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White vs. Colored Flowers. A correspondent of the Western Agriculturist says : 

 " We find in every flower-garden more colored than white flowers, and yet we have far 

 more need of tne white than such a variety of the colored. For weddings and for fune- 

 ral occasions they are indispensable Colored flowers are pretty, but white ones are 

 beautiful; for instance, the stately Calla Lily, the elegant white Japonica, the charming 

 half-blown white Moss Rose, and then our more humble friends, that cost but a few pen- 

 nies and a. little care — the fragrant Candytufts, Phlox, JSweet Alyssum, Clarkia, and 

 Campanula. Mention might be made of many more that equally deserve a place, but 

 space forbids." 



Tree Pedlers and Nurserymen. — At a meeting of the Rosendale Farmers' Club 

 Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, Mr. Hoyt said the past year's experience with him had 

 developed the fact that nurserymen and tree agents were like the Indian's white maui 

 " mighty unsartin," His King of Tompkins County proved to be the Sweet Bough ; the 

 Twenty Ounce were Early Harvests, and his Westfield Seek-no-furthers were a very 

 small Russett, which nobody had ever seen. For Fameuse, he had received an unknown 

 early apple, almost worthless for any purpose. He had been considerably damaged by 

 these impositions. 



Hardy Apples. — B. F. Fclch, of Portage county, Wisconsin, gives through the West- 

 ern Farmer, the following varieties of the apple in the relative order of hardiness: Tetof- 

 ski, Duchess, Ben Davis, Haas, Red Astrachan, Plumb's Cider, Utter, Golden Russet, 

 Fameuse, Sweet Pear, St. Lawrence, Willow Twig. The Fameuse, Tallman Sweet, 

 Golden Russet, Red Astrachan and Saxton are very hardy and profitable varieties when 

 not set too far north or in a locality not too much exposed to cold. Wiuesap is also 

 somewhat hardy. 



Rapidly Grown Radishes. — The Acclimatization Society of Palemeo recommends 

 the following method for rapidly growing radishes at any season : Soften the seed by 

 soaking in water for twenty-four hours; put in small sacks and expose to the sun; when 

 the seed has sprouted (in twenty-four hours) sow in a box filled with well-manured earth, 

 and moisten from time to time with lukewarm water. In five or six days the roots will 

 have attained the size of a small onion. In winter the box is placed in the cellar, cov- 

 ered over, and daily moistened with lukewarm water. 



Ed. p. & G. — Those frosted Cherry buds. — In the January number, page 4, H. A. Terry 

 gives the result of the frost on his cherry buds, and wants the "Doctors" to explain this 

 "killing business." Perhaps had he closely examined tlie outer scale of said buds, he 

 would have found some more woolly on their inner surface, or more highly varnished 

 externally, and this difterence might make the "odds" more even. Before any question 

 can be fairlj- answered, we need all the data, on which to predicate an opinion. — J. S., 

 Lancaster, Pn. 



Figs for Pork. — The California Horticulturist says : "On most of the older farms of 

 the Stitte, and in the yards and gardens of many private residences, fig trees are found, 

 where the climatic conditions are favorable. The fruit is rarely preserved, but is sufi'ered 

 to fall to the ground and go to waste. A gentleman in one of the Southern counties has 

 discovered that it is excellent food for fattening swine, and is about to set out a large fig- 

 tree orchard and devote the fruit especially to this object. A hint may be taken from his 

 experience. 



Lawrence Pear in Illinois. — At the recent meeting of the Northern Illinois Horti- 

 cultural Society at Princeton, Robert Douglass said the Lawrence pear was healthy, 

 hardy, a moderate grower, and even bearer, the fruit ripening perfectly. The Bartlett, 

 Flemish Beauty, Howell, Buerre Bosc, Easter Buerre and Anjou were also recommended 

 by experienced members of the society. 



Apricots and Cherries. — Ripe apricots and cherries made their appearance in the 

 San Franciscp market on the twenty ■ fifth of May. The former sold at fifty cents per 

 pound, and the latter for seventy -five cents. 



