Preserving Fruits

The fruits in the exhibit of "California on Wheels" are said to be preserved as follows : Thirty gallons of filtered water are placed in a barrel, and on the water is placed a tin pan containing 25 cents worth of sulphur. The sulphur is set on fire and the top of the barrel is covered with a piece of oilskin so as to retain the fumes. When the sulphur burns out the covering is removed, allowing the supply of oxygen in the barrel to be renewed, and after stirring the water, the sulphur is again set on fire and the top of the barrel covered. This operation is repeated until the sulphur will no longer burn, when the water is ready for use. Not only are fresh fruits preserved in this water, but where decay has set in it is completely checked, and withered fruits have their plumpness and color restored.

A Pretty Climber

Lovers of rapid, graceful and fragrant climbers should not be without Pilogyne suavis. I find it one of the most satisfactory plants for summer and winter. A lady in Bristol, R. I., placed a small slip at the base of a monument last spring, and it covered the base and sides entirely in a short time, forming a living wreath. It was admired by everyone who saw it, and now pilogyne is a Bristol favorite. The slips grow easily in water or earth, and anyone can succeed with it. - Salts.

Prices Of Quinces

In the October Garden I saw quinces quoted at $2 to $3 a barrel. We pay $5 a bushel for them, but at any price not many of them are used, simply because the cooking of them is not understood. The nicest cooking fruit we have goes begging when offered for $2 to $3 a barrel. - S. D. Pond, Boston.

Profit On Currants

J. B. Emery, of Riverside, Mich., found his currants a profitable investment this year. He hauled seventy-five cases of currants to the boat in one load, consigned them to himself, and placed them where he thought they would do the most good. They sold for $150, giving him a profit of $125.50. - Allegan (Mich) Gazette.

Proposed Hall Of Horticulture

Efforts are being made to raise £40,000 for the erection of a Hall of Horticulture in London. This building will form the center of all horticultural interests in the United Kingdom, for no such building now exists, although the need of one is greatly felt. - Journal of Horticulture..

Protea Nana

In the earlier decades of the present century proteas were popular plants, as many as twenty-five species being then in cultivation. At present scarcely one-fourth of these are grown, P. nana being the prettiest and most delightful. It was brought to Kew from south Africa, and flowered last year. The plant is 1½ feet high, and the numerous branches are clothed with needle-like leaves over an inch long. The flowers are in a composite head, surrounded by several whorls of imbricating scales. These scales constitute the attraction of the plant, the upper ones being large and crimson colored. The flower bead is 2½ inches across. The plant should be potted in a peaty soil and given cool greenhouse treatment throughout the year to obtain success.