Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-15
CITY AND COUNTY.

horticultural.
There was fine display of cut flowers at
the library on the Sth inst, from John Ring
gardener to Hon. Stephen Salisbury. Among
them were noted the following varieties -
Brugmansia-suavcolens, perfect specimen
Combretum-purpureum; Rhyncospermum-
iasminoides; Thyrsocanthus-rutalan seed
ling Gloxinias-Albagrande Glory, Princess
royal, Claude Lorraine Paola-veronese; rose.
Trumphe de Luxembourg; kennedia Mono
phylla; Bouvardia-cerantha, Polygala-styra-
cifolia, Uranium, Sir Joseph Paxton; seed
ling Cinnerarias, black-spine cucumber.
Conrersatioa.-In the absence of any stated
subject for discussion, the members conversed
upon any subject that CHANGED to be started.
GYapeS.-Mr. VIM. I. Merrifeld, alluding
to the Hybridization of grapes by Mr. Rogers,
| commented upon the drawing in the April
number of the Horticulturist, of the result of
the cross of the Black Hamburg with the ma
tive. He said that the illustration did not do
the variety justice. He had seen it having a
shoulder that was quite as large as the origi-
nal bunch. There is every indication that
Mr. Rogers has achieved a signal success
Col. Wilder had told him, (Mr. NJ. }, that the
vines Of Mr.. Rogers grew where no one would
think Of raising them, among bushes, choked
with weeds shrubs, &c, and without especial
and almost ordinary care. Yet they flourished,
we're very hardy and prolific. Mr., NJ
also mentioned cross by Mr.. Rogers of a
| hybrid with the Muscat of Alexandria.
StTGwbeTies.-Jona. Grout, Esq. protested
against the slight consideration allowed to the
Jenny Lind at the last meeting. For himself.
he esteemed it the equal, if not superior, of
any other variety. 1t was hardy. a good bear
er, and OF fine quality He referred to the
last published proceedings of the American
Pathological Congress-" in confederation of
his own appreciation of it. Mr.. Mortified
referred to his previous statement of his own
ill-luck in growing the Jenny Lind, although
he said that his experience scarcely qualified
him to form a solid opinion in regard to the
variety in question.
Patent Office Seeds-Hon. Stephen Sails,
bury narrated his fortune with some package:
Of wheat which he had received through the
secretary, to whom they had been sent BY the
patent Office He received them last autumn
Upon inspection. this SPRING he discovered
that the grain was almost consumed by in
sects which must have been developed in the
seed Mr.. Mortified was of opinion that
nearly all our importations were more prolific
OF insects and novel forms of disease than
fruitful Of benefit. He was not sure that if
might not be well to discourage, if not to pro-
hibit importation.
HumS.-Dea. Butman mentioned that he
had just cut down his last plum tree. Otbe,
gentlemen stated that they had relinquished
the culture of this fruit in despair. Mr.. +.
baniater said that he had never experienced
dinculty in raising all the plums that he
chose, He was in the habit of shaking off the
cureulio' in the morning and evening, spread
ing cloths upon the ground to catch them
lie followed this up for about ten DAYS. ant
has no further trouble from that source TIL,
curculio regains its place with difficulty. wbe,
once dislodged. 1t sitngs the same plum I'm
once. In reply to a question. Mr.. b. admit
, ted that he knew Of no remedy for the blac
6 rust upon the plum tree.
= Mr.. Grout exhibited the section Of \ Iaro
It pear tree that had been carved bv the en-
2 worm into vivid representation of the sieo
:. works before Yorktown. Sap, parallel an
y zigzag all were visible, and to complete I'll
/ example, the eHcmy had disappeayed. NJ
Grout thought the cut-worm had caused fl
death Of the tree. Mr.. Merrifield and othe
n doubted this. Mr.. NJ. had always noticed Il
# ravages Of worms upon trees after their deaf
1t Mr.. Banister cited the ease Of felled wood
l. sound enough under the bark, but pierced
+ every direction after the lapse of no very Lon
d time. Mr.. A. Marsh would like to know he
!. long tree can be thoroughly infested wi
the cut-worm and live? He had an ann
a that had harbored these insects for more tn;
st five years, and could perceive no deterior
~ ton IN the thriftiness of the tree, nor in d
m abundance or quality of its fruit The inoui
IN met with no answer; but allusion was made
mt the opinion, understood to be cherished bv q
II, OF the officers Of the society, that good, liy
~ ly colony Of cut-worms is rather benefc
ne than otherwise to the tree in which they ia
IL up residence.
ne The library will be open this afternoC
~ May 10Th, between the hours of three and fl,
Is Members Of the society, and all desiring to
n. come such, are cordially invited to attend