CA lYA DIA N IIOR TICUL TUKIST. 



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REVIEW. 



Reports. 



Ckntr.\l Expkkimental Farm, Otfawa. 

 Rvftort of the Eiitomolnqixt and Botanist. .Tas, 

 Fletcli.-r, F.R.S.C., F.L.S., 1887. 



Wf would call the .-.special attention of the 

 fruit growing' fi>iiiiiiiinit.\- to the excellent jno.s- 

 pects iif valuable assi.staiice in the i)rosec>itiiin 

 of their work now opening up in connection 

 with the KxiJerimental P'ann at Ottawa. M«re 

 are eniijloyed by the Dominion (Jovernnient 

 the best sjjecialist.s available in agriculture, 

 horticulture, clipniistry, sntoniology and bot- 

 any, uiwn 400 acres of choice land, beautifully 

 situated, with every appliance that money can 

 furnish, all for the benefit, without charge, of 

 every Canadian farmer who cliooses to avail 

 himself or the privileges thereof. And with 

 such a n>an as Wm. Saunders as Director, 

 whose qualifications for his jjosition are 

 acknowledged to be exceptional, we have es- 

 ])ecial occasion for hopefulness. 



From the authorities of the farm reliable 

 information may be had upon any question 

 affecting the interests of the farmer, fruit 

 grower or gardener, without charge, and even 

 letters go free of jiostage. 



This report contains forty-two pages, descrip- 

 tive of insects atfectiiiir cereals, root crops and 

 vegetables, fruits and forest and shade trees, 

 with description of latest known remedies. It 

 may be had free o)i application. 



American Pomolograi- Society. Session 

 of 1887. The proceedings of the twenty-first 

 session of the American Poniological Society, 

 held in Boston, Mass.. S.i)tember 14th, 15th 

 and 16th, 18.S7, together with the State fruit 

 reports and catalogue of fruits, publisheti by 

 the Society. 1888. 



The president of this .society >s Mr. P. J. 

 Berckmans, Augusta, Florida ; the secretary, 

 C. W. Oarfield, (irand Rajiids, Michigan, and 

 the vice-presidents re]>resent the States in tlie 

 Union and the Provinces of Canada. All pio- 

 gressive Horticulturists who study their pro- 

 fession from a .scientific standpoint, should 

 unite with this society, which is so thoroughly 

 divested of all local interests. One paper of 

 considerable interest in this report is that by 

 H. E. Van Deman, chief of the l)e)>artment of 

 Pomology, on "Identification of Varieties of 

 Hardy Orchard Fruits." Such subjects as 

 " Conunercial Fertilizers," "Pests of the 

 Pouiologist,"' " Behaviour of Fruits in different 

 Altitudes," etc.. are ably treated upon. A 

 valuable scientific paper is also included 

 by Charles (iil)b, <if Abbotsford, t^ue., which 

 may also be obtained sejtarately from the 

 author, on "The Nomenclature of our Rus- 

 sian Fruits." This pajier deals with no 

 le.ss than 'J88 varieties of apples alone. The 

 catalogue of fruits at the end is not the least 

 important part of the book, shewing as it does 

 the varieties best suited to eaeh state. 



llEl'OUT OK THE SKCKETAUY OK THK StATK 



Bo.VKi) OK A(;kiculti:ke. State of Michiijan, 

 JSS(i-lSS7. H. <r. Bninolil.i, Sccretani. Aori- 

 cultural Collcj,; Mich. 



This, a volume of 505 pages, bound in cloth, 

 and contains Dei.artment Reports, Bulletins of 

 the Agricultural Colle^je, and a Review of the 

 various Farmers' Institutes, held during the 

 winter, with co))ies of jjrincipal papers read 

 and di.scussion8 thereupon. It seems to us that 

 Canada is behind her neighbor in this particu- 

 lar, and that very much valuable matter might 

 be gleaned at our various institutes, which 

 should be printed for the general good. 



The \Ve.stern New York Horticultural 

 Society. Procealinys of the thirty-third annual 

 vueting, held at fiochcster. Wen. and Thur., 

 Jan. 25 and ^>;, 1S8S. 



A pretty full report of this meeting has al- 

 ready appeared in these columns. 



The Montreal Horticultural Society. 

 Reports for lSS4-5-(i, houwl in one volume. 



A very creditable volume. It lacks, however, 

 one very important feature and that is a com- 

 plete index at the end of the whole three vol- 

 umes. How much valuable infoi-niation is 

 often locked up in our libraries beyond our 

 reach just for lack of indexes. 



The Mas.sachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege. Twentii-tilth Annual Report, Januaru, 

 ISSS. H. H. Ooodcll, Amherst, Mass., Presi- 

 dent. 



Forestry Convention. Proerrdinijs <f Con- 

 vention held in Grand R<ipids, Mich ii/au, Jan- 

 uary, ISaS. Bulletin No. 32. Agricultural 

 College. 



Miscellaneous. 



Burhec's Hov and What to (Jrnw in a Kitchen 

 (iarden of One Acre. Fully illustrated. Paper 

 50c. \V. Atlee Burbee. 475 N. 5th St., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. A really ])ractical and useful 

 book. 



HiNT.s ON Cacti. A. Blanc <{• Co., .U4 North 

 Eleventh St. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Far more than a mere catalogue, this book 

 contains beautiful pictures of all the more 

 interesting Cacti, together with valuable hints 

 for their cultivation. 



Ellwancer & Bakry'.s C.vtalogie. Mt. 

 Hope Nurseriis, Rochester, N. Y. 



Three catalogues boiuid together in cloth, 

 making a complete and invaluable de.scrii»tive 

 list, first of fruits, .second of ornamental trees, 

 shrubs, etc., thirdly of strawberries, and fourth 

 of select roses. 



