thftoSS^Sf “tolLSi ri h° ' vass ° h ' otM to «•>»>> I w ^ r7r ““ ' , ““ “ me Md *«*p‘ ^ 
to * **= SS rSa? 
sSsastss 
nil ouu bails in the Behind h..,i ,', 1,., ‘ Ul3 "Mu«n «ono to some nxfnnr 1, 
ball, and accept tho 10 » In 
records would fill a volume 
Austin, Texas. 
mere enumeration of their 
S. B. Booklet. 
ew Httblicatwii#. 
N ” IT41L o< -» BUUUn 
1 ta r r 
“ T j e Eave blr,, uro - ou 
very Interesting, article on - The Noat H P .i i*°r ‘ UU “" or “ *" ort * but 
(Oymnokitla cyanocephala),'' a snblect abnnr whi f* 8 0f lh0 Bluc °row 
“til within a tow years; o£! 2r 2^ 
papers on the First Plumages otaome Norn, 1 U J U0B " la 8crl «*°* 
Bame writer linn ai.n .... .. .... . omt North American Birds." Th« 
^oaiknd, $mn mi §nrim 
second shot was cut in two AnoM 1 f up > and a . 1 the 
ScSl^».S h S| 
THIS DEPARTMENT IS EDITED BY W. J. DAVIDSON, 8EO. N. 
nOBTIOtTLTBRAL 800IETY. 
horticulture “at - the 
hibition. 
PARIS EX- 
SS^SSgSS^ “ 3 WKC 
Champs de 
grace and beauty in horti- 
wo have at present space for. 
notice than 
Were^hit conaecuU vehc ”» wST S^sS I g"T P *» * *■ L New 
““• h “edeli^led I fcl e ‘>"“! e 5 “." d , >J«ervc<l] r h^ds the iSSSTV&'IS ! «*»“*« 
A key, some 
followed tobacco 
bases of the 
• unite in the shape of a consocntlvo story a description of 
•ring aubjoct matter, bnt in the Uttle volume nmlcr nouea 
haa certainly succeeded In embo, lying, in a very ffirSS! 
.;.mwt.aa Mt | p it 0 „ 0 , aammat Uaa/a, “ 
pocket-books, 
tridge cases. 
yet seen. 'M™-h7auT°t“he’ > S?of 1®?*^!** I C ’ “S' “«*! aXto^C^alT I 
« attcmStSr ’ “L .i° f iJS^twotalto right | Maroqueanum. A number of DicIenbaShii. 1 I * r “ r » «"• •»«»' » run .... «» urn,, no.. , 
aultablo lor hla particular purpose. The 
gsr lrSV a ffi “ 
and left was attemnted S ’ $£l *1? hlf . tl | 1 g two balls right Maroqueannm. A number of DieffenbachiaiTT nZrT«n' n ^ I artor lf tho tyro - aboDt »o rial 
twenty yards apart £* to/Ae I the attention^ Ihe K“ S | 
I « m * uu ^3» WUlltJ 1110 
Tn nKrvuf f ’ ’ . n tmg for the lost pieces of coin. 
th?n^S« 4 Kfce. b ftm £~£? S 
couM heepup^ittK'”' “ TC ‘ ^u,e-lom OR one, 
tn?o t ^ t ^ h00tlD ^ was ““tin order. Right and left no mat 
ftffiSE?- *.■= JS* «?. -m t^ e y thrown,’ ZTl 
~ *» ibU U1LU. 
.r°« l !, t lf 00tin r a8 nextin order. Right and left no mat 
,e rifle shooting! bnt 
vS o , V l hen We retuem,j er the exhibit made by Caterer 
oT SS ? n 9h S 
S-EAffift SS KaXSV’It 
of flowers, was magnificent. They consisted of the bStvS 
and 8 An°^' he n ^ 8 f ri “ of Messrs. John Waterer of BaS' 
and Anthony Waterer, of Knap-Hill, Messrs. Truffaut of 
Vereadles, Levigne & Sons, Mr. Mnrgottin and M C Pail 
l e *’ of l P 5 r,s - , fe P le ndid groups of plants, flower, seeds etc 
S te ViWtri thC A 7?*? OU8 dapartmeut3 > were also madfby 
Messrs , Vilmonn, Andrieux & Co., Duval and Cliarantier 
Bro&, the Jardin du Luxembourg, of Paris - Messrs llatti 
lard, of Boulogne; M. Machet, of Troyes ; and M^rs S' 
nary and J. C. Schmidt, of Erfurt. J Messrs. lie- 
Flowers in Texas.—' T exas abounds in beautiful wild 
flowers, many of which are in common cultivation. Drum- 
monds Phlox abounds In the vicinity of Austin and in the 
counUes south and southwest of this. In some of the sandy 
open woodlands of Guadaloupe, Caldwell, Gonzales Bexar 
and other counties patches of this phlox of great beamy 
coutaimng colors of the deepest red and scarlet me S 
“Humme? “ * b ‘° 0m ,bT ^ boM ‘ 
^tj^^-j^nsrssrms taurtZ"n^l S h„ v d e i be °s^^^^ “ d ^.^or *** 
it a larj 
ie of its 
j^n'c-rica, which are so justly prized m 
mnr 1 llie , air on tbis special afternoon the* Doctor missed 
saysissr^^- od forraer ““““‘b " 8 
An thfo iiL y . e ’ matter how far skyward it was 
^nes don^ wm °n U «i t We hftVG . b , een “customed to see these 
a . 8hot -? un , with 250 to 350 pellets, cover- 
ing a space of thirty inches square. Here is a mar. wim 
cult sho^thArn 1161 i r ° m h * S ri,le ’ exec utes even more diffi- 
cult shots than have been attempted with a shot-nun 
*2i!IS ar ^ n f. that nfle > of . wblcb be is the consii 
j - “a prostrate form, is wild, and 
e.dHvn d tL tbr0U i gh0Ut a i^ rge < - P ° rUon of the ytate - It is also 
lt;S f0r “ 8 n7al in beauty the verbenas 
blth NoStn°a U nd S^theSslS “ 8 ° PriZed ta 
jtf: z^s 
Comlm^d^n^f'^’ ° Dy ° De of them 88 far west us b'ort 
Loncho, and all of them are ornamented. 
The Lepachys, called Obeliscaria iu most of the floral cata- 
erc are two species in cultivation. Both 
the prairies and in cultivated fields of 
a man . B a Th ? transition isa" remmkable'oneTut l some weSIT 11,67 are 80 001,1111011 88 t0 be lroublG * 
easily to the SKgum 16 ' Wc havfno^ he!niuo?1b SJ? ' take t Tex “ als0 . h “ 3ev ^ species of the bright Gaillardia on 
sho^aowera. 1 b “ Te ° ,tC " !C “ “ ree " pot3 “» dl! 
performance a man standing some thirtv°vard 9 off a Pri ?I » Callirhoes, both prostrate and erect, abound here with their 
throw two balls at once as ff r awTv as nmsfhl. n^ WOuld Pliant red and purple flowers. They certainly dmrve a 
bly when distant sixty or seventy yards" both bks wo uK i Srge $££ ot S^SJSSS. “ ^ d ° thr ° UgLoUt fl 
edly t fie beat looking ot tlio lot, and certainly far ahead ^ 
patterns, both In roonilnesa andatablllty, while tho tumble home m the 
aheer etrake reduces the width to suit the action of the paddler P^r 
general cralslng and yachting purposes, for ordinary river and portage 
trips, especially If of .omo duruilon. the "Shadow” certainly offofs 
mato- inviting point* to the tourist which other cauoea do not pS, 
or can claim only In a !ess degree; while, on the other hand, an “ 
canoes as Hushton makes will find more favor whore extreme ugi tnesa 
and ample room are required, and whore camping is oostomury and 
hunting tho main object of the oxpodltlon, tho canoe being used slm 
Ply as a local means of transportation for men. dogs and game with 
the author'd oplnlous concerning cutamarans, or the flying proa wc arc 
to a large extent in unison, and believe tho catamaran destined lo a 
v«n Bt ,8tU , r0for aal “ n K 0 “ our UUaud waters. Altogether the little 
volume before us Is very readabio, and tho glimpses given of Pm nf„ 
at sea will be read by all with Interest, while the Illustrations through! 
out the book enhance its value. K 
Sportsman's Library. -M essrs. Orange Judd Sc Co of 
New York, have Just Issued their catalogue of the Sportsman's Idbrarv 
1 his list contains all tho best and reliable books which have been pub-' 
lUhed In the United States on these Interesting topics. Not only does 
tho orange Judd cataloguo contain the characteristics of birds tlshes 
horses and dogs, but natural history lluds Its place. Wo may Mention 
among the latter " Baird's Birds of North America,” with WiUon's an! 
Cones' works on ornithology. Text books on rifle shooting, includlSg 
Wingate s Rifle I raotlco," “ Rifles and Marksmanship" by Judge QU- 
dersleeve are offered. Among the standard books are " Dallock^ Gaz- 
eteer and all Porester’s works, with the leading treatises on flshcul- 
, Ud CUtal0gU ° 18 facc a «>“P*ete compendium. Send 
to this ofllco ten cenufora catalogue. We win furnish any of the 
books by return mail ou the price of the work Doing sent us. sec adver- 
tisement. * 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Upland Game Birds and Water Fowl of tub United 
S tales. Tart seventh. By A. Pope, Jr. Published by Charles Scribner 
A- Sons, Now York, 1878. 
—Tourists and travelers all know the comfort of bavimr 
good glosses and telescopes. Rifle shooting cannot be carried 
on successfully without a good, bandy telescope. Among the 
very best are those made by Voigtlauder. Their excellence 
is known all over the world. Messrs. Robert Merrill's Sons 
are the sole agents in this country— their store is 17» Water 
street, Hew ^ ork. A poor glass is a nuisance. You cannot 
make your eyes believe that they can see with an inferior 
gl&SS. 
