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by every means, and ^vitll all the influence that \ve can exert, 

 to tleniand that thousands of acres, for a timber supply, shall be 

 planted for the people, and tliat every man must be up and 

 doing with all his might, if we would prosper, and to see to it that 

 no tree falls to the ground unless the law provides that ten others 

 shall be planted to take its place." 



The American Florists. — This meeting, referred to in the pre- 

 ceding paragraph, was a great success ; there being four hundred in 

 attendance. According to the President, Mr. John Thorpe, there 

 are 2000 first-class gardeners in the United States, besides thousands 

 of amateurs. Over 24,000,000 cut roses were sold last year, and 

 there might be 125,000,000 carnations ; some £40,000 might have 

 been paid the Dutch last year for hyacinths and tulips ; 700 people 

 are supposed to be engaged in selling florists' supplies, and there are 

 probably 2000 cut flower sellers. Florists have grown fourfold in 

 ten years. Catalogues have increased fivefold. 



The Work of Squirrels. — Mr. Hillenmeyer returns to this 

 question in the September number of the American Gardeners 

 Montldy, and questions if these rodents can have denuded Norway 

 spruce twigs found on newly-fallen snow under isolated trees. 

 Neither does this appear to be the work of insects. Observers have 

 here work in the coming winter. 



Singapore Botanic Gardens. — Upwards of 70,000 forest tree 

 nursery plants were propagated during the year, and have been 

 mostly sent out to the forests of Singapore, while a minority has 

 been sent to the forests of the neighbouring minor British settlements 

 or sold to the public. The trees sent to the forest consisted of teak, 

 mahogany, serayah, gum copal, merbau, toon, illippi, rain tree, and 

 mixed native trees. Of the plants sold to the public, a large 

 number were Fuurcroya gigantea or Mauritius hemp ; the remainder 

 were principally ornamental trees, shrubs, orchids, etc. " Coca " 

 {Erijtliroxylon coccC), whose wonderful properties were described from 

 personal experiment long ago by Sir Eobert Christison, and which is 

 now doing so well in Ceylon, promises to be grown in Singapore 

 with profit. During the visit of H.R.H. Prince Oscar of Sweden, 

 he planted, at the request of H.E. the acting Governor, a palm tree 

 {Caryota urens) near the position of those planted last year by Princes 

 Edward and Georcce of Wales 



