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box of flowers which she ordered from a nursery- of Messrs. Mitchell, Harrison and Springs. Con- 

 man, and finds therein a card telling lier that sidering how very much they attempted, it is re- 

 though the flowers are very nice, she would have markable that there were so few hitches, and they 



done better if she had gone to , for her pur- well earned the praises we have heard so freely 



chases — naming a rival in business, of tlic other given to them. 



firm. The lady sends the card back to her florist, Addressed Envelopes.— It is with the best 



with a kind letter of admonition. All of these intentions that persons send envelopes, stamped 



papers have been placed in our hands. The nur- and addressed, when an answer may be expected, 



seryman thinks his rival has hired some express But it is a great bore to a busy man, who has 



hand to write these cards and slip them in his ; scores of letters with every mail, and cannot an- 



boxes. The card is certainly written on just such swer at once. When ready to reply, the " stamped 



paper as is in use at express offices, and the hand- and addressed envelopes" are either forgotten or 



writing just such as is familiar to business men. cannot be found. On our table is a basket full of 



It does look as if our correspondent's suspicion is these nuisances. A stamp is all very well. They 



correct. We should fancy, however, that no harm can be thrown into the stamp-box as received, 



would result from such meanness. No honorable i This has been noticed before, but some people do 



lady or gentleman, would take their trade away not live and learn as they should do. 



from a fair-dealing person, bv such a transparent t-,,^ t-,.^,-, ,, . v,x, <^ ■ 1 ji 1 



° "^ ' ^ Dr. Lngelmann.— Our magazine had barely ap- 



trirk ?i s thit ^ j r 



' ■ peared, before a note from Boston came from the 



Scratching for Wor.ms. — A jolly correspond- Doctor, protesting against the suggestion that "he 



cnt in the West writes: "I am glad to see that might never return." It is at any rate a pleasure 



your magazine, while teaching those who have to all who know of his many good botanical labors, 



made a little money how to get the most enjoy- to learn that he is again among us, and with the 



ment out of horticulture for their spare cash, does promise of many more years of usefulness. 



not forget that there are some readers who have 



vet to scratch continuously in the earth for worms 



Colonel M. P. Wilder.— Through tempor- 



. „„ arv ailment. Col. Wilder was not able to preside 



in order to make a hvmg. What we poor . ,, . ^. r ^, t, i • , ^ . 



^ ,,, ,., , at the recent meetmg of the Pomological Society 



wretches need, is more worms. We like to have • i-.! 1 j 1 1 • v ^ i- r • , -,. , 



. in Philadelphia, but his numerous friends will be 



vou keep us in mind that there is something better 1 1 ,. 1 .1 ^ i • , r ,, .- 



: *: . ^ glad to learn that he seems as active and full of 



in store for us some tune. Don t let us forget it. yr wt ^ 1 ^x. -n ^ 



*= liie as c\er. We note, by the Boston papers, that 



I enjoy very much the prospect — but when vou ., , .1 r e <. u j u- o 1 i ■ , , 



•' - . \ , ,r ,• .' , on the 25th of Sept., he passed his 85th birthday, 



tell us lust where another good fat worm lies hid- j »i . .1 1 r . .• r ■, 



, , , , . , and that the leading representatives of the city and 



den, you don t know how great is the encourasre- ,•. .. 1 v j- 1 r , 



■ , , . *^ ^, ^ , , , State, gave a public dinner in honor of the occas- 



ment to keep on scratching. 1 heretore, eood Mr. • . ,, , r -, . , 



^ ,. , ^ f , ,. , 'O"- Among the speeches of the evening Mayor 



Editor, keep up your good worm-breeding lessons, n 1 -a <.\ ^ ..*i, 1 * en • , 



•^ ' •' . *= ^f ' Palmer said that "the merchants of Boston, with a 



at every opportunity. Your manv practical hints • -^ r • j ^ j a- ^- , ^ . 



^ ^^ ^ - ^ unanimity of judgment and affection, regard Col 



have been of great value to me. I have never -iitij ^ f ,.^ ■ ui <. 1 j j ■ 



» Wilder as one of their noblest leaders and princes 



sent a hardly-earned $2.00 for a year's subscrip- 1 ^r^^ „ ,,„ .^„ u„ r^u ■ n j n- 



. ■' ■' ^ ; of commerce. He felt especially proud of him also 



tion, but 1 have found I have been able to make ' . ^r -m u ™ 1 • j hi.,-, 



I as a son of New Hampshire, and recalled the high 



much more than that out of it, through the year. ^ ^.. ^r,^ ,.,-,^.,, ^^ ^a ■ 1 • 1 u 1 1 1 • 



^ ■' honor and warm regard in which he was held m 



Your lessons on seed-sowing were of special value ^^,„^ (^^„^^ a„^ ^; ^ u .. t, ^ 



^ ^ ^ that State. And since he came to Boston, even 



to me. I used to think I was cheated when half .1 1 • ^^„ „-- ^i,„ „ , j- , , • ^ , 



, , , , . , the history of the splendid achievements of her 



my vegetable seeds rotted in the ground. Since I 1 ^ „ v. 1 



^ °, , , . ^ , merchants, among whom he was eminent, stands 



sowed them shallow, pressed the earth firmly, and ,. j ^^■^„„A 1 *.i j ^ r -^ 



' ■ ' to-day eclipsed by the one product of magnificent 



shaded a little from over-hot sun, we never miss, 1 1 u;^u ^ u *i • • tt- 



' manhood which you honor this evening. His ad- 



and we always have plenty to eat from our little „■..^u^^ r^u^^^^t^,- fi,^ \.;^u ^^ ^ ^ ■.■ 



„ ' mirable character, the highest and legitimate con- 



^^^ ^"' ' elusion of the calling of merchants in Boston is its 



Work of Committees. — Very few people j fit representative all over this country and all over 



know of the vast amount of work which falls on i the world. Not only would the speaker express 



the members of local committees, whenever any his personal respect and esteem, but also the pride 



one or two bodies meet together. At the recent | love and reverence which every man who walks 



meeting of the American Pomological Society, in I the streets of this city feels for the distinguished 



; Philadelphia, most of this hard work fell to the lot ' guest." 



