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the fruits admitted free of duty ha ve rapidly 
increased and this is most marked in the 
case of bananas. In 1884 $1,878,279 worth 
were imported while in 1888 $3,153,654 
worth were received. 
Hot dry weather usually prevails during 
this month which stagnates the growth of 
all crops. Where proper cultivation has 
been given, nothing further will be required 
unless heavy rains should occur, in which 
case stir and loosen the soil well, if this is 
complied with there will be very little 
necessity to fight weeds and grass. Now 
is a good time to do a little squaring up and 
there is always plenty that can be found to 
do that will add value and relieve us of 
much work in our busier times. 
Report on Plant lllgeases. 
The Report of the Section of Vegetable 
Pathology which forms a part of the An- 
nual Report of the U. S. Department of Ag- 
riculture, just published, is one of particu- 
lar value and interest. The several subjects 
treated are well presented and admirably 
illustrated. There is a brief review of the 
work done and results attained in 1888 in 
the treatment of grape vine diseases, follow- 
ed by illustrated chapters on (1) “The Dow- 
ny Mildew of the Potato;” (2) “Black Rot 
of the Tomato;” (3) “A Tomato Disease;” 
(4) “Brown Rot of the Cherry;” (5) “Pow- 
dery Mildew of the Cherry;” (6) “Leaf-blight 
and Cracking of the Pear;” (7) “Leaf-spot 
of the Rose;” (8) “Plum-pockets;” (9) “Ap- 
ple Rusts” (by B. D. Halsted); (10) “Septo- 
sporium on Grape leaves;” (11) “Leaf-spot 
disease of the Maple;” (12) A disease of the 
Sycamore;” (13) “Leaf-rust of Cottonwood; - ’ 
(14) “Report on Peach Yellows;” (15) “Ad- 
ditional notes on Celery Leaf-blight.” 
These subjects are all of practical inter- 
est to the farmer and fruit grower; they are 
written in a style sufficiently scientific to 
be of interest to the student, yet not so 
technical as to render them uninviting to 
the general reader, while the most utilita- 
rian cannot fail to recognize and appreciate 
to fulfil the object of the Station’s work — 
the discovery of means or remedies for over- 
coming the fungus pests described. 
The entire report covers 80 pages, illus- 
trated by 19 full page plates, 6 of which are 
colored, and a map showing the distribution 
and severity of the potato-rot in the United 
States. An extract from the chapter on 
“ Plum-pockets ,” with redrawings of some 
of the figures illustrating this disease, is 
given in this number. 
Society of American Florists. 
The Fifth Annual Meeting of this Society 
will be held at Buffalo, N. Y. on August 20, 
21, 22, 1889. A reduced rate of one and 
one-third fare has been secured from the 
railroad companies and reduced rates also 
from Bnffalo hotels. Particulars may be 
obtained from the Secretary, Wm J. Stew- 
art, 67 Bromfield St, Boston, Mass. 
The IHtcliigan State Horticultural 
Society. 
The Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of this 
Society will be held in union with the De- 
troit Internationa] Fair and Exposition in 
Deti'oit, Michigan, during the ten days from 
September 17th to 27th, inclusive. At this 
meeting the Society will award $2,300.00 in 
premiums for exhibits of fruit, flowers and 
vegetables. E. C. Reid, Secretary, Allegan, 
Mich. 
The Detroit International Fair and Expo- 
sition promises to be a great success, and 
with a liberality very seldom equaled in 
the history of industrial fairs on this conti- 
nent, offers in cash premiums the sum of 
$100,000.00 as an inducement to exhibitors. 
Premium Lists and full particulars may be 
obtained of the Secretary, E. W. Cottrell, 
Detroit, Mich. 
Our Book Table. 
Une Mission Viticole en Amerique . A superbly 
Illustrated work of nearly 400 pages on the native 
grape vines of North America, their hybrids, synonyms, 
variation of forms, geographical range, their culture 
and horticultural value and the diseases to which they 
are subject. P. Viala, Professor of Viticulture at the 
National School of Agriculture, Montpellier. France. 
An authorized translation of this work is being 
prepared for publication by F. Lamson Scribner. 
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. Bulletin VI. I. On the Determination of Hy- 
groscopic Water in Air-dried Fodders. II. The Deter- 
mination of Nitrogen by the Azotometric Treatmentof 
the Solution Resulting from the Kjeldahl Digestion. 
III. Fodders and Feeding Stuffs. I. P. Roberts, Di- 
rector , Ithaca, N. Y. 
Mass. Agricultural College. Hatch Experiment 
Station. Bulletin No. 5. Division of Entomology. 
Household Pests. Henry H. Goodei.l, Director, Am- 
herst, Mass. 
University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station. Bulletin No. 7. Agriculture: Soil 
Temperatures. Comparative Tests of Varieties of Com 
for Ensilage. Warm and Cold Water for Stock. Se- 
lection and Cross-fertilization of Corn. Washing and 
Salting Butter. Horticulture: Construction of Green- 
house Walls. Comparative Tests of Varieties of Pota- 
toes. Chemistry: The Chemistry of Wheat under var- 
ious conditions. Veterinary: Influence of Food upon 
the Formation of the Skull and Teeth of Pigs. Ed- 
ward D. Porter, Director, St Anthony Park, Minn. 
Journal of the Columbus Horticultural Society. 
Vol. IV. No 2. A Report of the official proceedings 
of the Society with numerous essays and some valuable 
horticultural notes. Aug. D. Selby, Secretary , 
Columbus, Ohio. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Report of the 
Chief of the Section of Vegetable Pathology, B. T. 
Galloway, for the year 1888. 
Katisas State Horticultural Society. First Bien- 
nial Report. For the years 1887—8. Contains an 
account of the proceedings of the semi-annual and 
annual meetings In 1887, and semi-annual and annual 
meetings in 1888. With an appendix containing a 
mass of well arranged and exceedingly valuable in- 
formation; Kansas Fruit Manual, Reports of Standing 
Committees, Department of Entomology ( profusely 
illustrated ), Forestry Department, Manual of Flori- 
culture, County Fruit Reports, Miscellaneous Papers, 
Horticultural Statistics, Voted Fruit List for Kansas. 
The book is a credit to the Society and should be in the 
hands of every Kansas horticulturist. Edited by the 
Secretary, G. C. Brackett, Lawrence, Kans. 
Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Annual 
Report. A volume of 477 pages embracing the trans- 
actions of the Society from March 31, 1888, to March 31, 
1889. Also proceedings of the annual meeting of the 
Minnesota Amber Cane Association. Essays, Reports, 
etc. Well bound, well printed and carefully edited, 
and a valuable and interesting addition to the horticul- 
tural literature of the State. S. D. Hillman, Sec'y. 
Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. Bulletin No V. An interesting and highly 
instructive pamphlet oilseed testing and its results. 
A, T. Neale, Director, Newark, Del. 
Missouri Agricultural College Experiment Station. 
Bulletin No. 8. Experiments on Feeding Ensilage 
against Dry Fodder. J. W. Sanborn, Director, Colum- 
bia, Mo. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Repen t of the 
Statistician. Report No. 64. New Series. On the 
Area of Corn, Potatoes, and Tobacco, and condition of 
Growing Crops, and on Freight Rates of Transporta- 
tion Companies. July 1889. J. R. Dodge, Statistician. 
Missouri State Horticultural Society. Thirty-first 
Annual Report. 1888. A very full report of value to 
every horticulturist in Missouri, with many essays and 
much information including items for settlers and a 
new railway and county map of the State. L. A. Good- 
man, Secretary, Westport, Mo. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Divison of 
Chemistry. Bulletin No 13. Foods and Food Adul- 
terants. Part Fourth: Lard and lard adulterations. By 
H. W. Wiley Chemist. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Report of the 
Statistician, New Series. Report No 63. Report 
on the acreage of wheat and cotton, and condition of 
cereai crops, and on freight ratas of transportation 
Companies. J. R. Dodge, Statistician. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Division of 
Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy. Bulletin I. 
The English Sparrow in North America, especially in 
its relations to Agriculture. Prepared under the direc- 
tion of Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Ornithologist, by 
Walter B. Barrows, Assistant Ornithologist. A 
large book of over 400 pages with much information on 
the habits and character of this bird, with illustrations. 
The Efficacy of Filters and other means employed 
to purify Drinking— water. A Bacteriological Study, 
lly Chas. G. Currier, M. D., of New York. 
Catalogues Received. 
The Zimmerman Machine Company, Cincinnati, O. 
Annual Catalogue of the Zimmerman Fruit Evaporator 
or Dryer for the evaporation of all kinds of fruits and 
vegetables. A book of some 60 pages giving and 
account of the fruit industry and evaporating process 
with description of the evaporator and testimonials. 
Sent free upon application. 
The Trescott Fruit Evaporators, Bleachers, 
etc. Manufactured by the W. A. Trescott Manufactur- 
ing Co, Fairport, N. Y. Catalogue giving full infor- 
nation and illustration of these evaporators with other 
useful matter. Sent free to all. 
Slate Fairs and Kxliibitions. 
Alabama 
Birmingham .... 
. . .Oct. 21— Nov. 2 
Amer. Institute. 
.New York City... 
. . .Oct. 2— Nov. 30 
Arizona 
Phoenix 
Oct 16—19 
Arkansas 
Pine Bluff 
Oct. 22-25 
Buffalo Internat'l Buffalo, N. Y. . .. 
Sept. 3—13 
California 
.Sacramento 
Sept. 9—21 
Colorado 
. Pueblo 
Oct. 3—9 
Connecticut 
Meriden 
Dakota, North . 
Grand Forks 
Dakota, South 
Aberdeen 
Sept. 23-27 
Delaware 
. Dover 
Georgia 
. Macon 
. . .Oct. 23— Nov. 1 
Illinois 
Peoria. . ... 
Indiana 
Indianapolis 
Sept. 23—27 
Iowa 
lies Moines 
..Aug. 30— Sept. 6 
Kansas 
Topeka 
Kentucky 
. Lexington 
Louisiana 
■ Shreveport 
Maine 
■ Lewiston 
.Sept. 10—13 
Maryland 
Pimlico 
Sept. 9 14 
Massachusetts. 
. Boston 
.Oct. 7 12 
Mass. Hort. Soc’tyBoston 
Sept. 17—20 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
St Paul 
Sept. 6-14 
Missouri 
St Louis 
.Oct. 7—12 
Montana 
Helena 
Nebraska 
• Lincoln 
> Sept. 6—13 
New England . . 
Worcester, Mass. . 
Sept. 3—6 
New Hampshire. 
Tilton 
Sept. 10-12 
New Jersey. 
. Waverley 
.Sept. 16—20 
New Mexico... 
Albuquerque 
. . .Sept. 30 -Oct. 4 
New York 
Albany 
Sept. 12-19 
N. Y. (Inter StatelElinira 
Sept. 16—27 
( ibio 
Columbus 
Oregon 
• Salem 
Sept. 16—21 
Rhode Island. 
• Providence 
Sept. 23—28 
South Carolina. . 
■ Columbia 
Texas 
■ Dallas 
Oct. 15 27 
Utah 
■ Salt Lake City 
Oct. 2 5 
Vermont 
Burlington 
Sept. 3—6 
West Virginia . . . 
. Wheeling 
Sept. 9-13 
Wisconsin 
Milwaukee 
Wyoming 
Cheyenne 
Washington 
Spokane 
