The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-18
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The wild crab apple, common n1ty
years ago, is rapidly disappearing.
The crops in Chickasaw County, Miss,
are reported as fine as ever known be-
fore.
Owing to the drouth, it is thought that
the corn crop in southern Texas will be
failure.
American apples sold in the Covent
Garden market, London, the past winter
for So barrel.
The peach crop in Delaware, Md, is
said to be very promising-the best
known for many years.
The pecan crop of Louisiana promises
to be very abundant this year. 1t has
been almost failure for two years past.
Prices are also good.
The fir trees are more hardy than the
spruces, and are less liable to be injured
by severe winters than are trees OF the
spruce family of evergreens.
Selma (Ala.) Times: Weregret to learn
that the cotton worm has appeared Ill
force in the Macon station section, and
is doing great deal of damage.
The new improved camellias, lately in.
troduced by G. NJ. Hoyey into England
are popular and bringing great prices, as
reported by horticultural journals.
The Garden says that the E. Y. Teas is
the finest shaped rose of the Hybrid Per-
petuals and when in full bloom has no
superior. " is of French breeding.
Savannah has just shipped to Liver
pool the largest cargo of resin ever eX-
ported from this country. 1t contained
$3.50 barrels, which are valued at nearly
$4,000.
Madison (Ga.) Madisonian: We pre-
predict the shortest cotton crop ever
made inthe South. Nothing except
mira lie can prevent the fultllment of
this prophecy"
As weed eradicator carbolic acid is
growing in favor with gardeners,
: especially such as have weeds to fight in
garden walks or paths, especially when
they are paved.
A Lawrence, Michigan, farmer has had
wonderful success with a new wheat
called the Golden West" 1t is good
, grain and ripens week or ten days ear
lier than other brands.
A Henry Wier, near Lacon, Marshall
County, Ill.,, has farm containing sew
e enty acres all set to fruit. Last year
Mr. Wier sold over 1000 barrels of ap-
+ pies and made 1000 barrels of cider.
The tulip tree is far less common
V among ornamental trees planted for home
! and street decoration than they should
be. Its foliage is clean and free from
d vermin, and very dark, glossy and beau,
u tiful.
Knoxville (Tenn.) Chronicle: From
> all directions comes the intelligence that
the corn crop, which has held out SC
.t well so far, begins to wilt up and sui
=. y. fers badly under the effects of the pro
longed drouth.
1t Albany '(Ga.) News: The crops out
h, look in Southwest Georgia at this time il
y discouraging-extremely so. The droutl
has continued now for many days; th
r corn, cotton and all other crops ar
IT parched. The corn crop may now b
al a considered failure. Many planters ar
- cutting down fields of it for long forage
ID Anew leader can be made to grow o.
in spruces and other coniferous trees b.
I'd cutting in the side branches. Ever
We bunch of needles of the pine, or tn
ne le single leaf of the spruce or fir, has dol
NO ne mant though it may be an invisible bu
ID in the axil, which can be forced int
Ie- growth and sometimes is by skillfr
n gardeners.
n n, The rose called Bon Silene, in the Eas
says a Southern grower is the old an
i. favorite Golconda. The Silene is d.
id ID voniensis in appearance of flower, colo
ic. dark, cherry red, distinct and yer
or striking, none being more beautiful tina
zee the genuine Bon Siene; this with I'll
9. Leveson Cover have been grown by tn
ne ne fancier for thirty years.
att Memphis Ledger: The corn crop wi
OF exceed an average. Wheat will turn oil
ep- three-fourths of an average, and ver
u ,th superior quality. Cotton is very prom
ed ising, with an acreage increase of tiftee
IN. per cent. over last year. Tobacco
nd promising, but the crop is not so large |
he about onc-third as last year, and grass
T., have been damaged by drouth.
T ,rd Ocala (Fla.) Banner: Our Middle Flo
IN. ida friends will no doubt open their ey
ter with amazement when they learn th
he from the shipment of vegetables neg
no on the Transit Road has already receive
ap- returns amounting to $4,000, and Il
IM1 nrt year is but half gone. He estimates Il
,rd cost of cultivation and the expense
The shipping at 1900, leaving a clear pro-
Dis. of $4,000.
ree ., Many tea plants were set in North al
nil nj, South Carolina and Georgia years ag
lis. but it was not profitable 10 gather t
'ro. leaves and prepare them in the elabora
put Chinese style, and the plants were left
nat grow wild The Agricultural Bureau
Are Are Washington received a barrel of leay
,aw s from South Carolina. They were pIac
Of in wire seves and steamed, and then r
= to through clothes wringer to extract I
in fannie acid. The structure of the lC
hve was destroyed in the process, and the mi
'roAS was placed in an ordinary pan and drl
lmu ;nnI by a fire. A decoction was made, a
law the aroma was delightful.
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