The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . AD Fig. ^2,.— DwellingHousp. K Place for Small Fruits. li t-table. Barn, &c. L Strawberries. C Barn-Yard, with Three N Flower Beds. Water. H Kitchen Grapevine Harbor. O Places for Knstic Principal Eitrance to the Gardeners Dwarf Fruit Trees. 198 The Horticulturist. •HEBE PEAR. !Y WM. SUKNER, POMARIA, S. C. Hebe Pear.—Fruit Jarge ; specimens greenish ; dotted .lU over with russet specks bave frequently weighed 28 ounces. Six of and de
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . AD Fig. ^2,.— DwellingHousp. K Place for Small Fruits. li t-table. Barn, &c. L Strawberries. C Barn-Yard, with Three N Flower Beds. Water. H Kitchen Grapevine Harbor. O Places for Knstic Principal Eitrance to the Gardeners Dwarf Fruit Trees. 198 The Horticulturist. •HEBE PEAR. !Y WM. SUKNER, POMARIA, S. C. Hebe Pear.—Fruit Jarge ; specimens greenish ; dotted .lU over with russet specks bave frequently weighed 28 ounces. Six of and deep irregular russet blotches. Stem, fair size of this pear generally weigh eight short, thick, in deep basin. Form, round, pounds. Color, lemon-yellow, inclined to obovate, with irregular protuberances, sim-. Fig. M.—Hcbe Pear. ilar to the Duchesse dAngouleme. Flesh, Carolina in December. Tree vigorous, with sprightly, melting, buttery, with slight linely matured wood, free from thorns, vinous flavor; has no matured seeds, and Shape, naturally pyramidal,seldom forms seeds at all. Ripens in South The CANKEK WORM. 199 COL. 3). S. REWET, HARTFORD, CONN. Qw:e;i &.6e ? —that is it exactly—** Who knows a preventive or cure for theperiodical and pestiferous attacks of thecanker worm? Do yoii,? If so, have jounot hid your light under a bushel ? If not,then are we all equally in the dark. Here now are my fifteen volumes of theHorticulturist,—51 to 05 inclusive—and not one word of caution or adviceon the subject. If science and experiencewere not somewhat at fault this blankmight have been filled. Direct informationwould have been of incalculable service ;and even negative statements would havebeen of great value. Can anyone,—will any one,—now furnisha positive a
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