382 Editors' Letter- Box. 



from borers. In short, any decent tree that will come up quickly, and form some 

 protection, will answer. 



Few persons are aware of the beneficial results arising from such hedges or 

 screens, unless they have tried the experiment. We have planted, on two sides 

 of our pear-orchard and vineyard, the arborvitae, white spruce, and white pine, 

 for this purpose, — not the very best, but the cheapest to us, because we had a 

 surplus of those trees. It is not yet too late to plant evergreens ; and, if your 

 orchard is in an exposed location, try the effects of protection. 



EDITORS' LETTER-BOX. 



The Editors of " The American Journal of Horticulture " cordially invite all 

 interested in horticulture and pomology, in its various branches, to send questions 

 upon any subject upon which information may be desired. Our corps of corre- 

 spondents is very large, and among them may be found those fully competent to 

 reply to any ordinary subject in the practice of horticulture. Any questions 

 which may be more difficult to answer will be duly noticed, and the respective 

 subjects fully investigated. Our aim is to give the most trustworthy informa- 

 tion on all subjects which can be of interest to horticulturists. 



We would especially invite our friends to communicate any little items of 

 experience for our " Notes and Gleanings," and also the results of experiments 

 Such items are always readable, and of general interest. 



We must, however, request that no one will write to the contributors to our 

 columns upon subjects communicated to the Magazine. 



Any queries of this nature will be promptly answered in our columns. 



Anonymous communications cannot be noticed : we require the name and 

 address of our correspondents as pledges of good faith. 



Rejected communications will be returned when accompanied by the requisite 

 number of stamps. 



W. H. — The daffodil is a narcissus. Yours is probably the common kind, 

 botanically known as iV. psciido narcissics^ but annually imported from Holland, 

 and sold at auction in great quantities under the name of iV. orange pha'utx. A 

 popular name is butter and eggs, from the lemon and orange colored petals. There 

 are, however, many varieties, differing in the color of the flowers, and both single 

 and double. All are hardy, and need only be planted in a deep garden soil to 

 flower well year after year. 



The jonquil is a narcissus, botanically A'', jonquilla, a native of Spain, but 

 perfectly hardy. 



J. W. T., Natick. — Buerre d'Anjou, Lawrence, Seckel, will satisfy you in 

 every respect. There are no better pears, and we much doubt if there ever will 

 be. 



