52 THE AMERICAN GARDEN. [March, 



BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED, 

 Neltnor's Fruit and Flower Grower, a quar- 

 terly journal, devoted to the interests of nursery- 

 men, seedsmen, florists, orehardists, gardeners, 

 and planters. Published at Turner Junction, 111. 



Agricultural Review and Journal of the Amer- 

 ican Agricultural Association. This journal ap- 

 pears now as a monthly, in the same form and 

 style as formerly. The first number contains sev- 

 eral interesting articles. 



Portage County Horticultural Society. — Ruv- 

 enna, Ohio.— Mr. H. Y. Beebe, Pres., Mr. Andrew 

 Willson, Sec. Report of 1882. The meetings of this 

 flourishing society are always full of interest ; 

 they are held at the residences of the various 

 members, and seem to be highly enjoyable as well 

 as interesting gatherings. The pamphlet contains 

 some valuable papers by our esteemed contribu- 

 tors, Mr. L. B. Pierce and Mr. Mansfield Milton, 

 and others. 



Ohio State University, Twelfth Annual Re- 

 port of the Board of Trustees.— Important and 

 valuable progress has been made since the estab- 

 lishment of the Department of Botany and 

 Horticulture under the able directorship of Pro- 

 fessor W. R. Lazenby ; and now that the State 

 Agricultural Experiment Station has been located 

 at Columbus, and practically combined with the 

 University, highly beneficial results willno doubt 

 be achieved in the near future. 



Fruit Culture in Colorado, by Wm. E. Pabor, 

 Denver, Col.— In this pamphlet the author has 

 brought together into compact shape and easy 

 form the varied experiences of Colorado pomolo- 

 gists. All the leading tree and berry fruits are 

 treated in succession, describing the best modes 

 of culture and the varieties which so far have 

 been found of most value in the State. To any 

 one intending to engage in fruit-growing in Col- 

 orado the work is indispensable. 



The Young Scientist, a practical journal of 

 Homo Arts, published monthly by tho Industrial 

 Publication Company, 49 Maiden Lane, New 

 York, at $1.00 a year. This excellent journal has 

 been considerably enlarged and improved lately. 

 Its pages are well filled with useful and valuable 

 as well as enjoyable information, of interest to 

 every intelligent youth. Any boy who will be- 

 come interested in the reading of such a journal 

 will not long for tho "Nickel Library " literature. 



Address of the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, on 

 the occasion of his sixteenth election as Presi- 

 dent of the New England Historic Genealogical 

 Society. It is a rare and genuine pleasure to read 

 this address of our honored and beloved friend, 

 so full of vigor, youthful energy, and progressive 

 spirit that one can hardly realize his venerable 

 age. And when, at the close, he says : " When I 

 review the past history of our nation, and look 

 forward to its future greatness and glory,— still to 

 flow on with no backward tide,— when I reflect 

 on the marvelous progress which wo have wit- 

 nessed in our own times, my soul yearns for a 

 longer life, for a reduplication of my years, that I 

 might witness the untold grandeur and power 

 that it will achieve in the future ! " we cannot 

 but express the sincere hope and earnest wish, 

 joined in by the countless numbers of his admir- 

 ers and friends, that his life may be spared long 

 enough to see a large share of his prophesies 

 fulfilled, and that he may live to participate in 

 the gloriotis celebration of the. anniversary of his 

 one hundredth birthday. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED, 

 The Oakland and St. Clair Mineral Spring. 



—A handsomely illustrated circular, describing 

 the advantages of this attractive health resort on 

 the St. Clair River, Michigan. 



H. S. Anderson, Cayuga Lake Nurseries, Union 

 Springs, JV. P.— Descriptive Catalogue and Price 

 List. A full assortment of reliable Small Fruits, 

 Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Duch- 

 ess Grape a specialty. 



A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y. — Descriptive 

 Catalogue of Small Fruits, Fruit and Ornamental 

 Trees; Ornamental Shrubs, etc.; Crimson Beauty 

 Raspberry, Big Bob Strawberry, St ayman's Black- 

 berry, and several new Grapes receive special 

 prominence. 



John G. Burrow, Fishkill, Dutchess County, 

 N. Y.— Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of 

 Grape Vines, etc., with a large colored plate of 

 tho Jefferson Grape, the original stock of which 

 is owned by this nursery. A full assortment of 

 the newf Grapes is also offered. 



George S. Josslyn, Fredonia, N. r.— Descript- 

 ive Prico List of American Grape Vines, Small 

 Fruit, Plants, etc. ; a very complete list of hardy 

 Grapes, etc. Tho justly celebrated Fay's Prolific 

 Red Currant, a large colored plate of which 

 accompanies the pamphlet, has its head-quarters 

 here. 



Hale Brothers, South Glastonbury, Conn.— 

 Catalogue of Small-Fruit Plants. Manchester 

 Strawberry, Souhegan Raspberry, Pratt Peach, 

 specialties. This firm makes the commendable 

 "new departure" of offering for sale only such 

 of the old varieties as have proved of value all 

 over the country, and only such of the new ones 

 as promise to be of great merit. 



Nash& Bio., Millinglon, Morris County, N. J.— 

 The " Acme " Pulverizing Harrow, Clod-Crusher 

 and Leveler. A pamphlet of nearly two hundred 

 pages, describing and illustrating this implement, 

 the excellence of which is unmistakably demon- 

 strated by the favorable testimony contained in 

 the 1326 letters from farmers who own and have 

 used the " Acme " from one to three years. 



S. L. Allen & Co. —Philadelphia.— Descriptive 

 Catalogue and Price List of the Planet Jr. Farm 

 and Garden Implements, with a short description 

 of desirable methods of cultivating farm and 

 garden crops. These goods combine lightness 

 with strength and adjustability. The descrip- 

 tions, accompanied by ample illustrations, are so 

 clear as to enable every one to understand their 

 construction and use. 



Parsons* Sons Company.— Eissena Nurseries, 

 Flushing, N. P.— Descriptive Catalogue of Hardy 

 Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs and Vines. 

 A large pamphlet, in which every species and 

 variety of value in these departments is named 

 and briefly described. The collections of Rhodo- 

 dendrons, Azaleas, Japanese Maples, Magnolias, 

 and rare and choice Conifers are probably not 

 excelled in this country. 



J. T. Lovett, Monmouth Nurseries, Little 

 Silver, N. J.— Illustrated Catalogue of Small 

 Fruits, etc. This is a gem of a catalogue, gotten 

 up with much care and artistic taste. While 

 considerable space is devoted to the Hansell 

 Raspberry, Manchester Strawberry, and other 

 specialties, all the older standard varieties are 

 enumerated and described. A beautifully exe- 

 cuted colored plate of some of the leading small 

 fruits as they are in reality — not in imagination 

 — serves as a valuable guide to those making a 

 selection of new or old varieties. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, 

 Jerusalem Artichokes.— Mrs. IT. J. Y., Sand- 

 ers, S. C— These are planted exactly like Irish 

 Potatoes, making furrows three to four feet apart, 

 and dropping the sets in these about a foot apart. 

 Cultivate like Corn, and dig at any time after the 

 stalks become dry. 



Caladium.— Mrs. A. R. H., Washington, Ga.— 

 Bulbs of the common Caladium (Colocasia escu- 

 lenta), if solid and sound, will grow the second 

 year, and throw out a number of side-shoots, 

 forming a large group of plants, instead of 

 single, tall specimens. 



The Saunders Peach. — A. W. M., Beaver Falls, 

 Pa.— The Saunders is a very early Peach, and one 

 of the largo class of seedlings of the type of Dale's 

 Early. They resemble each other so closely that 

 their greatest differences are in the names. Their 

 principal recommendation is earliness. 



Bulbs Kotting. — I). D. L., Christiansburg, Ta. 

 —Hyacinths, Tulips, and, in fact, all bulbs will 

 rot when kept too wet. They should be watered 

 but very moderately at first before they have 

 started into growth. After tho pots have become 

 filled with roots, and the plants grow vigorously, 

 there is little danger from giving too much water. 



Hyacinths in Pots — Mrs. W. A. C— Bulbs that 

 have been growing in pots during winter may be 



left in the pots, placed in a cellar, shed, or any- 

 where wnere they are kept entirely dry. Next 

 fall, plant outdoors in a well prepared bed ; many 

 of them will bloom the second year; bulbs which 

 have been forced very quickly are of little value. 



Oleanders in Small Pots.— Mrs. P.., Palmyra, 

 N. P.— Oleanders may be grown in comparatively 

 small pots, and will not suffer by having the soil 

 washed from the roots and replanting them in 

 fresh soil in the same pots. Would not advise to 

 cut off many roots unless they are in an un- 

 healthy condition. An occasional watering with 

 weak liquid manure, or a sprinkling of fine bone- 

 dust on the soil, will be found beneficial. 



Phloxes and Spiders. — A. G.K., Racine, Wis.— 

 Perennial Phloxes that are kept too dry arc often 

 attacked by spiders, but more frequently by 

 black thrips. Copious watering at the roots 

 when the ground is dry, and spraying of the 

 foliago and flowers with a fine roso are sure pre- 

 ventives. When once affected, daily washing 

 and syringing with a strong decoction of Tobacco 

 stems, continued for a week or more, will free the 

 plants from the pest. 



A itality of Seeds.— H. Y. S., Stockton, Md — 

 The length of time for which seeds retain their 

 vitality varies considerably according to their 

 original quality and the conditions under which 

 they are kept. Many kinds which in a dry, pure 

 air keep many years will lose all vitality within 

 one year when kept in a damp place,, subject to 

 frequent changes of temperature. Most vege- 

 table seeds are as good tho second year as the 

 first, with the exception of Parsnip, which can 

 rarely be relied tipon longer than one year. 

 Melons, Cucumbers, Squashes, and all of this class 

 retain their vitality for several years,— in fact, 

 many pickle-growers consider old seed better 

 than that of the previous year's growth. 



Knglish Vegetables and Fruits.— Mrs. W. F. — 

 The article on this subject, in our Feb. number, 

 was, as stated, quoted from theEnglish " Pall Mall 

 Gazette," whose contributors are not supposed 

 to display " broad ignorance " about tho subjects 

 they write on. Some of the statements therein 

 were as surprising to us as to our correspondent, 

 yet as far as they relate to small fruits they are 

 corroborated by many observers. Professor Budd, 

 than whom there is no more competent judge of 

 fruits, writes from England : "The size of Goose- 

 berries here is fabulous; quality, to my taste, 

 below our Houghton. The Strawberry crops are 

 as bountiful and the fruit as large as that of our 

 best varieties, but the quality is far below our 

 Charles Downing, or even Crescent and Cumber- 

 land Triumph." 



OUR EXHIBITION TABLE. 



Asparagus.— Messrs. P. E. Cochran <£• Co., 96 

 Park Place, New-York, have placed on our table 

 some remarkably fine Asparagus, grown by Mr. 

 F. Goblet, Mount Pleasant, S. C. The first ship- 

 ment was received February 5th, and so far, all 

 that could bo obtained found ready sale at an 

 average of $1 a bunch, at wholesale. At these 

 prices, Asparagus-growing in the South ought 

 to be a profitable business, and the grower evi- 

 dently finds it so, as he has already thirty acres 

 under cultivation, and is making new additions 

 every year. 



Ives & Co's Fumigator is a very ingenious 

 and convenient apparatus for destroying injur- 

 ious insects on house plants. It is simple, com- 

 pact, and cheap, and well adapted to the wants of 

 amateur florists. 



The Hexamer Hoe. — R. H. Allen <t Co., New 

 Yorlc— This convenient, labor-saving implementis 

 not nearly as much used as it deserves. There is no 

 other hand-tool that can be used for as many pur- 

 poses in tho garden and on the farm, and with as 

 small an outlay of strength. No one who has 

 once used it will ever be without one. 



The Acme Pulverizing Harrow. —Nash d- 

 Bro., Millinglon, Morris Co., N. J. — The merits of 

 this implement are rapidly becoming known 

 everywhere We had frequent occasion to see it 

 in operation, and do not hesitate to state that, as 

 a Pulverizer, Clod-Crusher, Leveler and Harrow 

 combined, there is no implement equal to It. 



