President McA an of the Ontario Fruit Grower's Association, finds sulphur, applied freely twice during the season to the soil beneath his grape vines, a perfect protection against mildew and thrips.

The necessity for the deep planting of grape vines is forcing itself more and more upon growers. About all the old ideas in regard to grape growing are proving themselves fallacious, and here is a striking case in point.

It seems, as a result of experiments northward, that where fruit will ripen and mature fully, in a cold climate, it is superior in quality to the same fruit grown further south. The grapes of Minnesota are especially noted as illustrating this fact.

As a good, hardy substitute for the European box, (Buxus sempervirens,) James Fletcher, F.L.S.,of Canada, recommends Pachyotima myrsinites, a small box-like shrub, found in the mountains of British Columbia, with slender twigs, and a profusion of shining leaves.

Clematis verticil laris, a species frequently found wild in northeastern New England and Canada, with its large mauve flowers, is a species worthy of more attention than it has yet received among our hardy climbers. It hangs out its delicate bells in the month of May.

It Is not, perhaps, very generally known by those who are interested in new species of lawn shrubs, that while the black cherry of the west (Prunus demissa), closely resembles in fruit our eastern P. serolina, in habit of growth it is more like our choke-cherry (P. Virginiana), which makes it of peculiar value as a lawn shrub.

It Is difficult to understand why any one should continue to grow so poor a fruit as the Hartford Prolific grape. That it is yet considerably planted is evident from the fact that it is on the list of all dealers; yet it has not a single good quality to recommend it. It is-early, but many later grapes are more eatable at the same season.

The Superiority of the true Worden grape over the Concord is far from being yet as well understood as it ought to be. One reason is, the Concord is often dishonestly put in, by growers and dealers, for the Worden. There is really no sense in planting the Concord any more. But it is very hard to get old prepossessions out of the public mind.

There have recently begun extensive importations of Russian and Asiatic barberries, some of them quite remarkable in growth and foliage. But these should not lead us to neglect the interesting Pacific coast species, especially Mahonia aquifolia and M. nervosa ("Oregon grapes'), which are easily cultivated, and striking in foliage, flowers and fruit. A magnificent spirea, according to Mr. Fletcher, is the British Columbian S. discolor, var. ariaefolia, called in Vancouver island "ironwood." In the woods of that island bushes fifteen feet high may be found, while among the rocks small plants occur not a foot in height, but covered with the large feathery masses of blossoms which last from May to July.

Closelyallied to the cherries is the British Columbian shrub, Nuttallia cerasiformis, with light green aromatic foliage, and bearing berries of great beauty. The pendent racemes of greenish white flowers are followed by bunches of. large cherry-like berries, which, when half ripe, are of a pretty waxy white with pink cheeks, but fully ripe are a deep purplish black.

Perhaps, while we have so many excellent late fall and early winter apples, it may seem that any additions to the list would be superfluous. Yet, having the authority of the late Charles Downing, and my own experience of the apple to back me, I will not refrain from saying a word in favor of the Belle de Boskoop - a good grower, early and productive bearer, of good size, color and form, and very superior quality. If it proves, as I think, a longer keeper than Gravenstein, it will make an admirable succession to that apple. Trees can now be had of many nurserymen.

Vermont. T. H. Hoskins.