AMERICAN SEED CATALOGUES 



of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, just mentioned; 

 I am reminded here of a capital brochure pub- 

 lished by them some years since, called "What 

 to Plant and Where to Plant It," Volumes of 

 free information in landscape-gardening are now 

 pouring from the presses of the land; one almost 

 wonders whether the profession of landscape archi- 

 tecture may not be in danger — no, it is my belief 

 that the more intelligence developed upon this 

 great subject the more the general public will feel 

 the need of expert professional advice and assis- 

 tance. 



At Arlington Heights, near Chicago, Klehm's 

 Nurseries publish an attractive list, remarkable for 

 the nmnber of varieties of given species offered, 

 such as syringa, spirea, and philadelphus, for ex- 

 ample, and for what was the astonishing compara- 

 tive cheapness of its most excellent stock. This 

 house should be given credit for the remarkable 

 grafted elms it is now selling — in use, I under- 

 stand, in the Boston Park system — very desirable 

 for symmetry, immunity from pests, and gen- 

 erally handsome appearance. 



The Andorra Nurseries, at Chestnut Hill, near 

 Philadelphia, publish an attractive booklet, en- 

 titled "Distinctive Trees and Plants," bearing on 



