HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 247 



The Praise Farmer. — We have just received the August number of 

 this monthly, which, we must say, is the very best farmer's paper we ex- 

 change with. With two such men as J. A. Wight and Dr. Kennicott, 

 how could it be otherwise ? We can sympathize with them in the cause of 

 their backwardness in issuing their paper, it being somewhat the same in 

 both cases — inability to get up steam. In their case the fault lay in the 

 engine — in ours, in our subscribers. The Farmer is closely printed in 8vo, 

 with double columns, has about forty pages to a number ; is not afraid when 

 it has anything to say, to say it; and moreover, to "say it," as Emerson 

 says, "in hard words." Those who subscribe to this paper get a great deal 

 for one dollar, and those who do not, should do so as soon as possible. It 

 is published by Messrs. Wright and Wight, at Chicago, 111. 



NURSERYMEN'S CATALOGUES. 



We have neglected to acknowledge the receipt of several catalogues of 

 Nurserymen. We are often called upon by subscribers at a distance for 

 catalogues, and are always willing to procure them. We have catalogues 

 from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Louis Van Houtte, Buist, Dreer, Rauch, 

 Scott, and of nearly all those who advertise in our magazine. 



The Iowa Farmer, published at Burlington, Iowa, is a neatly gotten 

 up, well written monthly of thirty-two pages, which is gaining with every 

 number. We should think it excellent authority in stock raising, which is 

 now one of the most important branches of industry in the West. It also 

 contains useful articles on horticulture, and occasionally very glowing ones 

 on our western Flora. The editors are Messrs. Grimes and Tallant, The 

 price is one dollar per annum. 



OUR NEXT NUMBER 



Will be ready in a few days after the issue of this. In order to publish the 

 succeeding numbers rapidly, we want all the communications we can get. 

 We hope, therefore, 'that our friends will send us as much interesting mat- 

 ter as they can. 



