Dr. Mcclure

But does not mildew occur independent of all these circumstances, as laid down in the case of the gooseberry? And are not peculiar circumstances to be taken into account in the inquiry?

Dr. Nelis

Size, below medium; color, yellow, with vermilion cheek; flavor, sweet, rich; quality', best - equal to its congener, the Winter Nelis; ripe in November and December.

Dr. Tabor's Wine

We have just tasted some wine made by Dr. Tabor, of Hennepin III. It is a very good article, and he ought to feel encouraged to go on with its manufacture.

Some weeks ago we received a bottle of nice old Blackberry wine from somebody whose i address we have mislaid. Who was it?

Dr. Warder Strawberry

This is the name of the new seedling raised by Lous Ritz, of Plainville, O., and which received the $50 cup offered by the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Its characteristics are as follows: - "great productiveness - every blossom bears a berry - does not require high culture - has uniform shape - large size, and has sufficient firmness for a market berry, has a better flavor than our market sort, and ripens later than others (won't do for profit near New York), has a healthy foilage, and will stand extremes of temperature well".

Dracaenas

Dracaena indivisa and D. lineata are both described in the Journal of Horticulture as unusually valuable. The former, as a greenhouse plant, has few equals when large, and when young it forms an elegant object, either as a window plant or as an ornament to the drawing-room or hall. •

The D. lineata is a much more noble plant in habit, foliage broader, more erect, and stiff, while the base of the leaves is a deep reddish brown.

The D. Veitchii is probably only a sport of the D. lineata. It resembles it very much, but differs principally in having the midrib, in addition to the base of the leaves, stained red. It is an extremely ornamental plant.

Dracaena Amabilis

Introduced in England by Messrs. 'Veitch & Sons, and considered one of the most distinct and handsome yet obtained. Is of robust habit; leaves of a narrow linear lance - shaped figure, averaging from 2 feet to 2½ feet in length, and from 4 inches to 5 inches in breadth. The character of its variegations are of a splendid quality. The ground color of the leaf is of a bright, glossy green, which, as the plant grows, becomes marked and suffused with pink and creamy white, the young leaves in large specimens being quite rough - a charming combination of coloring, attractive not less for its intrinsic beauty, than for its distinctness and novelty. Was awarded the first prize as best new foliage plant at the recent International Exhibition, in Ghent.

Dracaena Metallica

This robust-habited stove plant is the finest of all the dark-colored Dracaenas, the leaves being as much as 16 inches long, and of an oblong, acuminate form, with a marginate petiole 4 inches long. These, together with the sheathy leafstalks, are of a uniform, rich, coppery, purplish hue when young, becoming a dark purplish bronze when mature. The leaves are somewhat erect and arching. Taking into account their large size, and their full and rich coloring, together with the free habit of growth, I), metallica comes into the very foremost rank amongst decorative and exhibition plants. Imported from the Samoon Islands.- William Bull.