THE ROSE GARDEN IN JUNE. 
The Derivation of the Word Shad:— We find in Web- 
iter the word Shad derived from the Flemish or German 
ihade. Originally the shad was called alose in Pennsylva- 
Somewherein Watson’s Annals he speaks of alose 
aia. 
leing caught in the Delaware River. Writing to Professor 
Idler, of the Cornell University, he has kindly sent ns 
die following letter: 
Library op the Cornell University \ 
Ithaca, N. Y., June 5,*1874. f 
• Cditor Forest and Stream:— 
As regards the derivation of the word Shad, there is to my knowledge 
o generally received opinion among scholars. That it is related to the 
: lerman schade seems plain. If I may be permitted to hazard a coniec- 
lre on a subject which is so far removed from the general course of my 
..Indies, it would be this: Schhde, being the same as our English 
;athe, means not only to harm, but is also frequently used to indicate 
arm received, or loss. The ideas of loss and worthlessness go together 
: r ow, if it be recollected that the shad, under the name of Alosa is* called 
. mtemptuously “the fish which sings in the poor man’s pan,” a connec- 
on between schade and shad might thus be conceived of. For the above 
notation see Grnnnes’ German Dictionary, sub. voc., where you will also 
id that the fish has been called by a play on its name—Alosa or ilausa 
ausefish. Yours truly, Felix Adler. 
‘ ’Neath cloistered boughs, each floral bell that swingeth, 
And tolls its perfume on the passing air, 
Makes Sabbath in the fields, and ever ringeth 
A call to prayer. 
“In the sweet scented pictures, heavenly artist! 
With which thou paintest Nature’s widespread hail, 
What a delightful lesson thon impartest 
Of love to all. ” 
T HE great and rapidly increasing demand for rose gar- 
flP/nR in nnv _, ,, . . ° 
Fecundity of Fishes. It is said that probahlv about 
,>,000,000 or 70,600,000 codfish are taken from the sea an- 
'Filly around the shores of Newfoundland. But even that 
. lantity seems small when we consider that the cod yields 
imething like 3,500,000 eggs each season, and that even 
000,000 have been found in the roe of a single cod' 
ther fish, though not equalling the cod, are wonderfully 
•odnctive. A herring six or seven ounces in weio-ht is 
ov.ded with about 30,000 ova. After making all reas- 
able allowances for the destruction of eggs and of the 
iing it has been calculated that in three years a single 
ir of herrings would produce 1154,000,000. Buffon said 
itif a pair of herring were left to breed and multiply 
flisturhed for a period of twenty years, they would yield 
ish bulk equal to the globe on which we live The cod 
surpasses the herring in fecundity. Were it not that 
it numbers of the eggs are destroyed, fish would so 
' Itiply as to fill the waters completely. —Scientific Ameri- 
MOON-EYE — Hyodon Tergisus. (Linn.) 
_ Lake City, Minn., June 1, 1874. 
j. yjJOR Forest and Stream:— 
r* r y Ttt n e fwl\ bea,ltlfnl i Sh very little appears t0 be known - I have 
• !eS i a, T e that C0Uld ?ive me ^formation concern-’ 
kn T S ’buHM T n ; lfc - S sim n!y known as a herring or “sldp- 
1 mlo°v t; Q 4 * -A, 0 * a hemn ^ at ‘ all > according to my knowledge of 
“ jl! ’en^hauS-u S ' ial i len f th 1812 mcbos and width 3 inches; caudal, 
iaf E;Tf nate farback 2 * inches from tail, and has 12 
^ Way,? rayP; a nal, extending from ventral to 
ormX t» h 2 u TayS - The eye ’ situated very far forward, 
• l Ueeth on r rf ’u h nCe hl8 comraon name'‘Moon Eye.” Well de- 
Palatines and ton ^ e - Color, pearly 
rfiw and themes . darke ^, to back - The nose projects over the 
;■ i)' 0f ™ 0ath 18 sm all-not as large as the herring’s (Clupea 
• r ? k.iowtlLf L lntS 0fthlS fishno raan > as far as 1 know, speaketh. 
V»be7itu- aWnS m ^ ril >is known here from April until 
; aoA:;7o7ot7- appears - Where he goes 1 know not ’ have 
.7eem to be nn7 ? g 8een or taken the winter. In some seasons 
" ’bole I havpV eplenty ’ and at others but very few are seen. On 
regarded It as a rare fish. They are vigorous 
' y the miuuovv or7777 StnPed *T [ Cahrax lineatus )- They take 
' *>raenp, taste of a m i ^ t&e smartest of fis hes. They 
*** Therefore^ l L ***** g0ne before the an S ler has time 
! 1 and not read a hnnl M °° 11 Eye ” fly * fi slier, qpe must be very 
sbein* a food fmh u! Wh - le Castln "' as Tonc e knew a man to do. As 
7 n0t 8 si ngle doubt, late one this very 
andlt WaS excellent ’ the bones being far less 
A Ale” of bones a7m thf ^ heninff - There is not a single 
, aw, if this fiaf, H U Glupea. I have been, and am still anxious 
,in S about the 8 77r7° nia ° ther W s ’ andlf anybody knows 
! t- species. D. C. Estes, M. D. 
Portland, Me., May 28, 1874. 
v] iveno EBST ANT> , '’ TREAM;: — 
Abi^rST ^ assion in your and other papers as to 
. are barren. I do not profess to know, but the pre- 
.-CI.AC U 
tlOn • t -- •- w • V/K.U u W 1VLIVJ >V j IJ Li b LHC 
. . °w, as it j S difficult to ascertain by experiment with 
^sorbeasto'u’mo 1 '' 10 uu ncmc to ascertain bj 
ecommL ’ 7 80me sci entific contributor of 
A f Common net contributor of -your paper ascer- 
' ry th e experiment « 7 rabblt with pink eyes is an albino, and if 
Se 7 f they wiU breed - This failing, let them 
unusual fecund!^ Whlte miGe ' Query ? Does Mel an- 
'L'wbiinoes are f ci y ’. M. s. 
. deer 7 1 e ’ as instance white rabbits, mice, fer- 
.: proof of au ° Xes ’ P° lar bears, et cetera. Forremark- 
^QuLfA» 0lSm '' n the Cervi see Forestand 
ifs.” M e w ’ “Zoology of the Northwestern Terri- 
^ ^eciallv r! m 7 n0t re S ai ’ded by naturalists as any- 
% y emai ’kable in any characteristic.—E d.] 
jf and Stream- Weston, Yt, May 21, 1874. 
°ne separate^n^iA 71 f ? und tbe usnal minute germs of the ova, 
of the mature o7 W6rm the abdom en, rather larger than the 
, 0va l ?pot of fioht p.,J ' Gry * ran8parenfc , exc ept in the centre there 
wit b a likedr C uSL77 r ? e .? Ze ° fa No ‘ ei § ht P ellet -1 have 
(r ’ den t]y the ova is nf f ance - Is it rare, and can you account for 
r ', even ounces i. , lasfc year ’s growth. The trout was in size 
(i iJV 4 * onn ces. in olti* -i- Liuut was in size 
v thj s town. Youi i d condmon > and taken from the famed reser- 
II- very truly, C. L. Whitman. 
fe CENTRAL HARK menagerie. 
Department op Public Parks, * 
l’ r s received m . New York, June 7, 1874. f 
y s 7l; Central Park Menagerie for the week ending 
s?c ^ ketm teucocephalus. Presented by Louis Spannhake, 
^°Mea S, A^- ariUS 9 aleahM - Sab. Ceram. 
ph®; ™*ncam. Hob. South America. Bred in the 
_ _’ Bernicla oanadensw, 
dens m our cities makes almost anything relating to 
the culture of these beautiful flowers acceptable. In this 
paper we shall name some of the best roses for easy cul¬ 
ture, and which should be planted out as soon as possible 
to insure a good bloom the coming season. Although the 
rose is of such .character that it will bear planting out at 
a most any time, yet the spring and fall months are prefer¬ 
able to any other seasons' of the year. In the first place 
alter having nicely prepared your ground, plant such only 
as will enhance the beauty and picturesqueness of yonr 
garden. We will suppose you have a tolerably well ar¬ 
ranged plot—perhaps a very beautiful one. Do not ruin it 
by too profuse pruning and thinning. Add on the outer 
border such small sized evergreens, as a sort of irregular 
belt, as will give a lively, green background for your 
roses, which you will set with the tallest bushes nearest to 
the evergreens, and the next smallest in the front or second 
row, always having an eye to the harmony of colors as 
heretofore instructed. 
All desirous of having a good show of roses should plant 
largely of those kinds that are known to be hardy and vig¬ 
orous growers. Let what are called the “varieties”^- 
they are the novelties of the trade, and are often found to 
be the “miserables” of the rose grower, and in nine cases 
out of ten are vexatious to the purchaser. Remember that 
the new roses often offered are propagated to sell, and are 
a great “sell” to every buyer. 
A lady friend asks, “How shall I plant?” I would say 
first, the general arrangement of the place, and second, the 
execution of the work, are to be considered. To give any 
one rule, adapted to all localities, would be an impossibility 
where so many and varied natural advantages and disad¬ 
vantages are to be encountered. Scarcely two places are 
to be found alike. 
When you have already in your garden a tall growth of 
evergreens and such trees and shrubs as give a sort of pri¬ 
vacy to your grounds, you have a ready-made screen or 
background to your bouquet similar to the one before 
named. 
In naming some of the many different kinds of rose§ that 
grow well and give satisfaction under good culture, we 
give such as we have planted, and can recommend as al¬ 
ways having done well with us. In the first division we 
place those that are perfectly haidy, and may be relied on. 
These bloom only once in the season, therefore you should 
select their location with care, for it is very disagreeable 
to have to take up a fine rose bush simply for the reason 
that you did not place it where you should have done in 
the first place. In the second division we place those roses 
which show their blossoms at different times in the season, 
from June to November. These are beautiful and very 
valuable roses. Although some of these roses are to he 
ranked as half hardy, yet with a little care—of which we 
shall tell you by and by—you can manage them as well as 
the hardy ones. Botanists of skill and extensive knowledge 
name between eighty and one hundred species of the rose, 
and mark with great distinctness the peculiarities of many 
kinds, lo enumerate all the different kinds of roses would 
extend our papers to greater limits than would be advisable 
at this time* We note in-this paper many of the older 
kinds, the best, and such as can easily be obtained of al¬ 
most any nurseryman and florist. 
Among the summer roses we name Harrison’s yellow, 
Persian yellow, William’s yellow, Austrian vellow, Prairie,’ 
Boursault, Ayrshiref, Baltimore belief, Mrs. Hoveyf, Queen 
of the prairiesf, Aureti, blackish purple; Province, hybrid; 
Boule de Nantuel, fine crimson; Belle de St. Cyr, bright 
rose; Coupe de Hebe, pink; Chenedolle, bright crimson; 
Duke de Orleans, spotted with white; Duchess de Abran- 
tlrus, rose color; Elizabeth Ross; pale rose, white spotted; 
Eugenie Beauharnais, crimson; Fabirer, scarlet; Glorie des 
Mossense, long double blush, a very fine, hardy rose; 
George IV., rivers, superb crimson; Hybride Blanche,’ 
white; Heureuse surprise, carmine; Herman Kegel, crim¬ 
son violet, white striped; La Rene, Leopold premier, Lord 
Clyde, Laura Devost, white; moss common, moss crusted, 
moss single, moss white, moss Adelaide. 
Among the choice dwarf varieties of roses we have cul¬ 
tivated, and which we can recommend favorably to our 
readers, we name the Norsette, cluster roses; Alba, creamy 
white; Aimee vitant, pure white; Bengal See, blush, very 
fragrant; Compte de Grillon, blush; Chromotelle,’large 
yellow, compact; Euplirosine, pale yellow. 
Of the climbing varieties all these are rapid growers, and 
when intermingled with the Japan honeysuckle are’very 
beautiful to behold. These require good soil, with a little 
sand and charcoal, finely pulverized. The finest are the 
Banksia Lutea, double yellow; BanksiaAlba, white- Bour¬ 
sault, purpurea; Russellinia, striped red and white. To 
this collection we would add the hybrid Province roses, as 
they are a variety that always please. They are produced 
by a cross between French and Province roses; in this new 
form of beauty they unite the well known characteristics 
of the long cones or shoots of the one, and the dense foli¬ 
age of the other. They are generally very hardy in habit,, 
and are quite a novelty in the garden. Standard roses as 
Madam Provost, Geant des Battaille, La Rene, andLa 
Marque make fine effects when planted in groups of six 
and eight upon the lawn or upon the sides of the carriage 
way, if not placed too near the road. 
Look well to your rose plants, and apply occasionally a 
liquid fertilizer at evening, and you will have in due course 
of time a fine show of roses that will fully repay all your 
caie ’ _ Ollipod Quill. 
Grass Garden Walks.— After having been bothered 
for years by grass and weed grown walks, I determined to 
conquer the enemy by a masterly surrender* I therefore 
spaded up all my walks, adding enough good soil to raise 
them to n level with the adjoining beds; raked and rolled 
them till they were firm and even, and then sowed them 
thickly with mixed lawn grass seed,” scratching it in with 
a rake, and giving a final going over with the roller and 
awaited_the -result. In a very few days (not over three 
weeks) I had the pleasure of walking on green velvet in¬ 
stead of gritty gravel; and with the help of A lawn mower 
and an occasional cutting down of the edges true with a 
sharp spade, had no further trouble with my walks. Al¬ 
ways green and pleasant to the foot and eye, never wet 
(being above the garden level), they are “a joy forever” 
and the perfection of garden walks .—Country Gentlemen. \ 
—Rose bushes and other garden shades will be much 
benefitted by a top dressing of pulverized charcoal and 
ashes. Prune the rose bushes when the blooming season 
is over, cutting off the old wood that has produced the 
flowers to make room for a new growth. In the herba¬ 
ceous department of the flower garden weeding, trans¬ 
planting, and watering are the principal operations to be 
performed this month. Additional planting of some an¬ 
nuals however, such as balsams, zinnias, and nasturtiums 
may be made; and dahlia roots may still be planted.— Farm 
ana JJwesiae. • 
The Flower Garden.— Liquid manure has a wonder¬ 
ful effect upon garden plants, and may be used both in the 
vegetable and in the ornamental departments. The best 
time to apply it is just before a shower. For tender flow¬ 
ering plants it must be weak. A tablespoonful of guano 
or a small handful of fowl droppings to a gallon of water’ 
will make it strong enough. Soap suds may be used in the 
same way. 
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Michigan Lumber.— The long continued rains which 
have spread famine and desolation at the south, and death 
and destruction in Massachusetts, has enabled the Michigan 
lumberers to make a clean sweep of all the logs which 
have been cut during the last winter, as well as those hung 
up during preceding seasons. Notwithstanding this the 
supply will be short, as last season’s operations were’lim- 
pichting mid § outing. 
A lX n ZZlnZk S S! meS a ” a *m no 
DATE. 
HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK. 
Jnne 11 . 
June 12. 
Jnne 13_ 
June 14. 
June 15. 
June 16. 
June 17. 
BOSTON. 
NEW YORK. 
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The ninth annual regatta of the Atlantic yacht club 
a report of which will appear in our next issue,” was sailed 
yesterday June 10th. The yachts divided into three 
cl asses schooners, first. class sloops, and second class 
sloops. The course assigned for schooners was from the 
startmg point through the _ Narrows, to and around the 
stake boat at Southwest Spit, thence to the ljo-ht ship 
n 1 ?'u her a , n cl re 1 ur ning home, passing to the south and 
west of Romers Beacon. First class sloops the same course 
to the Southwest Spit stake boat, thence around stake boat 
in Gedney s channel, and home, passing to the westward of 
Romev s Beacon. Second class sloops over the same course 
to and aiound Southwest, Spit and return. All vessels out- 
war ^ aud home warn bound to pass between forts Lafayette 
and Wadsworth. Schooners a flying start. All sloops to 
stait from their anchors, with the privilege of slipping if 
they desire. The following list of entries of the club un¬ 
doubtedly made a fine showing, but as the race was not 
concluded when we weDt to press we can give no report: — 
SCHOONERS. 
♦Hi a work upon the “History and Culture of the Rose,” now nearly 
completed, and soon to be published, we shall give a complete lilt of aU 
the common as well as rare rose plants. n&i ui au 
tCiimbing roses for screens and pillars. These add a very imnortant fen- 
ture to the surroundings of a cottage garden, and some ^ ^ 
Name Owner 
§ n{n , n ...G. A. Thayer....... 
^ eerl ess. J. R. Maxwell. 
Avnes.E. Harvey. 
Tidal Wave.William Voorhies.... 
EIKST-CLASS SLOOPS. 
Orion.J. W. Cooper. 48 
Jennie M.J. A. Moneell. 
Kaiser Wilhelm.Norris & Greenleaf... 
Anna.W. A. Cnmming. 
Alert.Henry Yail. 
Recreation.G eorge A. Weber. „„ 
Kate.... .E. L. Lawrence. 37 
SECOND-CLASS SLOOPS. 
.-.W. E. Greenleaf. 32 
Flyaway .V. B. Livineston.! 33 
William T. Lee.Charles F. Cheever 27 
Barbara Prietchie... J. R. Rhodes. 24 
Mean Length 
feet in, 
65 6 
65 2 
57 9J 
(probably) 
Allowance 
M 8 
13 
40 
41 
40 
39 
39 
38 
7 
3 
9 
? 
10 
9 
9 
11 
11 
13 
13 
37 
37 
66 
56 
7 
6 
6 
4* 
7 
14 
48 
18 
—The regatta of the Hew York yacht club takes place to¬ 
day, and is of course, from the size of the club, and the 
tonnage and number of the vessels, one of the most im- 
pertant yachting events of the season. The middle of 
June, he— -- —- . 
