1879. 



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informed of all that is passing in the world Southern fruit culture, will find these proceed- 

 around. We make this explanation in order to ! ings almost indispensable. In a discussion on 

 account for this very late notice of this useful i the Le Comte Pear, about which there was re- 

 little work. It is not exactly as " news " to our cent inquiry, we note that it is a descendent of 

 readers, for we noticed the prospectus early last the Chinese Sand Pear; that it ripens about the 

 season. The work itself will be found fully up ' same time with the Bartlett, that all the mem- 



bers regarded it as a " good market Pear" and 

 some as "' among the best of pears;" and that it 

 was subject like all other pears to disease, some 

 even supposing the "black leaves" fire blight. 



Farm Imple3Ients and Farm Machines — 

 By J. J. Thomas new edition New York, Orange 

 Judd Company.— This well known and standard 

 work, is in general use by all intelligent culti- 

 vators of the soil. No better evidence of its 

 utility can be adduced than the demand which 

 has resulted in this beautiful new editon. 



Charace^ Americanje. — Illustrated and 

 described by Dr. Timothy Allen, 10 East thirty- 

 sixth street New York. This is a strictly scien- 

 tific work ; but in these days when a first class 

 microscope is regarded as an essential piece of 

 household furniture in well regulated families as 

 a piano, it is not clear that a strictly scientific 

 work which ministers to this taste, may not be 

 regarded as of a popular character also. The 

 Characeai of all aquatic plants are extremely 

 interesting subjects for microscopic work, as the 

 movements of the fluids can be distinctly seen. 



The Catalpa. — By E. E. Barney, Dayton, 

 Ohio. Some matters about the Catalpa have 

 appeared in our pages. M^-. Barney has col- 

 lected a great deal more than we have had room 

 to tell, and he sends his pamphlet postage free 

 to all for six cents. 



Catalogue of the Davenport Herba- 

 rium OF North American Ferns.— Published 

 by Geo. E. Davenport, Medford, Massachusetts. 

 This collection of Ferns is in the possession of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and 

 CiEY.-Proceedings of the twenty-fourth annual comprises 142 species-all known native to the 



P. C. ■ United States. Besides being useful as a list, it 



to the promise. Part is devoted to the " Life of 

 the Fern," a chapter is given to classification, 

 the distribution and nomenclature of Ferns, in 

 which a colored plate of Pellfea densa is used in 

 illustration. Something of the literature of ferns 

 gives an account of all the leading works on 

 them. In the chapter "How to collect Ferns" 

 there is an illustration of the new Fern Cheilan- 

 thus Cooperje, and there are many successive 

 chapters on the various practical matters re- 

 lating to fern culture. The work will do much 

 to stimulate the commendable taste for fern 

 study, which already exists to a great extent 

 among tasteful people. 



The Silk Worm, and Instructions for 

 Producing Silk. — By C. V. Riley. Published 

 by the Department of Agriculture. This depart- 

 ment has done itself much honor in the publica- 

 tion of this admirable treatise ; certainly one of 

 the most useful ever issued by the department. 

 It is we believe, furnished free to applicants. 



Rhymes of Science. — New York Industrial 

 Publication Co. We are told that " a little non- 

 sense now and then is relished by the wisest 

 men." Those who would like a laugh at the 

 expense of the learned, may buy this little book. 

 The "Society upon the Stanislow," will bear 

 laughing over again, as many have laughed over 

 it already. 



Animal Magnetism — By J. P. F. Deleuze, 

 translated by Thomas C. Hartshorn, New York, 

 S. R. Wells & Co., from J. B. Lippincott, Phila- 

 delphia. 



Western New York Horticutural So- 



meeting at Rochester, January, 1879, from 

 Reynolds, Rochester, Seci'etary. We have rarely 

 received a report of this useful society so full of 

 important practical matters. The reports on 

 new or rare fruits and plants will be particularly 

 interesting to horticulturists. Almost all the 

 novelties before the public have been looked 

 after, and their merits or demerits noted. 



Proceeding of the Georgia State Hor- 

 ticultural Society.— .J. S. Newman, Atlanta, 

 Secretary. Those who wish to be informed in 



is a good guide to geographical distribution, as 

 the locality from which each of the specimens 

 were taken, is given. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



William and John Bartram.— Querist. 

 John Bartram is generally the one referred to 

 as the " distinguished botanist." William, the 



