470 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. [October, 



Nous revernons: And what in tlie name of Erebus, is this ebon- 



hiied cereal? It looks like some "Black Republican" grain! 



"Papio Corn " — says the card, obtained, it seems, in Nebraska Terri- 

 tory, from Logan Fontanel, an Omaha Chief, in 1854: this specimen 

 grown by R. Robertson, Iowa, and presented for exhibition by Col. 

 Kennett, of Cin : it certainly is a very peculiar "institution;" so 

 much so that we believe Ceres herself, the "goddess of roasting-ears," 

 would fail to recognize it as a product germain to her jurisdiction ! 

 The ears are eight-rowed, some are full fifteen inches long, the grains 

 are large, the outer cuticle entirely hlach^ but within, the meal is of 

 pearly white; it is a variety of the sweet-corn, is much prized by the 

 Indians among whom it was found, and would seem to be a valuable 

 acquisition to our gardens for table-corn, provided "prejudice" did 

 not revolt at its color, in which case we would advise a hungry man 

 to " go it blind ! " It is said to have yielded one hundred and fifty 

 six bushels to the acre : we liope 'tis true. 



And here again is a double-pumpkin joined a-la-Siamese, and, like 

 the "Siamese," looking very green, and with nothing remarkable but 

 the joining. Then there are two beets and a carrot naturally inter- 

 twined in a most unnatural manner. Here is Cotton-seed-oil-cake 

 sent in by Dr. Mosher, of Latona Springs, Kentucky; recommended 

 highly as food for stock, especially milk-cows, as it imparts more 

 cream to the milk while it increases the quantity of milk given. 

 Should experience confirm this it will become, as D. Mosher suggests, 

 a valuable addition to our forage supplies. What an enormous 

 pumpkin is that, weight 119 pounds, premium $3; and here is a 

 tomato weighing one pound and twelve ounces. 



Yonder is a lot of potatoes exhibited by J. Wilson, and raised by 

 planting in the usual way and then covering with straw some three 

 inches thick, and with no other cultivation; they are fine and large, 

 especially for this season of "Small Potatoes." Here is a specimen 

 of the "Syrian Melon," raised on the grounds of Farmers' College, 

 the seeds of which came from Asia last winter — it is said to keep till 

 January, like a pumpkin. We shall try it, and report progress 

 hereafter. Mr. C. H. Ernst's design for a suburban Cottage is a real 

 lijou^ and all the young ladies call it "a love of a place!" 



There are several specimens of the "Sugar Millett" — the "Sorgho 

 Sucre " (spoken of in our August number) on exhibition, accom- 

 panied with very encouraging statements as to its value and adapta- 

 tions, going to confirm in all particulars, the suggestions we have 



