tells if anything will. A word to the inexperienc
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . lous reports about new fruits andvegetables from their originators, but which thenare not borne out in general culture, do not neces-saril,v mark the introducers as scalawags. The factthat a fi-uit may possess great merit in the localityof its origin, but nowhere else, may have to do withthe matter. Then again let us not forget that suchnew pets receive a degree of care and culture from their originators rarely bestowed by others Andthis tells if anything will. A word to the inexperienced about starting aStrawberry bed: Set out only plants that have In lifting plants, some with black roots,others with light-colored roots, will come up. Theformer are old; the latter yotmg, and the oidy onesfit for use We have heard of some short-sighted nur-serymen sending out black-rnoted old plants tocustomers; it is a shabby trick, and such plantswill be refused by readers of PopuuR Gardening. The enemy of the vine. Phylloxera, is declaredto be mightier in France than a German army, for. A HANDY SMALL-SIZED FRUIT DRIER. the latter, once satisfied, goes home, but the formerstays forever. Creatures unconscious of what theydo terrify whole nations and give the lie to thearrogance of man.—J. J. Smith. To speak of Baspberries, one point we do notget far from, and that is that the old Doolittle orAmerican Black, stUl stands at the head for profitwith many growers. It is as hard to crowd outas the Wilson among Strawberries. As to manures for Grapes, the upshot of thematter is that stable dung incites a free growth ofcanes and leaves, but not much fruit, while potashand phosphate mantues tend otherwise and to asuperior article of fruit. Goosberries are not as a rule pruned close need sunlight in the head. A good deal of theold wood is better off than on the plants. Now is acapital titne to prune them. This is an Illinois farmers resource against moles:Liv
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