Western Gardner from Leavenworth, Kansas • 10

THE WESTERN GARDENER. than any other apple, and brings 25 per more in market, as it did this year, in the Quincy market, among shippers, fruit men will continue to plant it, no matter whether its flavor is that of a pumpkin or a turnip. While the Spitzenburg, Rhode Island Greening, Janette and others, were bringing $1 per bushel, the Ben. Davis was in demand at $1.25., We fear that A. D.

W. paid too much for his Philadelphia Raspberries to get the genuine. We have had it under cultivation for seven years, and have never had an entire failure of crops yet. It is the most hardy and productive red raspuerry we have never winter killing if on dry ground, while even the Young trees and nursery stock should be cultivated well and thoroughly to give them a start, as the blight does not interfere with them until they are old enough to come into bearing. He could not endorse the insect or fungus theory; was disposed to think it not inappropriately called a fungus theory.

His remarks were listened to with marked attention, and at their conclusion a vote of thanks was tendered the Doctor. Mr. Cramer, who was selected at our last meeting to deliver an essay on some subject connected with horticulture; read a deeply interesting paper on Scientific Horticulture. The committee on tree blight was granted further time to make their report Ouite a display of apples1 was laid upon Black Caps winter kill in cold, wet iana. Select high, dry and warm soil, and your Philadelphias, if true, will be perfectly hardy, and will always command a much higher price in market than the Black Caps.

4 the table for inspection and name. Also, a neat bouquet from Floral Retreat, composed of garden flowers that have withstood the frost so far. In the center was a beautiful Tritoma, surrounded by Madam Charles Wood roses, entwined with phlox, pinks and honeysuckles. Prof. Carruth was invited to read an essay on cherries at our next meeting, on the first Saturday in December.

James Christian, Secy. One word aoout ine mrvin-t iv-u, Nonesuch. Mr. J. C.

McAffee, an old nurseryman, of Lagrange, Missouri, brought cions of this apple to Marion County, in 1834, and it is pretty well distributed in the northeastern counties of Missouri, under flie old McAffee name, which he says was McAffee Red. It was first called simply Nonesuch, but as there were many other apples in Kentucky called Nonesuch, that name was discarded entirely, and it is now known more generally in Kentucky, among the old settlers, as the McAffee Red. That is why we use the name, McAffee Red, in our Catalogue. We obtained cions of the Missouri Superior and Park's Keeper, last winter, of Geo. S.

Park, at a high price, but find the yearling trees to be identical with the McAffee. Communications. COMMENTS OX THE NOVEMBER, NUMBER. Messrs. Editors: I have read the November number of The Western Gardener, with great interest.

We do like to hear men speak out plainly, from experience, but are inclined to differ with Mr. Severs, in regard to the value of the Ben. Davis apple. As to quality, it is certainly not firstrate, but its size, beauty, hardiness, adapting itself to almost all soils and climates, and great productiveness, will always make it popular with the fruit growers, and the demand for it is increasing every year; and as long as it bears as much or more THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. BY, W.

H. W. Soil and its Preparation. A garden, when once located, is supposed to be a permanent institution; and that by its manage-.