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tion before winter set in. The other one did not drop 

 a leaf nor lose a twig, and is now making new growth 

 and bloom. I am building a grapery for cross fertilizing 

 purposes, mainly to produce a late grape for this coun- 

 try. We are entirely dependent upon northern giapes 

 after August (except Scuppernongs). I shall use Herbe- 

 mont, Herman and Lincoln largely for native sorts, and 

 cross on Prince Albert, Lady Downs and Muscats. I am 

 also beginning experiments in root-grafting some French 

 grapes on our native roots for trial out doors. Grizzly 

 Frontignac does well here on its own roots for a number 

 of years, and so does White Chasselas, and we hope, by 

 getting them on resistant roots and by careful treatment 

 for mildew, to grow them successfully outside. The 

 California Mission grape grows luxuriantly here, but fails 

 to ripen on account of mildew and rot. The vines have 

 heretofore had no treatment, but I am spraying them 

 this season, and hope to get some results from the splen- 

 did wood growth they make. — W. F. Massey. 



Fruit Transportation Rates. — Chairman Blanchard 

 has issued the following circular concerning railroad rates 

 on fruits from Ohio river points ; 



In accordance with the action of the freight commit- 

 tee May 13, 1891, and taking effect June, i, 1891, the fol- 

 lowing will be the basis of minimum rates from Cincin- 

 nati, Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Evansville 

 and Cairo to all points in the territory of the Central 

 Traffic Association, to be used as proportions of through 

 rates on the articles named below coming from the terri- 

 tory east of the Mississippi river, south of the Ohio river, 

 except Mississippi Valley points and junction or termi- 

 nal points on and west of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, 

 from which authorized percentage divisions are in effect: 



C. L. L. C. L. 



Fruits, all kinds Fourth class First class 



Cabbage and melons Fifth class Third class 



Vegetables not herein otherwise specified Fourth class Third class 



Except the rates on pineapples, bananas, and cocoanuts,car loads, 

 from South America via Port Tampa, Fla., will be: 



To Chicago from all Ohio river crossings, 12 cents per 100 pounds. 



To Indianapolis from Cincinnati, New Albany, and Jeffersonville. 

 8 cents per 100 pounds. 



In the application of these proportional rates the rules 

 of the official classification shall govern, except as to 

 minimum car load weight, which shall be 24,000 pounds. 

 Where the use of the class and minimum weights accord- 

 ing to the official classification would produce lower rates 

 it shall govern. 



The proportional rates from Cincinnati apply from the 

 depots of the Louisville and Nashville and Cincinnati 

 Southern railroads in Cincinnati. The proportional rates 

 from Louisville, Jefiersonville, New Albany, Evansville 

 and Cairo apply from the depots of roads leading north 

 and east from those points. 



Prorating from Louisville on articles named herein 

 shall be confined to traffic originating at Louisville proper, 

 and to shipments delivered to lines leading north and east 

 from that point by connecting railroads, but it shall not 

 be permissible for the Louisville and Nashville to prorate 

 from Louisville on shipments reaching that point via its 



own line. The proportional rates named hereiLi from 

 Cairo shall not be prorated through East St. Louis. 



If the initial lines so desire, the foregoing basis of rates 

 (excepting rates named on pineapples, etc., to Chicago 

 and Indianapolis) may be applied on the same commodi- 

 ties when shipped from Ohio river points proper. 



Dutch Horticultural Society. — At the meeting of 

 February 14 a first-class certificate was awarded to E. 

 H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, for Iris Bakeriana , a new 

 plant. Second-class certificates were given the same 

 party for iris reticulata^ M. B,, var. Soplienensis, Hort. 

 (new introduced plant), Cotivallaria majalis, L., var. 

 prolificans , L. Wittmack (new plant), and Galatithits 

 nivalis, L. , var. poailiforiiiis, Hort. (uncommon plant). 

 Honorable mentions were given C. G. Van Tubergen, 

 Jr., Haarlem, for Calanthe vestita var. oculata gigantece 

 and Phajiis VVallichii (as good cultivated plants) ; and 

 H. J. Van Heijst, Wijk bij Duurstede, for Amaryllis 

 Tettani ( good cultivated plant). ' ' Thanksgivings " were 

 made to E. H. Krelage & Son for Calanthiis nivalis, L., 

 var tiinhruiis, Hort. (new plant), Galanthus nivalis , L., 

 var. lutcsct'ns, Hort. (uncommon plant), Colchicuin Ber- 

 toloni, Steven (new introduced plant) ; and to the Zoo- 

 logical Garden at Rotterdam for Vanda Catluartliii a.nd. 

 Enkyanthiis qitinqiiejlorits . 



At the meeting of March 14 first-class certificates 

 were awarded to E. H. Krelage & Son, at Haarlem, for 

 Cliida miniata, Rgl., var. Natuia Artis Magistra (new 

 plant) ; riischkinia scilloides, Adams (uncommon plant) ; 

 to C. G. Van Tubergen, Jr., Haarlem, for .-Inoigantlius 

 brevijioriis. Baker (new plant). Iris stylosa, Desfont , var. 

 alba (new plant), Lachenalia hybr. (Jiybr . of I. lulcola 

 and Z. quadriiolor) (new plant). Iris Sindijarensis, Boiss. 

 et Hauskn. (uncommon plant) and Iris Kolpahoioskiana 

 (uncommon plant); and to Phil. Henkel, at Hilversum, 

 for Cyclamen persiaiin, Mill., var. gigantenin fl. alb. 

 (new plant). A botanical certificate was awarded Ant. 

 Roozen & Son, at Overveen, for Plagiolirion Ilorsuianni, 

 Baker. Honorable mentions fell to E. H. Krelage & 

 Son, for Collection of Clivia miniata, Rgl. ; to C. W. R. 

 Scholten, Jr., Amsterdam, for Dendrobiitin densijioriim 

 (good cultivated plant), Schoinburgkia tindiilaia, Ldl. 

 (good cultivated plant); and to C. G Van Tubergen, 

 Jr., for Fritillaria aitiea, Schott. (good cultivated 

 plant). "Thanksgivings" went to E. H. Krelage & 

 Son for collection bulbous and tuberous plants (Stilla 

 pitschkinoides , Rgl. ; leontice Altaica, Pall ; I^eontice 

 Alberti, Rgl.; Scilla bifolia, L., var. alba; Scilla 

 Sibirica, Andrews var. pallida ; Narcissus Biilbocodinm, 

 L., var. monophylliis : Tecophilea eyanocrocus, Leyb. ; 

 Iris persica, L. , var. pnrpiirascens , Baker ; Bulbocodiiim 

 rutlienictim, Bunge ; Narcissus minor, L., var. luiniiiius, 

 Hort.; Muscari azureum.'PenzX., and Colchicvm lutemn, 

 Baker), and for fruits of P/iysalis Peruviana ; to Ant. 

 Roozen c& Son for a collection of cut-flowers from Iris 

 reticulata var. histrioides. Iris reticulata var. Soplienensis, 

 Iris histrio and Urceolina pendula. Heal ; to H. J. Van 

 Heijst for Ranunculus auemonoides, Saxi/raga Bur- 



