Glout Morceau Pear

How much climate or locality has to do with success with different varieties is evidenced by the fact that though it does well hardly anywhere in America, it is the leading and popular variety at the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa.

Italian Wines

Though Italy is a huge grape-growing country, its people have little idea of business, and hence it is sent to the French to work up, and send over the world. Nearly six thousand million gallons - so say the figures - are sent every year from Italy to France, for their commercial men to handle.

Hop Culture

In the famous hop gardens in England they find that the best yield of hops are not when the vines grow in a wholly perpendicular direction. They have had a fashion of running strings from the top of the poles, and along these strings the best hops have been gathered. A later plan is simply to slant the poles, and this plan has been found so good that it is coming into general use.

Florida Tomatoes

Very good tomatoes met with ready sale in Philadelphia on the first of June at from $3 to $3.50 per box of 24 quarts, wholesale.

Virginia Cabbage

Chiefly from Norfolk, wholesaled on the first of June in Philadelphia at from 75 cents to $1.25 a barrel.

Forced Peaches

"J. F. C." sends us some samples of Alexander peaches, forced under glass, ripe on June 1st. Very good for Pennsylvania. But the chief interest is the size of this variety when forced, weighing 3 1/4 ounces, and the very superior quality. Usually, forced peaches are not thought as good as open air fruit; but these were truly delicious, and would probably stop the mouth of one praising even the much worshipped strawberries.

The Gas-Plant - Dictamnus Fraxinella

The American Agriculturist notes that any one may note the gas-producing emanations from this plant by lighting a match under it at night. It is one of the most beautiful of hardy herbaceous plants, independently of this interesting character, and easily grown.

Mertensia Virginica

A Doylestown, Pa., correspondent, writing of a locality about nine miles from there says of the common Lungwort: "Were you ever at Sacketts Ford? If not, try and get there another year early in May, to see the Mertensia Virginica - I suppose it is - in bloom. It is perfectly superb, and spreads over about an acre, and with it in great quantity blooming at the same time, is the wild white Dielytra".