Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . dow a daily syringing withwater of the same temperature as the Spider cannot endure a moist atmos-phere. A regular shower bath for all plants isvery refreshing and beneficial, acting uponthem as a gentle summer rain. An ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure, and theshower bath should come in as a preventive. spreading; the young shoots dark brownish fruit of the Pewaukee is of medium tolarge size, with a skin of bright yellow, stripedand splashed with red over mos
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . dow a daily syringing withwater of the same temperature as the Spider cannot endure a moist atmos-phere. A regular shower bath for all plants isvery refreshing and beneficial, acting uponthem as a gentle summer rain. An ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure, and theshower bath should come in as a preventive. spreading; the young shoots dark brownish fruit of the Pewaukee is of medium tolarge size, with a skin of bright yellow, stripedand splashed with red over most of the surfaceand showing numerous light dots. The surfaceis also covered with a thin grayish bloom. Theflesh is white, a little coarse, but quite is a juicy Apple, sub-acid, as to flavor slight-ly ai-omatic, and passes generally as being ofgood quality and beautiful. Its season is fromJanuary to May, and this, considering its great after trying it, made: When in full bloom itmade such a furore in the neighborhood thatto have restrained people from seeing it wouldhave been difficult, THE The Pewaukee Apple. The Pewaukee is of Russian parentage, hav-ing been raised from seed of the Oldenburgh(Duchess of) by Mr. George P. Pepper, ofWaukesha county, Wisconsin. It is a winterApple and as such ranks among the best forcold climates, because of its great tree is a strong grower, center upright but PEWAUKEE APPLE. A SEEDLING OF THE OLDENBUhardiness, may be looked upon as one of itsbest characteristics. It comes in fully sixmonths later than its estimable and hardyparent, the Oldenburg. The Glory Pea of Australia, Cllan-thus Dampleri. WILBUR F. LAKE, WAYNE CO., N. Y. Of all Australian flowers this is probably themost brilliant; no lover of rare and beautifulgrowths should rest content until he has grownit. In habit of growth it may be termed ashrubby climber, with leaves shaped not unlikethose of our common garden Pea. I do not pretend to claim that th
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