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sage and broom-corn. Fruits were apples
pears, quinces and peaches. Flowers, fine
varieties and many of them.

Questions

A. G. Thomas gave an interesting account
of some incidents in a trip north
he told of the many chestnuts trees
which are being cut down on Long Island
because of the blight; some one suggested
the use of Bordeaux mixture. R.
B. Farquhar says it does good near
Wilmington, Del. A tree was mentioned
which bears nuts on one half one year
and on the other half the next year.

Frank Hallowell spoke in praise of the
Bentley apple. They begin ripening early
and keep on gradually, some being quite
green now. They are excellent for eating
and unexcelled for cooking.
1. Why are currant bushes without leaves
now? It is their habit to mature early.
2. A member wishes to put earth on a flower
bed to raise it higher, will it do to leave
the plants where they are and put the earth
around them? No, the plants should be lifted
and be no deeper than they were growing.
3. A quest from [?] asks how to raise asparagus?
Make the bed very rich, put manure
on in the fall. In the spring set the
plants six inches deep. Some persons recommend
a dressing of sand.
4. What is the matter when cucumbers which have
grown well suddenly die? Supposed a
worm is in the stem.
5. How raise hydrangeas? By cuttings