The Gardener's Monthly 



AND HORTICULTURIST, 



EDITED BY THOMAS MEEHAIM, 



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CONTENTS OF THE DECEMBER NUMBER. 



SEAS()X.\riLE HINTS; '(ianlenin}; in Amcriea — A.sei'ut of I'ike's Peak-r-Tlie 



T^i ,. „ , . , , T>, ,. , o-y'i-i Ameriean AKrieultiirist — The Blessed l?ces — Jlinti- 



Flower dardeii and Plea.su re (.1 round 3.)/i-.i.i4 ^ 



(ireenhouse and House Gctrdejiing ;5.-)7-r!."),s cultiiral Sucielies— Indiana Stale Horticultural So- 



Friiit and Vegetaldc (Jardening "lil eiitv. :;77-.'.7s 



rORRESPONBENCE: NKW f)Il HAUI': PLANTS: 



Selaugiuella .Taponiea. 3.7I-3.V) Double (ieraniums—Cn.ton Disraeli :;r,j::;(;;i 



Thclapan Quince :Cm ' Moi.re's Karly ( irapi — The Prentiss (oai • :;i;.'. 



Notes on the October Monthly li"!")-:^; 



The Climbing Hydrangea XiH SCRAPS AND (ili;iUi:S: 



(iardens and Gardening in Austin, Texas :™^7 Varieties of Carnations-A Curious J'laut ::(;:!-:!(;i 



Verbena vcnosa . :«7 ' j^.„^ Peaeh-Fine (irapes-De>tru.tive S.rawberrv 



On Various Species of Fieus. 'X.^ luseet-lVuit .irnwing in I'enusylvauia :■.::. 



Fruiting of FicusParcelli :!;is The Spe.iosa Calalpa :;.i^ 



Archbishop Wood an.l GuiUon Mangellon Geraniun.. :r>s .,.-.,.,,„„.,, .iis.„l„r-Tb.-< oral I'lan.-Audromeda ar- 



Secdling .\butilons and Cereus GrandiHora ;>-.8-:i.-,!. ,„„.^.^, j,, t.hio-Priekley Con.frey-tiy.nnoela.Ius in 



Cultivation of the Chinese Primrose i'llWiif) 



Neterea I>epressa — Banks ^r.iW)! 



Amanilidacea-. . :{(;i-:i'i2 n 1 -i- • ..-i . .,-,..-. 



■' • Ilylindiziug Wheat ;!i'J-;i(-l 



Gumbo XIU » V 'I- i> 1 .1 . .. ■> I 



Are Nursery I rees Persnual Property,' — Hahania 



Soineof tbe New Fruits in New Hami)sliire :{i^i-;{(i.") pj,|,, \|,,,i,.j, • -.tj^ 



The Hardy Catalpa ?,f^ 



Carnivorous Plants ;Mls-;;0!) FLOWKI: <;.\i;DI:N AND PLICASIRE (UtOTND :r>:i-:r,7 



Curious Growth of Potato .Uili 



Ascent of Pike's Peak "Z.'. :;71-::77 '''"'''^ '"*''^'- ^^" IKH-gK GAKDKNIN- :;.^70Vl 



(lerniaiilowu — Light ning and Trees — Asclepias 

 uuti — Advantages and Disadvantages i>f I'lurida- 



EDITORI AL NOTKS : 



I'lUlT AND VK(;i:r.\HLl'; CAUDKNINd. MM-MV, 



FORKSTKV ?M\.'M\n 



Catalpa Planting in the AVest— That Hardy Catalpa— 



Protits of Forest Culture-American Sumac -MV^iGX jf^^.^-,,^,^ Hl.sToKV AND SCllOXt K. :!f;s-:;74 



Andromeda arborea— Structure of the Stai)elia— Ovi- 



viparous Creatures— Hybrid Graft Ajiples. :W.)-.{7-2 ' LITKRATCRK. Tl! A V|;T,S .\ND PER.SONAL NOTKS.... 87-»-37S 



