*»* Th k American Garden stands for simplicity , good taste and correctness in names of varieties. In general botanical nomen- 

 clature it follows Beiitham and Hooker and Nicholson^ s Dictionary of Gardeyiing. In the names of fmits.it adopts the catalogue oj 

 the American Pomological Society, atid in vegetables the Horticulturists'' revision in Annals of Horticulture. In florists^ plants , it follows 

 the determinations of the Nomenclature committee of the Society of American Florists. It opposes trinomial nomeficlature, and therefore 

 places a comma or the abbreviation var. between the specific and varietal names. It uses capital initials for all specific and varietal 

 Latin names which are derived from proper nouns. 



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California has adopted the eschscholtzia as a State 

 flower. 



An excellent illustrated account of olive culture in 

 California appears in the February number of Farmer 

 and Dealer. 



Michigan horticulturists are discussing the advisabil- 

 ity of asking the legislature to pass a law for the control 

 of the plum knot. Every plum growing state should have 

 such a law. 



The Third Annual Flower Show of the California 

 State Floral Society will be held May 6th, 7th and 8th, 

 in San Francisco. An interesting premium list, com- 

 prising si.xty-nine schedules, is offered. 



Meehan's Monthly is the name of a journal to be 

 started by Thos. Meehan, of Germantown, Pa., the first 

 of next July. It is to be a sixteen-page magazine, with 

 a colored plate each issue, and is to be devoted particu- 

 larly to wild flowers. 



Fertilizer for Lawns. — The Bowker Fertilizer Com- 

 pany issues a neat pamphlet opposing the use of stable 

 manure on lawns, as it is disagreeable and unwhole- 

 some. It advises the use of odorless chemical fertilizers. 

 W. H. Bowker is the author of the paper on "Yeast of 

 the Soil," abstracted on page 166, last issue, instead of 

 Geo. W. Bowker, as reported. 



"Mum" Show for New York. — At the request of 

 many lovers of chrysanthemums, the Directors of the 

 Madison Square Garden Company have decided to or- 

 ganize a great competitive chrysanthemum show, to be 

 held on or about November ist, 1891, and to offer spe- 

 cial prizes in order to popularize this beautiful flower. 

 A subscription list has been started to further the enter- 

 prise. Lloyd M. Mayer, P. O. Box iiSg, has immedi- 

 ate charge of the preliminaries. 



The Citrus Fair held in Marysville, California, in 

 January, was a phenomenal success. The awarding com- 

 mittee made the following statement; "We found it 

 difficult in many cases to properly award premiums, 

 there being so many in the same class. We ver)' care- 

 fully examined the different varieties of citrus fruits dis- 

 played, and we can conscientiously state that for fineness 

 of texture, color and general appearance, your Navel or- 

 anges are unexcelled by any raised in other portions of 

 the State, and it is our opinion they are superior. 

 Your Mediterranean sweets and seedlings are just ap- 

 proaching perfection, and those raised in Smartville dis- 

 trict are the best we have ever seen. The Parson Brown 

 orange we can also recommend as being the finest varietv 

 of budded orange we know. In all cases we have en- 

 deavored to give the premium for the articles which in 

 our judgment possessed the greatest merit. We think we 

 have never seen a finer display of citrus fruits at any fair 

 than you have made. The arrangement of the exhibits 

 was very artistic and unique." 



Committee on Nomenclature, 1S91, of the Society 

 of American Florists — William Falconer, Glen Cove, N., 

 Y., Chairman. 



Siih-Coiiiniittce on Roses — John N. May, Summit, N. 

 J., Chairman ; Robert Craig, 49th and Market streets, 

 Philadelphia; Ernest Asmus, West Hoboken, N. J. 



Suh-Coinmittee on Carnations — Edwin Lonsdale, Chest- 

 nut Hill, Philadelphia, Chairman ; John Thorpe, Pearl 

 River, N. Y. ; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Indiana. 



Siib-Coinmitlee on CInysantheintiDis — Jno. Thorpe, Pearl 

 River, N. Y., Chairman; Edwin Lonsdale, John N. 

 May. 



Snh-Comnitttee on Bedding Plants—^. G. Hill, Rich- 

 mond, Indiana, Chairman ; Robert Craig, James D. 

 Reynolds, Riverside, Illinois. 



Suh-Co)ninittee on Palms and Ferns — Charles D. Ball, 

 Holmesburg, Pa., Chairman ; William R. Smith, U. S. 

 Botanical Garden, Washington, D. C. ; Robert George, 

 Painesville, Ohio. 



Sub-Committee on i\Iiscellaneous Greenhouse Plants — 



