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few of tliese we will give the names. 

 Atropurpiirca plenum a doul)le flower, 

 of H rich, dark jmrple color ; Cardinale, 

 rich doiil>le vermilion, beautifully 

 shaded ; Gloriosum, large double flow- 

 ers of a bright cherry crimson ; Pro/. 

 Durand, pale yellow, semi-double ; 

 Flavum duplex, semi-double, pale sul- 

 phur ; Lilian Henderson, the most pro- 

 lific })loomer and finest of the white- 

 flowered varieties : the flowers are 

 double, full-petaled, rose-like in form, 

 deliciously fragrant. 



On small plants the double varieties 

 frequently pi-oduce semi-double flowers, 

 so one must not think they have been de- 

 ceived, should this be their experience. 



Oleanders require much moisture ; 

 that probaVdy is why they are botani- 

 cal ly te)Mned Nerimn, from the Greek 

 neros, humid. I bed mine out in the 

 summer, and think it is better than to 

 knep them in pots. I find they root 

 readily from cuttings placed in a bottle 

 of soft watei', and kept in a sunny win- 

 dow. All of the leaves, excepting two 

 or three at the tip of the slip, should be 

 removed. — Mrs. M. D. Wellcome, in 

 Ladies^ Floral Cabinet. 



GaAFUXc; Wax. — Last spring, after 

 considerable trouble, this recipe was ob- 

 tained for grafting wax, and as it has 

 proved satisfactory, it is given for the 

 benefit of others : Take 1 lb of rosin, \ 

 lb. of beeswax, and a little less than h lb. 

 of tallow. Melt together in a small iron 

 kettle, and stir thoroughly that the in- 

 gredients may be well mixed. Pour into 

 a dish f)f cold water, and when cool, break 

 into three or fo\u' pieces, and pull like 

 molasses candy until white and fine- 

 grained. When the whole is properly 

 worked, divide into eight pieces, form into 

 rolls six inches long, and wrap in oiled 

 paper. To clean the kettle, rub it while 

 yet hot with a teaspoonful of lard or 

 tallow, and wash out with soap and warm 

 water ; repeat this, and rinse, and it will 

 be as clean as ever. — O. A. O., iti CovMtry 

 Gentleman,. 



BOOIvS, &c., RECEIVED. 

 Report of Ohio State Horticul- 

 tural Society, for the year 1883-84. 

 G. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, 

 Secretary. 



Toronto Wekkly News, Vol. I., 

 No. 1. E. E. Sheppard, Editor and 

 Proprietor, 106 Yonge Street, Toronto. 

 Subscription $1 a year. 



Canadian Entomologist, Volume 

 XVI., No. .5, published by the Ento- 

 mological Society of Ontario, at Lon- 

 don, Ont., $1 a year. E. Bayne Eeed, 

 Treasurer. 



Canadian Dairyman and Farmer, 

 Vol. I., No. 1, published at 162 St. 

 James Street, Monti-eal, 50 cents a year. 

 A monthly journal devoted to the 

 dairy and allied interests of Canada. 



The Lever, published weekly, at 87 

 Washington Street, (Jhicago, Illinois, 

 devoted to the interests of pi'ohibitoiy 

 legislation, and opposed to the licensing 

 system in any form or for any price. 



Box OF Gooseberries for a name, 

 from Mr. Geo. Smith, Manilla, Ont. 

 We think this is the American Bed, 

 but not having grown the variety we 

 can not speak with confidence. Down- 

 ing describes the fruit as being of the 

 size of Houghton, but darker in color 

 when ful.y ripe ; flesh tender, sweet, 

 and very good. Mr. Smith says : 

 about four years ago I ordered of some 

 Yankee tree pedlars one hundred goose- 

 berry j)lants, viz , fifty Houghton Seed- 

 ling and fifty Downing's, but the result 

 was I received about one-third each of 

 Houghton Smith's Imi)roved, and the 

 variety I send you per samj)le post to- 

 day. The berry somewhat reseml)les 

 the Houghton, it is of better quality, 

 but not quite so productive. It makes 

 about the same growth of wood per 

 year as the Houghton, but is inclined 

 to crawl along the ground. 



