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scarce commodity. The farmer who will thoroughly prepare his laud 

 and cultivate grain crops, will plant a few peach aud cherry trees in 

 the fence corners, and pay no further attention to them, and will grow 

 a crop of grain in the apple orchard each year, and from these neg- 

 lected trees expect a full supply of fruit for the family. 



To successfully grow fruit of any kind requires intelligence in the 

 selection of location for the orchard or garden and of varieties, and 

 thorough cultivation of the soil and attention to the wants of the trees, 

 and without these, failure is assured as certainly as it would be if a 

 crop of corn was badly put in and then left without farther care. There 

 is no mystery about fruitgrowing, and no valid reason why every 

 farmer should not succeed, at least with some varieties. 



MR. ELL WANGER'S NEW BOOK. 



The following " Garden Syllabus," as the author styles it, strikes 

 us so favorably that we present it verbatim : I. Whatever is worth 

 growing at all is worth growing well. II. Study soil and expense, and 

 cultivate no more space than can be maintained in perfect order. III. 

 Plant thickly ; it is easier and more profitable to raise flowers than 

 weeds. IV, A.void stiffness and exact balancing ; garden vases and 

 garden flowers need not necessarily be used in pairs. V. A flower is 

 essentially feminine and demands attention as the price of its smiles. 

 VI. Let there be harmony and beauty of color ; magenta in any form 

 is a discord that should never jar. VII. In studying color-effects do 

 not overlook white as a foil ; white is the lens of the gardener's eye. 

 VIII. Think twice and still think before placing a tree, shrub or plant 

 in position. Think twice before removing a specimen tree. IX. Grow 

 an abundance of flowers for cutting ; the bees and butterflies are not 

 entitled to all the spoils. X. Keep on good terms with your neigh- 

 bor ; you may wish a large garden favor of him some day. XL Love 

 a flower in advance, and plant something new every year. XII. Show 

 me a well-ordered garden and I will show you a genial home. The 

 Garden Story is from the press of D. Appleton & Co., New York. Il- 

 lustrated, 345 pages. 



CURIOSITIES OF PLANT LIFE. 



Leroy Dunstan, a well-known naturalist of New Orleans, has re- 

 cently returned from a two years' absence in Central America, where 



