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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



©r^AYBLS. 



Wide and comprfhensive vtewt should be those of th« 

 fmvier. Tfut trUUr hu acres. tM vjvJtr Ma vte\Dg sfunUd b€, 

 A eamforUMe home ilkoutd be hit, and all should be eomfor- 

 goMc around him^ 



SKETCHES OF CHINA AND JAPAN. 



By M. K. Boycr. fr. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Dr. Boyer'8 diary, under dat« of December 2Dtli, 

 ISK.'Rt Faiwanfoo, contains the following:— 



To-day I took a run on shore, and visited the 

 trains of an old Dutch fort, built In 1S31, and sur- 

 rendered by the Dut<^h in 1BH8, when they re- 

 tamed to Java. The walls of this fort are ten 

 <tMt wide, constructed of brick, with large guns 

 sixteen feet long. The fort bears the name of 

 -•New Zealand." It Is quite a curiosity to visit. 

 We also paid an offlclal visit to the Mandarin 

 of the place. We found him very polite, although 

 rjieonly English he could muster was "Number 

 fine," and "Very Gix>d." The Mandarin was 

 « new offlclal, being only twenty days In com- 

 aaand, his predecessor having committed suicide 

 ftF poisoning himself. Upon our arrival the 

 Aandarln s-iluted us with drums, gouCT, and 

 iHie firing of three guns, and the suDordinates 

 OAlnted upon both our entrance and departure. 



Faiwanfoo is noted for its hogs and dogs; both 

 these and the fowls are Jet black in color. The 

 western portion of tlie Island is in possession of 

 Chinese, while the eastern portion is Inhabited 

 by the natives — Malavs. 



December 'iSth, 186?, of the diary, was written 

 at Manila, and contains the following:— 



This morning we tired a national salute of 

 Iwenty-one guns, with the Spanish emiign at the 

 fore. This salute was returned by the .'Spanish 

 ft)rt. Several of us took a run on sliore. Pay- 

 sia«ter Bache and myself hired a carriage for the 

 d*y, wbloh cost us four dollars. We visited a 

 oock flght, which was In full blast. We were 

 accorded a seat within the ring. Kaoli cock was 

 lu-med with a steel spur, three Inches In length, 

 in shape of a sword, and very sliurp. .Vbout five 

 hundred Chinamen, Malays, Spaniartls, and na- 

 tive Indians formed the spectators. Tlie betting 

 r»n high. Wi then took a drive out into the 

 ooantry, and visited old Manila, aiid saw the 

 •«teots of the earthquake of ISiiS. The ruins of 

 tbe cathedral and palace made up quite a picture. 

 The natives were all dressed In their best ; men 

 wore white pena sliirts outside of all their cloth- 

 tac, while the woman donned white bodices with 

 •ncy colored skirt.s, and pieces of black silk. 



i)ecember 21tth there was a grand review and 

 Mrade of the ."Spanish army of Manila, in honor 

 rf Vloe-.\dmlral Kepplo of the Kngllsh Navy: 

 it was a beautiful sight. The soldiers were all 

 iressed In white, and marched well. All the 

 leautles of Manila wore out in their oarrlaaes, 

 •fhlob numbered not less than three thou.sand. 



During this day I also visited the Cathedral of 

 \X. Doinlnco, which Indeed is a magnlllcent 

 ■<!TOcturo. It Is said to have cost every cent of 

 <'il,000,000 to erect. The income of the parish Is 

 TT«rWO,OOOayoar. Thoringingof theboUsalone 

 bringing i(lU,(KX) annually. 



January -lib, isia), we took a drive to Malavan, 

 »Te miles from Manila, and also enjoyed a very 

 peasant Ijoat ride. We were Introduced to a 

 <oh native and his family. The old ladv was a 

 KO'ble looking person, "very mnjestlc. ' Two 

 (.•aghters, aged respectively fourteen and sixteen 

 '•srs, both very iMXintil'ul, were presented to us, 

 >nd two younger (abont four and six years of 

 lUBe), oame and bowed to us, greeting us with a 

 flSw, and singing a song of welcome. RefTesh- 

 j»«nt8 were served, and we spent a very pleasant 

 Xiiar and a half. 



January 5lh wltnes-sed a great excitement on 

 ffOATd the sliip, officers all In a stew, every one as 

 »yupy as a bee preparing the spar deck for a ball 

 M be given In the evening. The decks were deco- 

 jatod with colors. At H.fO P. M. the ladies and 

 lABtlemen arrived. Such a display of silks and 

 iliunonds I All the women spoke Spanish, while 

 j-» men used a mixture of .Spanish, English, 

 ?Tench, German, and American. 



fTft ^11 loetrome vou n.i yon conu*, whrthfr singly or in 

 <\tbt. Whether in 'on fh/- tlft o/ ttoo jHirfrs at the price Q^ 

 ^w on pnfK 20, or in premium bffn-s. All we degire it for 

 '. (Hi to aome, and come qMickly. 



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Om«inent&] Gourds. 



H«llaothaa. 



«bl« Portaiiurft 



aw«wt WlUiun. 



BALSAM. 



Maffnlflc^nt plaau. Most brtl- 

 Uaot flowcrfi la fgreat profb«loii< 



■J0&— <."BinelJJa flowered or blotcbed. 

 TOAuj beauUrul colors mixed, very double. 

 2 feet 10<:i., 208— Fine UoAe 16c.. 210— 

 BrUht Pink l&c.. 21^— SoUertn* 

 l&o., .in — hcarfet wtUu? PpoU 16o., 

 2ie— Pur*' ^lt« 16c.. 21B— Bluish 

 pink li>o..~>-Sew orlraiM>n 16c.. 

 Jri— Purple wtkiu? spou 16c.. r.^S— The 

 ooUecUoQof eight #1. 00, KT— Doable 

 flne mixed lOc., J.*^— Doable com* 

 Bion mixed &o., 321— Dwurf^ double 

 mixed, very flne 10c. 



BKOWALLIA. 



Free bloomlnfE. Verr deslnble 

 house plaou. IH incbcB. 



2T5--lCliitat mixed colon, blue uid 

 irblie. lOo. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER. 



D«^rablecliniblns plant. Pret- 

 ty foUaye, cnrioui* yellow flower*. 



96^ — Tropaelum pt'M'jrrlnum lOo. 



Candytuft, moMt utieful border 



SlaDM. Denoe bloomer, tndl«pensl< 

 le for bouquets. 

 Sei>-Mlved6c. 



CARJiATION. 

 Extremely rich and handsome, 

 and d f \\v\ oanl V fVatfran t. ^'e^y 

 double, e.^qulrtlte flowcrw. 



COHUEA ftOANDENS. 



Rapid climbers. Beoutlfal foUo^e, 

 larse bcll-ithaped flowerik 



6tfl-10o. 



CONVOI.VrXr* iMomlnirGlorT) 



Ornamental climber, rapid grovui. 



«20— Dwarf Mominff (lilorT Terr 



thowT kud brtlUaot. >'!ni- mlied M>rU« 



fro. 



CTPREftS VI^'E. 

 Beaatlftil omamentul cB^bem. 

 FoUaff«> deep sreen. 

 64J^-Mlxed 6c. 



DAHLIA. 

 NotUa^ U mon- corireODit for An- 

 taauB tbao th.c Duhlla. 

 666— Bent double mixed l&o. 

 DAISY (BellUperf-nnls). 

 Splendid for houoeculturej borders 

 6G0~Beat double mlxed« « tacbu. 

 160. 



DIA>TIICA. 

 Extremely brilliant tul beaotlfbl. 

 67*— Chlaennlj* iri.!iiesi> plnkj, doobk> 

 ertr» tw mixed, l f.>-.t 1 O.-. 



FOKCJET-MK->OT. 

 Ad eArl^- flowering fuvorlto vbtch 

 blooms freely. 

 T^»— AlpeAtrtis A"^ mixed. 10«. 



FrCIISlA. 

 Eftfty coltare, srvat bcaaty* ftnd 

 irrowM readily. 

 7Uj — Choice named vartctle* S6c. 



GL-VDIOU'W. 

 Rt-adllT rulsM from ■•■•:-l which Imiore 

 to produce new varletUvt. Hklf bardj. 

 Thj— Best mixed hybrid tt6c. 



GOLUitS. 

 Nnmerooi* and dlixtlmllar^ tI^ot- 

 oui^ower*. dt'slrable tot artwra. 

 b6:^-Mlxed 16-. 



IIOLLYBOCE. 

 stately srowlh, icorceooaly eol- 

 •red flowern. 

 ^T7— Double extra fine mixed 16o. 



ICE I'LA.VT. 

 Very hand^tme trailer. 

 «6_Vhlte6 . 



LAliKSPUK. 

 Trry omumental ai>>l bennttfViL 

 lOlt^D warf Uerman ^Rocket, 

 double, extra nii' mlxi-d, 6o. 



LOBELIA. 



Tbepr^ttleKt uid tno«t aneftU ttCtte 

 traUlDg plaui l»r Lbe hunflug b^keC 



106O— Dwarf doubk mixed 10^;. 

 MAKIbOLD. 

 Flower* very doubltv 



1000— African, double, best mlzBd, 

 all colors. :: f^'t 5c- 



MARVEL OF PKUTJ. (MtrabUUa.) 

 Very beaautul, tx.'lh lu loliact aod fioTcrt. 



lli!)0— Hybrid mixed, Hiauy colon, 5o, 

 PANSY. 



A fiBTorlt« flower. 



121:— Light blae 16o.. in*— 

 Bronze 16c., 1:16— Pure whttel6e-, 

 i:ii»— I'nre jeBow 16o.. i:^:— Dark 



«urple 16c., irio— Odier, or five 

 lotched 16c.. 1227-Emperor Wil- 

 Uamtbrllllant Mup ; pnrple evt, 16c., 

 1^30— Kins of the blacka 16c., l.>:i;i- 

 Vlolet, »^U*? edge, 16o.. 123o— Biew 

 German, finest sU-aia, mixed, 60.. 

 I:: 41)— Snow Qaeen, eharmlny, deli- 

 cate, white. 6 0c.. IJts— Choice 

 Ensllh mixed, S&o.. U4€— E.\tru 

 mixed, from above Tarietlec, lS6i*., l.ii'^ 

 — Fine mixed 16o.. 1250-^ ood 

 mixed la i-'52— The fln»t nine 

 TarleUe«> *1.00, li^4— The Hr».t 

 twelve varietie- *a.OO. 



PE\!< 

 Ornamental and free-flowerluir. 



1260— Invincible «K-arlet 6'--. I.''*— 

 Purple BrowTi 6c., 1264— Purple 

 atrlped 6c.. 1.'66— Red wtrlped 6^,. 

 lV6>^Whlt« 6c., 1270— The above 

 mixed (per ot. lOo.), 6o., 1273— Butter- 

 fly 1 very .fragrant, lOe.. 127>— Lord 

 AniM>n*a, cky-bloe, &o., 12S0— E%er* 

 Luttlnc. mixed, 1 Oe- 



PETr.VLA.. 



A fpe^lal fftvorlt* ; flowerlnq early antfl 

 fro^-t. Very nhowy. Sec-'l ^aved fr.m 

 tho flueot blotebed Petunia*! »in 



Sro-lur* a larst* proportloii of elegnnt 

 ouble flowers. 

 i;iob— Good mixed 6c. 

 PHLOX. 

 Bloomn ft-eely until fro*t. Tn- 

 narpajwed for bvddliyc. 



13ia— Bcfit mixid -I liMlid color- 10c. 



PORXri-ACA. 

 Veryahow^, brllilont coloro for 

 b*sidlng Of bttsk-'U. 



138&— Be«t tdnffle varletle*. mtx^d. 



6e. L3)ii7— FincMt double, mixed. 16c 



KOCKKT. 



PleAalnv hardy perennlulmblooa- 



las profuvJv. 



mi— Mixed, l><*lnche«. 6c. 



STOCKS. 

 Are (n-nrral l^vorit*'*. affor<'.ine a pro* 

 ftaalonofclesaiitflowerii, lonjctlme 

 In bloom. 



16'Z.S— German or RoAKlaii. t«tj fine 

 mlx.-ddoubl- : iiiinuH,ls, I frc. 

 Sl'AFLOWER- 

 Eaallr yrown, very nhowy. 

 I&*i0— Be»t mixed 6c. 



VERBENA. 

 The Verbena b flncMtln cnltlvatloa. 

 For duzzllns brilliancy aod effec- 

 tive color* It 1- Dnrt»ali-d. 



U-i^|»ure white lOc. 1610-Brll- 

 llant red 1 Oc. 16li-blue SOc.. Ifil*— 

 Italian, ntrlpv-l and \ arlegated. 20o., 

 \*'>\6 — Auricula-flowered, fine mlxt-d 

 TaHetl.", «ub wblt'- c litre. BOc,. It'.lK— 

 Fine mixed hTbHd 10c. Vr.Hv- 

 Extrtt choice mixed hybrid £6c., 

 l&fi— Very choice*'! mlxed^ troxn hn 

 e*it named sirain-* mn-nualle^l, 60<^. 

 ZtVNlA. 

 Zinnia l« prvatly Improred; flowcri 

 lutx and Hhowy. 

 Itv7— Double mixed &c. 



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MULBERRY TREES FOR SILK CUTURE. 



The great drawback to sUk culture In the ptLSl has been the want of 

 nitlls to manufHCtnrt^lhe raw material— a want which nolonprerexlsta, 

 f.jr at the nrespiu time ate silk mills are In dally upprnlloii, weaving . 

 bust veur l.B!>9,66« !t>s. of Imported raw silk, at a cost of Jlu,OOii,i"iO. Baw 

 811k 'commands from ft to (3 per lb., accordlnc to ixa quality; anj 

 cocoons and Boss silk (1 to tLsO i>er lb. 640 niull.crrytrees will irrow 

 well on two acre-s of land, which wlU yield alioot 30.000 lbs ul leaves. 

 About IS lbs, of leaves are required to make 1 lb. of rresh r.)cvK)n8. 

 which wouM Yield abont 1,765 lbs. of fresh c.x.<xins: these still.d wonid 

 yield about i« lbs. Dried cocoons ol good quality are worth fi per lb., 

 orfl,176, and Ilie BiVdltonsIlk worm produces two cnms a rear. The 

 expenses ol produclnc a crop are ;us follows:— Labor *1^; other expen- 

 ses (.ll ; all not eiceedluK ?l«i. DeductlnK this from tl.l76 would leave 

 fl,Oie on two acres ol land In one month's time, and tw crops per 



year can be prodnced. 



nrSSIAN MTT-BEBBY. ^ ^_ _ _^. 



This valnable fruit, limber, an<l <»rrmmental tree was brootrnt to tnw 

 countrv (Vom latitude 40 degrees, \v>~iern Bas,sla, by the Mennonltes, 

 aod Is, 'as near as we can learn, a cross between the Morns Nigra, or 

 black mulberry of Persia, and the Moms Tartaca, a native Rus,sliin 

 variety. The tree Is a very rapid grower. Trt»i, the seed of which 

 was planted six years ago, are now twenty feet In hei^lit and ft-om six 

 to eight Inches In diameter The trees grow lo t"- very large, often 

 reaching the height of artv feel and from three to 11 ye feet In diameter, 

 and Is perfet-tlv hardv ft* timber Is hard and durable end Is used In 

 the manufacture ol cabinet ware, and proves as lasliug for fenc* posts 

 ascalalps or red cedar. It commences to bear \yhen two years pM 

 and Is a prollflc bearer, the fnilt being about the size of Kltlatlny 

 blackberrleji. A very great per cent, of the berries arc a Jet Mack, the 

 balance a reddlsh-white. They have a tine aromatic flavor and sub- 

 acid svyect taste, and are osed for dessert as we use blackberries or 



BiDgle PetaBtaiL 



leave 

 Fort 



feet ap — , r 



the yoang shoots will grow to the height oi eisuv ui leu ir.-L. ^ ....v... . ,.. .. "-.- •'-—■- •-■■~,'^z--,ir_._^ „„ .»„ 



ground keeping down all the weeds, and wlR make a most welcome sh^ter for the fowls ^''''-h l''"-!", ™ '*£ 

 fruit that mav happen to tall from them. It will not be long before a tree will b^r a peck of Iruit and jn » *» 

 Fears mnr7ltwllf yield a bushel, and a« 11 obtains greater size It will even yield Hve a.,d o-n bnshelaof ^»cto™ 

 Jhiit The time for ripening Is In June or the early part of July. No truit ' tlectlon can be complete wUhool 

 »ome of these trees Tlie fruit can t>e dried, preserved or iiiuned, or can he eaten fresh from the tree. 



PRICE LIST i-Rii-Hinn Mulberry by mnil. po«l-pt>l<l • 2 to 4 inchej »>i«';-.'*{An r,.v'«ifj 1-2 r'^Tfe 

 4 to 6 Inches hish. i.'S for SI : IIM) for S.i. 6 to li incbes hieh. 1-5 for Si ; 100 "."^j^*- •*■• "J* 

 Inches hi.h, li lor WI : 100 for S.^. Ri.ssinn Mullwrry »eed.^O cent. P" onncc: !« per K""* 

 Silk worm eneo. po»t.piiid. White .Inpnnese nnd I'rencb A <now, .'50 cent* per 10p«. "f. £?,,^ 

 ounce. A complete text book on silk onlture for -ii cents. There ig no discount from these pricea. 



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llud. It l< cotnpliteil on Oils paaa. 



