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faithfully he depicted every variety ; giving each 



and all their true character as seen by him, placing 



it in the very highest position amongst American 



publications. In his private character there was 



nothing but to admire. Let me quote Horace 



Smith, who says: 



" In the sweet-sceuted picture, heavenly Artist, 



With which thou paintest nature's wide-spread hall, 

 What a delightful lesson Thou impartest 

 Of love to all." 



Such was our lamented friend. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



To Intelligent Correspondents.— yi// com- 

 munications relating to adi^ertisements, subscrip- 

 tions, or other business, must be addressed to the 

 publisher, 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



All referring to the reading matter of the maga- 

 zine must be mailed to the editor, Germantown, Pa. 



No express packages for the editor received un_ 

 less prepaid ; attd marked " Paid through to Ger- 

 mantown, Pa." 



Nomenclature of Botany. — Prof. A de Can- 

 doUe, of Geneva, has published some "new re- 

 marks on the Nomenclature of Botany." He was 

 editor of the laws of Botanical Nomenclature 

 adopted by the botanical Congress, International, of 

 1867, and what he says has great weight. Among 

 other things, he points out the growing uselessness 

 of adding the abbreviated names of authors, after 

 the scientific names in zoology and botany. In 

 the past, when authors might be named inside the 

 hundred, it might be well; but now, when they 

 may be named by the thousand, few know what 

 the abbreviations mean ; and the public are driven 

 from the studies by the miserably long and mean- 

 ingless names. 



University Gardens at Berkeley, Cali- 

 fornia. — There is much talk of government 

 experimental grounds — but if our agricultural col- 

 leges had sufficient encouragement, the State 

 colleges would answer every purpose desired. 

 The State University at Berkeley, in California, 

 has started out in this line, and the visit of the 

 Editor to these grounds was among the most 

 profitable of all his Pacific coast excursions. 

 Everything likely to be of any advantage to Cali- 

 fornia is obtained, where possible, and thoroughly 

 tested under the intelligent care of Mr. W. G. 

 Klee, and his reports are among the most valuable 

 made to Californians. 



POMOLOGICAL HONORS. — Our friend, J. E. 

 Mitchell, has reason to congratulate himself on 



receiving special honors at the late Pomological 

 Convention in Philadelphia. In a circular issued, 

 every man on the list is charged with being an 

 •'Esquire," except "J. E. Mitchell." Out of the 

 twenty-two names on the circular twenty-one are 

 taxed with the enormity, Mitchell only having 

 escaped. It did not suit the malignity of the great 

 enemy of mankind to merely say the " following 

 Esquires are on the committee " — but that there 

 might be no escape, as to the identity of the indi- 

 viduals, "Esquire" is repeated twenty-one times in 

 the one paragraph, J. E. Mitchell only, escaping 

 the implication. 



What the gentlemen so involved intend to do in 

 the matter, we have not heard. Mr. Mitchell 

 certainly deserves some honor for the good work 

 he did in preparing for the convention, but is it 

 fair that he should alone be distinguished in this 

 handsome manner ? In another circular, however, 

 he got charged with being an " Honorable," and 

 perhaps the great enemy of the human race 

 thought it was but fair to let up on him after that. 



H. E. Hooker Co. — A company has been 

 formed to continue the business of the late Mr. 

 Hooker of Rochester. M. G. Hooker, E. B. Tay- 

 lor, and Robert Ades, are the officers. 



The Langdon Nurseries of Mobile, Ala- 

 bama. — These have been purchased by J. M. 

 Rulifson, who proposes to maintain it as one of the 

 first-class establishments of the South. 



Kinsey's Nurseries, Dayton, Ohio. — These 

 celebrated nurseries will be continued as hereto- 

 fore, the widow, representing the interests of her 

 late husband. 



Mr. Chas. B. Ott. — Mr. Chas. B. Ott, a very 

 successful orchardist, of Bucks County, Pa., is 

 among the deceased of last month. He was one 

 of the first to bring into prominent notice the merits 

 of the Water apple of that section, and his block of 

 the Red Astrachan apple was quite noted for its 

 profitable returns. 



Report of Fruit-growers Association of 

 Ontario for 1882. — Printed by order of the 

 Legislative Assembly. This body has no less than 

 1,839 members, which shows a wonderful interest 

 in fruit-growing and the kindred arts and sciences 

 in the Province of Ontario. They have a winter 

 meeting and Annual meeting, and this volume is 

 the immediate result of the labor of the body — the 

 remote results must be of incalculable benefit. 

 About one-half the volume is devoted to fruit cul 

 ture ; forestry receives the best part of the rest o^- 

 the report's attention. 



