Martin's Amber Wheat

"J. L. D.," Blooms-burg, Pa., sends a head of this wheat, which contained fifty-one very full and plump grains.

English Gooseberries From Seed

A correspondent inquires whether English gooseberries, anything like the originals, could be raised from seed__and whether such plants would be likely to mildew less than plants from cuttings. Very good kinds could certainly be had in this way - and we do think that they would be more free from mildew - for it has been found with almost everything, that a seedling plant is constitutionally better able to resist disease than one continually raised from cuttings or grafts.

Forestry In England

Sir John Lubbuck is endeavoring to have a School of Forestry established in England. He says there are 2,500,000 acres of woodland in England. Mr. Courtney, of the English Department of Woods and Forests, thinks there is not a very large opening for a school of forestry in a small country like England.

Fragrance Of Abies Douglasii

Mr. T. D. Fish tells Forestry that the grateful odor of the Douglas spruce should make it class with sanitary trees.

Inverting Fence Posts

Professor Beal finds no difference between posts set the way they grow, or upside down, in so far as their longevity is concerned.

Red Gum

Professor L. Johnson, of Holly Springs, tells the American Journal of Forestry that the "Red Gum" is simply the timber from old trees of the Sweet gum, which is red from age; though sometimes the timber will remain white even when the tree is old.

Trees Of Texas

Mr. T. V. Munson contributes to the Journal of Forestry a valuable list, with observations, of the trees of Texas. There are one hundred and eighteen species in all noticed. Very good for one State, though perhaps some of these will be found but mere variations of other species when more particularly examined.

Forests Of Bananas

Under the heading of "Arboriculture" in the Boletin de la Sociedad Agricola Mexicana, published in the city of Mexico, is a treatise on the culture of Musa ensete. It refers to the extensive culture of this species of banana in Abyssinia for the excellent fibre it produces, and believes forests of it in Mexico could be planted for the same purpose with great profit.

Mahogany

The Boletin de la Sociedad Agri-cola Mexicana says this is native to the island of Cuba, growing about half way up the sides of the high mountains. Its botanical name is Sweitenia mahogoni, and its native name Caobo. It is getting scarce in the Antilles, though there are some attempts at forest planting of them. They are set from thirty to forty feet apart. It is much used at home as well as for exportation. Its quality varies greatly with the altitude at which it grows.