Vol. III. 



NEW-YORK, DECEMBER, 1882. 



No. 12. 



A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL, 



Devoted to the Gardening' Interests of America, 

 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. 



SINGLE NUMBER, 10 CENTS. 

 DR. F. M. H EX AM ER, : : : Editor. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, Publishers, 



34 Barclay Street, New- York, 



To whom all orders should be addressed. 



Entered at Post-Office at New York as second-class matter. 



CONTENTS OF 



The American Garden 



Foe December, 1882. 



Page One Hundred and Seventy-seven — Contents 

 — To Our Readers — A Special Favor— For Your 

 Friends— Kinds Words. 



Paye One Hundred and Seventy-eight —Tm Veg- 

 etable Garden— Seasonable Hints — Field Ex- 

 periments — Renovating Old Gardens, by L. B. 

 Pierce. 



Paye One Hundred and Scvcn/y-ninc — Carrots, fry 

 Colonel F. D. Curtis — Effect of Shade on Pota- 

 toes—Potatoes in Germany. 



Page One Hundred and Eight;/ — The Fruit Gar- 

 den— Seasonable Hints — Grape Cuttings, by J. 

 Jenkins— Benefactors of Mankind, by Hon. Mar- 

 shall P. Wilder. 



Page One Hundred and Mghty-one —The Superb 

 Raspberry, by E. Williams — Labels that Never 

 Fail, by S. E. T.— Untieated Fruit-Houses — 

 Keeping Apples. 



Page One Hu ndred and Eighty-two —The Flower 

 Garden— Alterations, a Poem, by Henry Bur- 

 ton — Seasonable Hints — Christmas Roses — Soil 

 for Flowers — Mirabilis Jalapa. 



Page One Hundred and Eighty-three— Narcissus, 

 by E. S. Rand, Jr.— About Roses, by M. Milton. 



Page One Hundred ana ' Eighty-four— Lawn and 

 Landscape - The Hardy Azalea, by R. Parsons, 

 Jr.— Evergreen Hedges under Trees— Shrubs 

 with Ornamental Berries. 



Page One Hundred and EigJity-five — WiKDOv,* 

 Garden and Greenhouse — Construction of 

 Small Greenhouses, by John Thorpe — Plant 

 Stands for Rooms — Soot — A Pot of Ivy. 



Page One Hundred and Eighty-six— Miscellane- 

 ous— Wheat Growing, by Prof. A. E. Blount— 

 Earth Worms and Lime, by Dr. T. H. Hoskins. 

 Men and Soil — Answers to Correspondents. 



Page One Hundred and Eighty-seven — Our Exhi- 

 bition Table — Advertising Department. 



Page One Hundred and Eighty-eight— Premium 

 List. Page One Hundred and Eighty-nine — 

 Advertising Department. 



TO OUK EEADEES, 



With the closing number of the American 

 Garden's first year as a monthly it may be 

 proper to tell our many friends who have 

 taken so kind and active an interest in our 

 progress and welfare, that our expectations, 

 so far, have been fully realized, in regard to 

 the number of subscribers, as well as to the 

 support and assistance of those whose good 

 offices we most appreciate. It is to the latter 

 especially that we tender herewith our sin- 

 cere thanks, trusting that they have never 

 found us lacking in the fulfillment of our 

 promises, and hoping for the continuance of- 

 their good work through the coming years. 



No publication can flourish without the 

 active, friendly cooperation of its readers. 

 Thee mention of it to one's acquaintances, a 

 kind appreciative word spoken to those in- 

 terested in its tendencies, the forwarding of 

 sample copies to friends, getting up of clubs, 

 and similar favors, which in themselves may 

 seem unimportant, do, in the aggregate, con- 

 stitute the life and substance of a paper. 



We have worked faithfully with all the 

 means at our command to make the Ameri- 

 can Garden worthy of the friendship, esteem, 

 and support of its readers, and it is our ear- 

 nest purpose to make it still better and more 

 attractive in appearance during the coming 

 year, so that no one who cultivates a garden, 

 be it ever so large or ever so small, can afford 

 to be without it. The moral, as well as the 

 educational, influences of a publication like 

 this canuot easily be overestimated, entitling 

 it, we think, to the support and friendly as- 

 sistance of every one who recognizes the 

 wholesome and refining influences of horti- 

 cultural taste. 



It is, therefore, that we appeal to you per- 

 sonally to give the paper a careful examina- 

 tion, and consider whether twelve such 

 issues, together with several beautiful col- 

 ored plates and a valuable premium of your 

 choice, are not worth a dollar to you and 

 your family. If you decide in the affirma- 

 tive, send your subscription without delay, 

 before you forget it ; if to the contrary, 

 please hand the paper to some one interested 

 in gardening, and speak a .good word for us 

 if you feel inclined. But, whatever you 

 mean to do, please do it now. 



A SFECIAL FAVOE, 



We shall consider it a special favor if our 

 present subscribers will send their renewals 

 on receipt of this, the last number of the 

 year. Please send them at once, and do not 

 wait until it is time for the next number to 

 come around. It can make but little differ- 

 ence to any one whether he sends his dollar 

 now or in a few weeks, while to us it is of 

 the greatest importance to have our books 

 and subscription lists arranged, as far as 

 possible, before the close of the year. 



If you can send a few additional subscrip- 

 tions at the same time, do not hesitate to 

 do so. 



FOE YOTJE FEIENDS. 



We desire to place the American Garden 

 in the hands of every person interested in 

 gardening during the coming season. If you 

 will kindly favor us with the addresses of such 

 of your friends as you think would appre- 

 ciate the favor, we should be happy to send 

 them specimen copies, free of expense. 



KIND WOEDS. 



The American Garden is a neat, valuable mag- 

 azine.— Prof. W. J. Beat, Michigan State Agricult- 

 ural College. 



I enjoy the American Garden very much, and 

 find much valuable information and many useful 

 hints.in it.— E. A. N., Salem, Mass. 



The American GARDENpleasesmesomuch that 

 I think everybody interested in gardening ought 

 to take it.— Mrs. S. P. H., Norwalk, Ohio. 



I am very well pleased with the Americ an Gar- 

 den, it ranks with the cream of Agricultural 

 literature in America.— L. R. C, Yarmouth ville, 

 Maine. 



I am so well satisfied with the American Gar- 

 den that I think I get more than my money's 

 worth, and should not like to miss it even without 

 any premiums.— Mrs. M. J. S., Washington, Mass. 



I shall have my precious little American Gar- 

 den bound for future reference. The papers, 

 with their beautiful pictures and type, and the 

 valuable articles that patience and skill and weary 

 hours have made for us, ought not to be lost.— O. 

 T. C, Lakeville, Conn. 



Copyright, 1882, by B. K. Bliss & SONS. 



