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Show mi LONQFIELO APPLE. ' A rinn Brmlarl,! Wlnlfr tarlrlrTI,. , Atlrarllnff llUnllulirrom rftmetslit. Tlw Ijnjtlild apple attrai Inl a great deal of attention nt tbo imetlng of tho Western New York Horticultural so- A section of tup iotonntn xvnx. clcty, w hero It was on nhlbition It Is ouo of tho most promlalngot IIuhUu npplMnnd was highly rttommcudpl by Vloo l'resllent ,"lllanl l'oi.io!.lt YaJi Demnfi. honcler. thomrht Hint western Kew York growers conM grov; othtr sorts of moro taluo, ticcmuo a ted applo tells In Iter than ouo of tho color of the Longllcld, i hlch Is of a rlrh poliU n hue, uilh a faint btnsli on tho stem tnd. A member present ill 1 not think It trna that a red iipplo nlviayii sells best, nud stateil that lant season romo nicely ulecteil Ureenings, cnrefnlly jiackod, brought just as mnrh as othrrsortt h it Ing moro color Tho Lionghrld Is a lino seinlacld winter ariet,tbat is whining inutli favor ainon nini desirous of grus ing FOinothliig liclter than onllnar.i grndes of fruit fur tho continually In creasing fancy fruit trado of our titles, says Country Gentleman, from which this cut Is reproduced. Mnt. lluMlia. Tlio crowlni; of dihllis from sen Is ouo of tho I lensiircs of gardening, and tlio wonder Is that tho pnittlto Is nut moro universal, slnco it Is attended Willi so littlo troublo in proiortloii to tlio sne-us sne-us attained. A correspondent In Tlio American Agrliulturixt iiplalus that s-ilsoivuinaliotbodor inimnsln tlm houu will umbo good Ibueriug (lints by tho ml ldlo of Jul) In fact, they tout? intolluwcrnoiirl) nssoon ns when roots aro tlanttd out in May. Tim plants should lo Kt In rows Ihrcofcct niKirtundn foot opart in tho rows, so that It ono-half of tho limits J rodute (lowers that nro not desirablo they may 1m thrown out, uud tho remalndtr will amply coier tho ground. Agroatciuii offillnro In ilantltig dahlias, ns with most other flowers, tomes from p!ni.t tinr too clolly. Matits must li no room fur tin Ir j. rft-ct de eloputent. Tills ral It generally disregarded, and s maiiy as twtnty plants aro nlloueil lontcupy tho rpato that Is but euftlclcut for ono. llllMl.r. or ll.o I 1 .1111. Tlio tHck fungus or knot, as a rulo nttatks i lum trees growing In grass an I neglected. Tho best pro entii o for knut Is good clean culture, and tho best remedy, cutting nwny of tho dUtoMnl linrts ns toou as discovereil. As fur the cnrcullo thcru Is only ono fuifo plan. Just as soon as this it begins Itciera tions spread a largo eV-ct prciiartil fur tho purposo around each treo and jir It so as to shalo dow n all fmits that havo been stung, as will as all thocurcullos. lloth insects and stung fruits can tl en lw destroyed. This work must lio ier formed dlily to Irisuru a full iron. Ltt thoso who deslro to grow lino crops of I luma try this jarring a) sti mi if followed follow-ed up rigidly they will lw suiciuful. Th llr.t 1 our rrstltr. At tho last auiinal meeting of tho Xow Jersey Ilortlcnltural society, In rtply to tlio iucry, "Which aro tlio best four tieichesr four answers wero cllittcd. l'rmlJont Illicknell ri piled, Mountain Moun-tain Iluse, .Mooro's I'm urito, Liberia and IV-ers Lalo. Mr. Creely aiawcml, Monntnln Itosc, Old Mixon, Crawford Latoand Tostcr or WhentlimU Mr lllack's i re ferenco for light toils was Mountain lluse, Menus' l'morlte, btump and Crawford's I.ntoi for tho heavy soils, tituiup, Craw font's Lato, btephons' Karcpiin and Jteers' Smock. Mr. Curkeart said, Mountain Itoso, Btump, Crawford s Lato and Kejicil White. Attis lor Hot Inirclt. In La Katuro tho statement Is mndo that if wooil nnhct aro titled when dry our tho heads of rosthmhts, nfttr they lno been s) ringed with water, tho ashes will adhero to tho leaei,nndtii account of tlulr lilkullno nitnro will soon mako it very uncomfurtablo for any lii'.tt tt Hut mat infest them. Tlio nflkes in moilcrato quantities will not Injure tho plants, but on tho other hand will bo rather Uuificlil as nfir-tilizcr nfir-tilizcr whin wushed nil Into tlio toll, mini tho California l'rult Grower, 11,-iprui liluii. Tor garden dUplny tho dwarf dccbls riunias uro commended, lhoso aro cosily grown frum tho stud. Tho Bom cnir do Congrosi pear Is largo In alzo, good in quality und maturts tarly. Tlio Trench marlgoldi nro freo flow trim tr-im and poeltlio iu their itrlin-s and markings. riathendnl borers, which attack tho trunks and bronchus of trcca w hlili but o IxHU sunburuod, can bo pruuntud frum to tloiiis by protcctlin; tlio bark on tho south and tontliwimt sldo, by tho mo of pnir treo iroletton or wnipjlngs uf old lujior or sniklng, sa) s tlio Catifurnl i l'rult Urowtr. Largo gourdi may lcumrteil into uniiino b-iskcts and vases fur ferns, vines uud Hon crs. |