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FOREST AND STREAM. 



ing to an arbitrary dictum, no bedroom or sitting-room 

 ought to open in that direction? To do so would be to de- 

 feat one of the objects of the annual rush from the dingy 

 city to the bright country. Everything ought rather to be 

 done to promote communion between the visitor and the 

 scene visited, and to leach him to perceive and enjoy all 

 its beauties of sight and sound under the best auspices, and 

 rules so framed as lobe incompatible with such enjoyment, 

 should be summarily thrown aside. Ma»y other points de- 

 mand decision by a precisely similar standard. What 

 constitutes harmonious beauty in a house requires inti- 

 macy to be appreciated. Whenever strict rule is followed, 



glance at the house is sufficient to reveal every quality it 

 possesses. That which we prefer must be lived in and 

 Bludied, and even long occupancy may leave its tenant 

 under the impression that he is only partially acquainted 

 with its merits. 



Every house does not instil the feeling experienced in a 

 home. The destruction of timber, notclassed by horticul- 

 turists as ornamental, is one of the greatest manias of 

 house buildeis. In nine cases out of ten itis belter to build 

 the house to suit the trees, than to clear a site by their re 

 moyal. The loss sustained by cutting down some ma- 

 jestic elm or gnarled oak is irreparable, and no man with 

 a soul worth saving could be guilty of such an enormity, 

 unless the operation be a necessity of tb° most imr.orniivp 



tics; to Charles Zeller, Plat bush, for six pots of Lily of the. 

 Valley, finely grown; to E. Kasold, Brooklyn, N. Y.', for 

 twelve cut blooms of Camtllias to name; to George Luck, 

 South Amboy, N. J., for the best twelve bunches ot Azaleas, 

 and a fine collection of Violets in bunches. Special premi- 

 ums were awarded to Isaac Buchanan for a very rich col- 

 lection of rare and beautiful Orchid* (cut blooms), com- 

 prising over twelve varieties; to James Riddle, gardner to 

 Mrs. Brooks, Inwood. N. Y., for a lovely basket each of 

 Cineraria bloom, East Lothian Slocks and Violets; a beauti- 

 ful Tree Fern, and two fine specimen Azaleas; to William 

 Bennett, Flatbush, for six good pots of the lovely Dendro- 

 bium nobile, Imantophyllum miniatum, Azaleas, and fine 

 specimens of cut blooms of Carnation/ to Thomas Ascott, 

 Flatbush, for a collection^ English Primroses; to Thomas 

 Tait, Port Richmond, S. I., for a fine collection of Eche- 

 verias; and to William Ball, Spuytcn Duyvill, N. Y., for 

 Achyranthes, Say's improved. Special mention was also 

 made of a lovely plant of Phalaenopm Schillcrianu., ex- 

 hibited by James M. Paterson, Newark, N. J.; the rare 

 Iris Susiana. exhibited by L Roches, Jersey City; /.'<» 

 gainvillea glabra, and Oncidium luridum gutlatum, exhibited 

 by S. Henshaw, New Brighton, L. I. A beautiful pot of 

 Ltiium hvgiflorum, and a flower spathe of the curious 

 Amorphophallus liiereri, were also deemed worthy of special 

 notice by the Cnmnn|i™ alroffpfbpr il, P Snpiplv lin* reoBOn 



of it, winch on the bearing trees is beautifully 

 with the blossoms; (hen the tiny orange is formed, and all 

 summer long the green globe smells, and gets its golden 

 color when November conies. You may eat them ttftet 

 mat before breakfast or after tea, and they wont, hurt yon. 

 Who ever heard of any one getting sick in Florid 

 oranges. C D D 



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GAME IN SEASON IN MARCH. 



Hares, brown and gray. 



Wild dock, geese, brant, &c. 



—The first snipe of the season killed in this vicinity was 

 brought to our office on Monday by our friend .1 

 Lengeike of Hoboken. 



Caft. Bogakdus' Match.— Tomorrow night Capt. Bo- 

 gardus shoots his great match of skill and end, moire 

 against time, at Gilraore'a Pardon, in thisciiy. By the 

 terms of the match the Captaiu undertakes lo break one 

 thousand glass balls, thrown from his new pati 

 within the space of two hours and forty mini 

 realize what is required in the way of dexterity and skill 

 to atcoinplisli this feat it must be figured down, and in 

 this way we find that he must break, not merely 

 'n every four minutes. That I 



kind. If they obstruct a particular view, it is heller to 

 make a window somewhere else, from which the prospect 

 can be enjoyed. 



Another very common error is that of ruthlessly cutting 

 up the sward into walks. Grass, as a rule, looks better 

 than gravel, and is less suggestive of the restraint imposed 

 by many upon their friends to "keep off the grass." The 

 green carpet of turf round a house is like the background 

 of a picture. It gives softness and tone, which are effectu- 

 ally destroyed by a broad sweep of hard, pebbly, or shell- 

 covered walk. Keep, therefore, all the turf possible, and 

 the grand myriad-armed trees, lhat there may be a place to 

 be in shelter and at rest, to listen to the splashing of the 

 fountains erected on the lawn, and to view the most 

 restful scene in the world— the clouds sailing slowly scross 

 the sky. 



Our third illustration gives a very fine specimen of the 

 substantial country residence. It is noteworthy to the 

 architect for the following reason, that although enlarged 

 by the addition of a laundry, dining room, pantries, etc., a 

 perfect unity of style has been preserved. Its entire cost 

 was about twenty thousand dollars, not a very extravagant 

 sum for a suburban home, of which any man might be 

 proud. We could suggest improvements on the grounds, 

 but instead of remedying an evil, let us now turn to our 

 last engraving, and admire its unalloyed beauty, ll illus- 

 trates very closely the best properties to which we have re- 

 ferred. The house rests softly amongst the trees, and the 

 sward running closely up lo the walls, and broken only by 

 the main approach, is not forbidden ground to ihe inmates. 

 They appear to be free and at home, and resting upon the 

 whole place is an air of quietude and enjoyment, very 

 pleasant to contemplate even in a picture. 



The New York Horticultural Society held its regu- 

 lar monthly meeting ou Tuesday, the 6th ult., at their 

 rooms, 55 West Thirty-third street. That these meetings 

 have stirred up those who love horticulture, this meeting 

 ahuwed by the large attendance, and the interest exhibited 

 in the plants and flowers before the society, as well as in 

 Ihe extra interest shown by the competitors themselves to 

 have their different exhibits only first-class, A very inter- 

 esting and instructive addres8was delivered by Mr. Au- 

 gustus Boileau, on the best method of the cultivation, 

 pruning and training of fruit trees, which was listened 

 to with marked attention. Addresses on various subjects 

 connected with Horticulture are to form a feature of these 

 monthly reunions, and will doubtless add greatly to their 

 interest and success. Premiums were awarded as per 

 schedule, to William C. WUbou, Astoria, L, I,, for thebest 

 24, 12, and 6 Hyacinths in pots, lo William Bennett, Flat- 

 bush, for 6 Azaleas in f - bt> %1 'plants, but beautiful varie- 



to be proud of its success, as shown in the interest mani- 

 fested in its monthly meetings. 



—The Minnesota Foresty Association has offered to 

 furnish from three lo five hundred thousand young forest 

 trees and cuttings to those who have lost their crops and 

 are now in danger of losing their limber claims for lack of 

 money to purchase. 



Mandarin, Fla., Feb. 27th, 1877. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



It is the last of February and vegetation is well warmed 

 into existence. The blooms have been on the peach and 

 plum trees for a fortnight or more, and in the woods the 

 yellow jessamine is dropping its flowers, and violuls are 

 scattered all over; but a week or more of chilly weather 

 keeps ihe swollen orange buds closed. We are on the eve 

 of having the air perfumed so that none can escape its fra- 

 grance; each sprig of the orange tree is full of white buds, 

 and one or two warm days will open to our eyes the pleas- 

 ant blossoms, and to our nostrils the grateful perfume. 

 The past season hhs been itn "off" one for oranges; the 

 trees took a rest and did not yield with their greatest abuu- 

 ance; it is not unusual for them to do this occasionally. 

 But look at them this spring. All I have seen are loaded 

 witn buds and it looks as though thev had got. back to 

 business again with redoubled vigor. What a tree it. is! 

 Lone care and attention it must have when small, or it will 

 not 3o much and most likely will die, but when grown it 

 repays well Ihe care bestowed, by ils long continued and 

 abundant yield. "How long does an orange tree livef" I 

 asked a grower. "As long as a man will, and perhaps 

 longer, for all I know. Look at these trees; fine specimens 

 certainly; not many in Ihe country so large. Here are 

 three which in a good year yield 16,000 oranges, they were 

 full grown trees and frozen down in 1835, bin soon picked 

 up again, and have been bearing ever since. 11 1 have look- 

 ed at them for six yearB and lime apparently has no effect 

 on them. 



It is such a task to raise an orange grove that you com- 

 paratively seldom see a large one of old tree; that 

 is, where there is one large grove there are a host of small 

 ones. 



The farmer generally needed his land so much for his 

 crops yielding an immediate return, that he could not af- 

 ford to give it up for orange trees and wail a half dozen 

 years for a profitable yield. The Stale needed an immigra- 

 tion of those who could afford thus to wait, and they have 

 come, and are coming daily. 



The best land for orange trees is the "hammock," and if 

 low, it must be drained or nothing can be done satisfacto- 

 rily with it. Give the tree room enough, and sun enough 

 and it will come on finely. It has been said that orange 

 trees will do well if set out in the native forest, but mauy 

 who have tried this find it necessary, under such dense 

 shade would not seem to be a promising place 10 Cultivate 

 any kind of a iree unless we concluded that the sun's rays 

 are of no benefit to plant life. 



In the latter part of January the new growth begins to 

 put out, about the 1st of March there is a shining array 



tain will accomplish it we have but little doubt, as there 

 appears to be nothing practicable with a gun llml is not. 

 within his powers. He will use Ditmar powder, that 

 there will be but little noise and no smoke, and as only 

 glaBs balls and not pigeons are to be destroyed, we see no 

 reason why the ladies should not give the entertainment 

 the encouragement of their presence 



New JbbsBY— TtnQfltt. March 10f/i.— Woodcock made 

 their first appearance with us oh Friday, the 2d iuet,, and 

 were seen to come in large numbers. 'Wilson snipe were 

 heard from on the 4th inst., but the main part ol 

 has has not arrived. Rkd 



MABBAfltttJ8BTTS— OoMdtet March lgtt.— Have 

 eral flocks of ducks this week, and one goose switi 



himself alone in the pond; also large flocks ol I Ii 



and robins, and there were some snipe on the meadows the 

 the 10th, but we could not get on to lliein. A friend Of 

 mine has a large white owl, caught this winter in a spflug- 

 up rabbit trap. A rabbit having been caught, the owl tried 

 to get it out, and in to doing got his own fool caught. Be 

 is now very tame, and will eat and drink from his hand, 

 a very different disposition from the large browa owl, 

 which I found to be impossible lo lame so he would not 

 bile. Yours, truly, S. K., Jr. 



Salem, March Villi, 1877. — Have been at Ipswich since 

 last Thursday. Some black ducks about; Blone killed i™ 

 hist Monday, and one Friday night; Russell shot i 

 day, a, m. This is rather poor, but will be belter soon. 

 Ducks quite shy. Ice gunning is done for in the "Hun- 

 dreds," but is yet good in "Fore" river. Gulls numerous 

 and shy Saow buntings are not lo be seen, Which, with 

 other signs, indicates an early spring. Blue birds .. 

 a week ago, and red wings. arc along Snipe grounds are 

 promising to be in good condition. Game law questions 

 are uol ytt on "even keel." Yours, etc, , Teal. 



Pennsylvania. — A correspondent writes us from Lan- 

 caster, under date of March 9th, that he noticed 

 jack snipe B few days since, the only one seen in that 

 vicinity so far this spring. 



Michigan— Detroit, March 9th.— The Btate medal was 

 shot for yesterday. In accordance with Ihe English niles, 

 adopted at a meeting of the Detroit dun Club, each sports- 

 man shot at eleven birds ut thirty yards rise, mid from 

 Hve ground traps, E. H. Gillrnan won the medal ten lii 



t well til lime. RoVJSR. 



Minnesota — Lake City, March 8th. — March came in like 

 a lion — moderated last night — now snowing hard. Geese 

 j een us early as the 15th of February; ducks about the 

 25th. Have just learned that the mallard has remained 

 on some of our large rivers all winter— unusual. 



D. C. E. 



Kansas.— A correspondent writes us from Atchison, 

 Kansas, under date of the 8th inst,, as follows:— 



All kinds of game have passed the winter in good shape, 

 and at the present time chickens and quail are very plenty. 



