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orchard in bloom) have yet to learn the general 

 use of flowering apples, crabs, and cherries on our 

 grounds and in our gardens. I commend especially 

 to those who can aflFord them the idea of espaUers 

 of the pear, the apple, the plum, as objects through 

 which a rare quahty of decorative beauty may be 

 had. One of the lists is that of Otto Lochman, of 

 Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Julius Roehrs is a 

 dealer in such trees also, and these are mentioned 

 as having a distinct bearing upon advanced horti- 

 culture in this country. 



Under catalogues of thirty pages or over, de- 

 voted to special plants, come those concerned with 

 peonies, irises, and phloxes. The Peterson Nur- 

 sery Company, of Chicago, issues a small list of 

 irises of sixteen pages, which is absolutely the most 

 beautiful sent out in the country, illustrating irises 

 Monsignor, Purple King, Koenig Darius, and 

 Lohengrin, which are really captivating in beauty. 

 Shoup, of Dayton, Ohio, has a restricted but very 

 handsome list of irises. Peonies begin to receive 

 special attention, as shown by lists devoted to 

 these deUghtful flowers. D. W. C. Ruff, of Bald 

 Eagle, Lake Minnesota, issues a capital list, plain 

 in form but full of peony knowledge, especially of 

 all the great French varieties. Good & Reese, of 



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