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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY. 



\_Ati^ust. 



Avhioh thr* "Exlubition may bo more proud than 

 its demonstration of what America lias done 

 for (Trape-lniprovement within tlie century. 



(To be Contiuiifd.) 



Tin: Montgomery (Ohio,) IIokticultural 

 St)CiKTY, seems as prosperous as ever, and is at 

 least as useful if not more sa. We always read 

 its proceedings with interest. Here is a bitof in- 

 sect talk that has some useful hints in it: "The 

 cliair announced the subject for discussion to be 

 'Birds and Insects,' and requested Mrs. W. D. 

 Uiikham to favor the society with her method 

 of riddinj; her Rose bushes of the slug, as it was 

 understood she had been successful. Mrs. Bick- 

 ham said all she did was simply to make strong 

 whale oil soap suds, and persevere in the appli- 

 cation of it to her Rose bushes every evening for 

 about a week. Mr. Broadwell said he succeeds 

 Avith common soap suds. The main point is to 

 •commence in time and persevere in its use. A 

 member remarked that White Hellebore, in the 

 form of powder, was used by many with entire 

 success, but that some care ought to be observed 

 in its use, as the remedy was not entirely free 

 from objection. Judge Frank said White Helle- 

 bore is not a poison, as many suppose, and its 

 use is not attended with danger. He used it 

 with success upon his Rose bushes, and also rids 

 his Gooseberry bushes of a very troublesome pest 

 with it. Mr. Barney said he has known it to be 

 'Used successfuly dissolved in water. Judge 

 Frank said it would answer the purpose very well 

 to apply it in that form. Mr. Ohmer said that 

 ^litherto members of his family had had much 

 trouble in keeping the various plants in the 

 "ihouse clear of insects. Last fall the tree frog 

 was introduced among them, and much to his 

 gratification he finds his plants entirely free 

 :from these pests. The member of the reptilian 

 ^kingdom thus introduced deserves and receives 

 the entire credit for the improved state of 

 ■afTairs. 



Kentucky Horticulturat. Society. — 

 -Reports for 1877-78 : This does nwt appear to be 

 strong in members, but is doing good work. 

 Besides much that is interesting to Horticul- 

 turists in every branch of the art of gardening, 

 the Strawberry as it should be grown in Ken- 

 tucky, receives particular attention. 



The District of Columbia Horticul- 

 tural Society, was recently organized, Wm, 

 ■Saunders, occupying the Chair, and J. T. C, 

 Clark, acting as Secretary of the meeting; John 



A. Baker. President ; John Saul, Thos. W. Fow- 

 ler and Edwin Cammack, Vice Presidents; C. 

 A. Ball, Recording Secretary ; B. S. Curtiss, Cor- 

 responding Secretary; J. T. C. Clark, Tresv-s- 

 urer; Ex-Com., John Saul, I). J. Saunders, Geo. 

 Glorius, Michel Esch and J. S. Judd, with the 

 President, Secretaries and Treasurer, sm ex-officio 

 members of the Committee; Wm. Saunders, 

 Mat. Ilagerty, J. K. Kerr, elected a Committee 

 Oil Finance. 



Mass. Agricultural Club.— Cheever New- 

 hall, lately deceased, was annually elected chair- 

 man of this body for thirty-eight successive 

 years. Col. Wilder has been elected to succeed 

 him. It is wonderful how much Mr. Wilder 

 does. His speech on the recent annual dinner 

 at the club, was as full of vigor as those he deliv- 

 ered fifty years ago. 



Texas Horticultural and Pomological 

 A.ssociATlOX. — The schedule for 1878, says : 

 "The objects of this incorporation are: the 

 advancement of the science of Horticulture and 

 Pomology, rural adornment and landscape gar- 

 dening ; to encourage the growth and culture of 

 plants, shrubs, trees, fruits and vegetables ; to 

 facilitate the introduction of the same in Texas; 

 to increase and facilitate the transportation and 

 sale of fruits ; to encourage the establishment 

 of nurseries, hot-houses, vineyards, gardens and 

 fruit orchards of eve^ kind, and generally to pro- 

 mote the development of the Horticultural and 

 Pomological resources of the State." 



An excellent feature is the provision for estab- 

 lishing local Societies, in connection with the 

 one central body, and which we have heretofore 

 suggested to the older societies in other States. 

 Of this, it says: " To the Vice Presidents in the 

 various Senational Districts is assigned the duty 

 of organizing co-operative branches of this Asso- 

 ciation, at such points in their respective Dis- 

 tricts as may be deemed most advisable, appoint- 

 ing an Executive Committee therefrom, and a 

 Secretary, who shall collect specimens of all 

 soils, with all statistical information in relation 

 to either or all of them, and forward the same 

 to the Secretary of the Texas Horticultural and 

 Pomological Association, at Houston ; the speci- 

 mens to be placed on permanent exhibition in 

 the Museum, and the statistics to be filed for 

 reference and publication." The officers are, 

 President, A. B. Small, Houston; Vice Presi- 

 dent, Wm. Watson, Brenliam; Secretary, Geo- 

 Kidd, Houston ; Treasurer, Robert Brewster, 

 Houston, 



