EDITOE'S TABLE. 



Strawberry Planting. — I notice the remarks in your last number of the Genesee Farmer on the 

 planting of strawberries. I have made trial of planting at all seasons, and of all other periods 

 I prefer the month of August for this State and all north of it, and September fur the States further 

 south, and October for the extreme South. During the present month, which has been one of 

 uncommon heat, I have had at least fifty new beds planted, and I have not lost a single plant. 

 We dip the roots in a puddle and water the plants as soon as set, and turn a flower pot over 

 each, during the day, in the small beds, and spread mats over the large beds, removing them all 

 at evening. This is continued for five or six days. The prominent advantage of planting thus 

 early is, that the plants become well established before cold weather and considerably increixsein 

 number, and you are sure of a fair crop the ensuing season. Wm. R. Prince. — Flushing, L. I. 



Notitcs of BooH ^amp^Uts, kz. 



Annals of Pomology: Published by the Belgian Boyal Commission. Brussels, 1853. 



Some time ago we mentioned the announcement of this -work. Under the circumstances 

 ■we naturally formed very high expectations of the merits, not only of its scientific accuracy 

 but of its artistic execution. "We are somewhat disappointed. It is in quarto form, well 

 printed, on good paper, but the colored plates, we must say, are unAvorthy such a work. 

 To be sure there is an edition of a small number of copies said to be on finer paper and 

 colored with particular care. This cannot be the one sent us ; but we supposed they would 

 all be colored with care. The letter press descriptions are, as far as we have examined 

 them, very complete and accurate. The subjects of the first three numbers are, the Win- 

 ter Bonchretien^ the Counseillcr de la Cour^ the Marie Parent^ the Duchesse cT Angouleme, 

 the Duchesse d' Angouleme panachee, and the Brown Beurre pears ; the Pomme Api Etoilee 

 (double or five-sided Lady apple) ; the Victoria raspberry ; the Princesse Royal, Peine des 

 Beiges, Royal PinTc, GoliaTi, and Mammoth strawberries ; the Peine Hortense, and Napoleon 

 Bigarreaxi cherries; the Muscat hlanc hatif de Jara grape. 



The editing committee are Messrs. De Bavay, Bivoet, IlENNEAr, and Eoyee. 



It is published in numbers without any fixed date. Each number contains four plates- 

 Price, 24 f. per annum. 



A Treatise on Insects injurious to Vegetation: By Thaddeus William Harris, M. D. Second Edition. 



Boston, 1S52. 



It would appear that insects injurious to vegetation are every year increasing in numbers, 

 and this, with a greatly increased attention given to cultivation of late, has awakened, on 

 the subject of entomology, a very general and active spirit of inquiry. On all sides people 

 are seeking information concerning the names and habits of insects ; they find, by dearly 

 bought experience, that without some such knowledge it is almost impossible to contend 

 successfully with the swarms of greedy bugs, beetles, caterpillars, and other pests that i)rey 

 upon their crops. A large portion of the Eastern States have been severely scourged the 

 present season with the " Palmer worm,''^ so called. It has also been destructive in some 

 parts of New York. The Rose slug has made its appearance in localities where it was never 

 seen bofore. Species of Curculios, hitherto rarely seen, have been destructive in some 

 places. The Apiplc lorer, too, has, we are advised, tbuud its way into new regions. These? 

 and similar facts, are sufficient to call attention in earnest to the study of insect life and 

 habits, and to give importance to works touching upon this subject. This treatise of Prof. 

 IIareis is the only one we liavo in this country of general practical utility. The first 



