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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[June, 



oflCers them, as he has the right to do, for what 

 they may be worth. He regards the disease 

 known as the " Yellows " to arise from the fact 

 "that the supply of tree nourishment is defi- 

 cient, and the tree becomes feeble and diseased, 

 and, finally dies of consumption. It is a case 

 of Arbor consumption." "What medicine does 

 a famishing man want but wholesome food?" 

 and in regard to the symptoms, he notes that 

 the Peach grower "notes the fatal sign as quickly 

 as the skillful physician does the hectic flush on 

 the pale cheek of the fair consumptive." But 

 is it a fact that consumption in human beings 

 arises from an insuflSciency of wholesome food? 

 And it would be worthy of inquiry why the 

 many kinds of trees, which must now and then 

 find themselves on poor soil, do not get the same 

 symptons of disease the Peach gets. 



However, these matters of opinion are of little 

 consequence as against the practical value of the 

 excellent work. 



Book of Plant Descriptions.— By Prof. George 

 G. GrofF, Lewisburg, Pa. 



This is a cheap book of blanks, which are ar- 

 ranged as charts for students of botany. The 

 student examines a plant, and fills in the blank 

 epaces what he finds in the examination. They 

 are capital aids in botanical studies. 



The Silk Worm,— Manual of Instruction, By 

 C. V. Eiley. Published by the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



A very, valuable paper, especially because it is 

 so timely. It seems to be beyond a doubt that 

 the silk worm feeds as well on the Osage Orange 

 as on the Mulberry, and that the silk is just as 

 good. Establishments in the South are spring- 

 ing up. One by Rev. Mr. Lowers', at Hunts- 

 ville, a colored man, w^orking among colored 

 people, was the first, we believe, to make this 

 modern silk industry a success in the South, and 

 it would have been pleasant if there had been 

 any opportunity to mention his name among 

 some others given here. 



Proceeiiings of the American Pomological 

 S)CiETY. — The Secretary, Dr. W. J. Beal, with 

 that prompt energy for which he is noted, de- 

 serves much credit for the completion of his 

 task so early in the season. Mr. Barry's work in 

 preparing the catalogue has been onerous and is 

 deserving of all praise. Besides being one of 

 the most prompt in appearance, it is one of the 

 most valuable of the series. 



SCRAPS A ND QUERIES. 



Detroit Carnations Again.— The Messrs. Taber 

 write: "We notice in the April number of the 

 Gardener's Monthly, Messrs. Breitmeyer's re- 

 marks on the new Carnations offered by us. While 

 we do not care to occupy the valuable columns 

 of the Monthly with personal differences, and 



although these remarks have been quite success- 

 I . . . 



j fill in increasing the demand for these plants we 



I offer, we desire to say a few words in reply. If 

 j the Messrs. Breitmeyer introduced the varieties 

 I we are now offering, how is it that they are not 

 I quoted in any reliable florist's catalogue? We 

 fail to find them, and we should like to hear from 

 j the parties in 'nearly every State in the Union ' 

 ! who have purchased these carnations under 

 i other names. The Messrs. Breitmeyer say that 

 i 'these carnations are, very true, good winter 

 blooming varieties, and possess to some extent 

 the merits said gentlemen claim for them.' We 

 consider them the best, and if the Messrs. Breit- 

 meyer do not consider them the very best, why 

 is it that they grow James A. Garfield and James 

 G. Blaine almost exclusively for their cut work ?" 

 ' [We had hoped that the note in our last num- 

 ber would have ended this trouble about the 

 Carnations, but as Mr. Taber's name was men- 

 tioned, it seems but right he should have a 

 chance to be heard. 



There seems to be no reason for sharp writing 

 in this case. Mr. Hinze, it seems, did not name 

 his Carnations before distributing them. Under 

 these circumstances the most natural thing in 

 th-e world is that they should appear under 

 several names. Different names for the same 

 thing may thus ai'ise without any intention on 

 the part of any one to do wrong. — Ed. G. M.] 



Paper by the Editor. — A correspondent, 

 ■' C. H. M.," calls attention to the fact that an 

 Essay promised to be prepared by Thomas 

 Meehan, at page 6 of the recently published pro- 

 ceedings of the American Pomological Society, 

 cannot be found by him in the work. 



It is but justice to Mr. Meehan to say that he 

 did not promise to prepare an essay for the 

 meeting. He was asked to do so, but declined, 

 as he always has to do. on account of too much 

 pen work already. He did say, that if present, 

 he would give a few verbal remarks, if such 

 would prove acceptable. The putting him down 

 for a prepared paper was no doubt a mere over- 

 sight. He was not able to be present, and so not 

 even the verbal remarks could be made. 



