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THE OARDENEB'S MONTHLY 



[March, 



Meehan, the Editor, in Germantown, who has 

 nothing to do with it, instead of to the Publisher in 

 Philadelphia Among other evils, it makes sev- 

 eral days delay, and thus advertisements are 

 often too late ! 



W. H. Bailey. — We found an article on our 

 table, simply signed " W. H. Bailey," and having 

 Mr. Bailey, of Providence, in our mind, so made 

 it. It will appear from the following note that 

 it was not that Mr. Bailey : 



" I regretted to see that you printed over my 

 article in the Monthly my address as Providence, 

 R. I. Now, though I feel every confidence in all 

 the works of Providence, I am satisfied I must 

 work out my own salvacion here at Plattsburgh, 

 N. Y., where I am growing plants and seeds. I 

 mention this matter, as many of my friends and 

 customers may notice the address given and 

 think that I have changed my location. If the 

 same could be corrected in your next issue I 

 would esteem it a favor. Very truly yours, 



W. H. Bailey." 



The Horticulturist. — Mr. Downing's name is 

 80 closely identified with the history of the Hor- 

 tictiUurist, that the public are apt to forget 

 it was to the enterprise of the late Luther Tucker, 

 of Albany, that the magazine originated, and 

 that it was financially sustained and publi-shed by 

 him till Mr. Downing's death. 



The Cut Flower Trade op Baltimore. — The 

 American Farmer says : " The cut-flower business- 

 during the holidays and since seems to have 

 been satisfiictory, notwithstanding the cry of 

 hard times. Mr. Pentland's handsome store at 

 the corner of the new building of the Young 

 Men's Christian Association seems especially 

 adapted for a flower business, and has been ex- 

 ceedingly well patronized. The same is true of 

 his neighbors, Messrs. J. Edward Feast, and R. J. 

 Halliday." 



Private Gardens about Baltimore. — We learn 

 from the American Farmer that Mr. W. W. Spence, 

 at Bolton, his beautiful place, which is a charm- 

 ing bit of country almost entirely surrounded by 

 city walls, has recently put up probably the 

 most modern and attractive greenhouse in or 

 near the city. President Perot has annexed to 

 his other structures, at his finished seat on the 

 Charles St. Avenue, quite a large fern and or- 

 chid house. Mr. Rasin has added a third to his 

 two already well-stocked houses. Captain Snow, 

 of Harford, is contemplating an enlarged plant- 



house to replace his present ones, which do not 

 give room for flourishing palms and other plants 

 of tall stature. Numerous other alterations have 

 recently been completed, or are in progress. 



Flowers in New York. — The New York Time$ 

 says that the money expended in New York for 

 flowers exceeds $2,000,000 annually, and $3,000,- 

 000 more for plants, &c. ; but we suspect that this ia 

 only a guess, and not the result of any carefully 

 kept figures. In this amount is included $400 

 invested by "an excellent amateur florist of 

 thirty years standing" in blue roses, spotted 

 roses, black roses, and such other " novelties " 

 that seem to be a flourishing success on Broad- 

 way. 



Not a New Candidate. — In Mr. Foster's not* 

 on the Marshall pear, he said it was " a new can- 

 didate." From the context we supposed the word 

 not was accidentally omitted, and so we inserted 

 it. Mr. Foster desires us to say he meant what 

 he said, " It is a new candidate." 



Blue Roses, Strawberries on Trees, <fec. — 

 One man in New York has invested $700 in the 

 speculation, and thousands of dollars are being 

 taken by a set of swindlers. These men have 

 flourished for generations back. A coi respon- 

 dent says we should " warn " the public against 

 them. But the best "warning" to your neigh- 

 bor whom you would save from such swindles, 

 is to ask him to subscribe to a good horticul- 

 tural paper. No reader of such papers buys 

 such things. 



Trees for Nothing. — A Western nurseryman 

 advertises "That he has growing on his premisea 

 spontaneous seedlings. Large amounts of seed- 

 lings of difl'erent sizes, and some ten or a dozen 

 diflerent varieties, which he will give away in 

 any quantity to any person for his planting only, 

 by his removing them at his own expense. He 

 will furnish full information regarding sizes, 

 varieties, cost of removing, <fec., to any person 

 addressing him as above, with stamp to pay re- 

 turn postage." It reminds us of an old "al- 

 manac " story. There was a man who was " too 

 lazy to live," and his neighbors determined on 

 burying him. On the way one charitable soul 

 took pity on him, and offered him a bushel of 

 corn. He looked out of the coffin in which they 

 were taking him to the grave, and asked, " Is it 

 shelled?' Finding it was not, he sadly ex- 

 claimed, "move on," and went to his rest ! It i« 

 hardly to be expected that people who are will- 



