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planting is the cutting off of all the young 
growth of the branches all over the trees 
and leaving none to feed the tree but feeble 
buds of former years’ growth. A certain 
amount of last year's buds should be left on 
all trees and the branches of the interior 
cut out or off, always taking care to have a 
symmetrical form, which good judgment 
will dictate.— Isaac Hicks. 
Editorial Notes. 
Prof. Massey’s vegetable article this 
month on pages 186 and 187 will be found 
interesting and valuable as being the result 
of his own personal experience and obser- 
vation. The secret of keeping sweet pota- 
toes lies in a very great measure in hand- 
ling them carefully — like eggs. His sug- 
gestion that crates be used, thus necessitat- 
ing but one handling, is a capital one and 
will be found well worth following. 
The Bush Lima bean does not seem so de- 
sirable with us nor has it done so well here 
as with Prof. Massey. Indeed we are some- 
what disappointed with it for we find it 
very small and on our soil quite unpro- 
ductive. 
A grape-grower of Stockton, Cal., em- 
ploys sheep as a remedy for the grape-leaf 
hopper. Last fall after the crop had been 
gathered he turned in his sheep and in a 
very short time they had devoured the en- 
tire foiiage leaving the vines quite bare. 
This year there have been no signs of the 
hopper in the whole vineyard. 
Recently published statements in the Cal- 
ifornia newspapers to the effect that the 
Plum Curculio has made its appearance in 
Los Angeles Co. are said by Insert Lite to 
be entirely unfounded. Fuller’s Rose Bee- 
tle (Aramic/us FulteriJ has been mistaken 
for Conotrachelus nenuphar. 
During October there is a period of lei- 
sure which allows us to perform many lit- 
tle jobs that would probably be neglected 
in a season of greater activity. No waste 
spots of ground may be allowed; but rye or 
kale sown broadcast upon them everywhere. 
This will make a fine coat of manure to 
turn under in the spring after affording a 
good protection to the soil during winter. 
Manning’s Elizabeth pear seemingly does 
not prove as desirable on the grounds of Mr. 
E. Williams, at Montclair, N. J., as in many 
other locations where it is so highly rated. 
He says of it in Garden & Forest : “I have 
failed, however, to find any merit in it that 
would justify me in keeping a tree of it, and 
have grafced over the last one I have. It is 
not as early as the above named(Comet-Law- 
son),and about as poor an apology for a pear 
on my ground as can be conceived. Perhaps 
it would do better on light soils.” 
Ontario, Can. Sept, llih, 1889. 
We are much pleasid w ith your paper as a guide to 
fruit culture In which Industry we are Interested to the 
extent of fifteen acres. M. A. Parker. 
Notes from tlie Florists’ Convention. 
The meeting was more successful than 
any previous one; the essays were of high 
order and interesting, the discussions ani- 
mated and of value in the instruction im- 
parted by them, and the attendance con- 
stant and large. A model gathering, truly, 
and the Society is to be congratulated upon 
its well arranged and well carried out pro- 
gramme. 
The value of a National Experiment Gar- 
den to the whole country was presented by 
Mr. John Thorpe with some useful sugges- 
tions as to the best way of securing an ap- 
propriation from Congress for this purpose. 
A committee was appointed to follow up 
the matter. 
The chairman of the “National Flower” 
committee reported that it was not deemed 
expedient at this time to present the name 
of any particular flower. 
The exhibition was very fine and worthy 
of special commendation. There was a 
magnificent show of orchids by the United 
States Nurseries said to be the best repre- 
sentative collection ever shown at this time 
of the year. Henry A. Dreer and James 
Vick made exhibits of cut flowers and 
plants that were also of great excellence. 
The convention adopted a resolution en- 
dorsing Dr. F. M. Hexameras Commission- 
er of Agriculture and John Thorpe as head 
of the division of horticulture for the 
World's Fair of 1892 and in so doing drew 
forth a claim from J. C. Vaughan that 
since two New York men had been endors- 
ed for these positions Chicago certainly 
should be given the location. 
During a discussion upon the abolition of 
the present duty of 20 per cent, on bulbs, 
which had been recommended by Mr. Peter 
Henderson, the fact was brought out that 
tulip bulbs — which it has been generally 
supposed could not be profitably grown in 
America — were now being successfully 
grown in several states. 
The following were elected officers for 
the ensuing year: President, J. M. Jordan, 
of St. Louis; Vice President, M. H. borton, 
of Bcston; Sei retary, Wm. J. Stewart, of 
Boston; Treasurer, M. A, Hunt, of Terre 
Haute, Ind. The next convention will be 
held in Boston, Mass., at the invitation of 
the Mass. Horticultural Society and the 
Boston Gardeners' and Florists' Club. 
Our Book Table. 
Statistics of Railways in the United States. First 
Annusl Report to the Interslate Commerce Commission 
for the year ending June 30, 1888. This is a book likely 
to be of much service and value to those interested in 
railways, and is the first attempt at uniform railway 
statistics for the entire country. The report is very 
full, consisting ot 390 pages, and in addition to the re- 
port of the Statistician there are some admirably ar- 
ranged Statistical Tabl-s and Presentation of their 
Summaries, such as: Classification of Railways and 
Mileage for the year; Amount of Railway Capital at the 
close of the year; Earnings and Income for the year; 
General Expenditures for the year; Payments on Rail- 
way Capital during the year. Theieisalso an Appen- 
dix containing Unif rrn Railway Statistics and Table 
showing Data pertaining to Railways, called for by the 
Interstate Commission and by the various State Com- 
missions. The work is rendered complete by an Index, 
to Railways and a General Index. Henry C. Adams, 
Statistician to the Interstate.Commerce Commission , 
Washington, D. C. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Section of Veg- 
etable Pa'hology. Circular No. 8. Experiments iu 
the Treatment of Pear Leaf-blight and the Apple Pow- 
dery Mildew. B. T. Galloway, Chief of Section. 
N. J. Agricultural College Experiment Station , 
Bulletin 57. Experiments with Different Breeds of 
Dairy Cows. Bulletin 58. Analysis of Incomplete 
Fertilizers. Geo. H. Cook, Director , New Brunswick, 
N. J. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Division of 
Chemistry. Bulletin No. 21. Report of Experiments 
in the Manufacture of Sugar by Diffusion at Magnolia 
Station, Lawrence, La.. Season of 1888-89, by Guilford 
L. Spencer. This report contains some wonderfully 
practical results valuable to sugar producers and all 
who may be interested in the investigation of the pro- 
cess of diffusion in the manufacture of sugar. H. W. 
Wiley, Chemist. 
American Association of Nurserymen. Proceed- 
ings of the Fourteenth Annual Meeting held at Chicago, 
1889. Chas. A. Green, Secretary , Rochester, N. Y. 
N. J. State Board of Agriculture. Annual Report 
for 1888. Franklin Dye, Secretary , Trenton, N. J. 
Cornell University, College of Agriculture. Bul- 
letin of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Horticul- 
tural Department, No. IX, September, 1889. A Study 
ol Windbreaks in their Relations to Fruit-growing. 
Spanish American Commercial Union. Proceed- 
ings at the Banquet given by the members in celebra- 
tion of the institution of the association at the hotel 
"Brunswick” New York City, on May 1st, 1889. Inter- 
esting for its report of the speeches on Commercial In- 
tercourse with South America. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Repoitof the 
Statistician. New Series. Report No. 66. Report on 
Condition of Crops in America and Europe and on 
Freight Rates of Transportation Companies. Septem- 
ber. 1889. J. R. Dodge. Statistician. 
Catalogues Received. 
Ellw'anger & Barry, Rochester N. Y. Set of Des 
criptive Catalogues. No. 1. Fruits, 10c. No. 2. Orna- 
mental Trees, Shrubs, Hardy Perennial Plants, Etc. 15c. 
No. 3. Strawberries, free. No. 5. Roses, free. 
Thomas Jackson, Portland, Maine. Annual Whole- 
sale Catalogue of Forest City Nurseries for Fall of 1889. 
A full list of Evergreen and Deciduous trees. Forest 
trees, Shrubs, Vines, Hedge plants, etc. Also Fruit 
trees and Small Fruits. 
J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. Annual price-list of the 
Eastern Shore Nurseries. 
The Lake Shore Nurseries, Erie, Pa. L. W. Carr. 
Manager. Wholesale Trade List. 
William Parry, Parry, N. J. Catalogue of the Po- 
mona Nurseries for Fall of 1889. 
The Reading Nurseries, Reading, Mass. Jacob W. 
Manning, Proprietor. Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue 
of Choice Hardy Perennials. 
The Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Co., Syracuse 
N. Y. Descriptive Circular of the Improved Kemp Ma- 
nure Spreader. 
Ashland Park Stock Farm, near Lexington. Ky. 
Catalogue of Fashlonablv-bi ed Trotting and Thorough- 
bred Stock. A large book of nearly 300 pages, hand- 
somely printed and illustrated. 
August Rolker & Sons, 44 Dey St., New York City. 
Wholesale Price List of Flower Baskets and Wire De- 
signs, Florists’ Supplies, Seeds, Bulbs and Plants. This 
firm will remove January 1, 1890, to Nos. 136 and 138 
West 24th St. 
State Fairs and Exhibitions. 
Alabama 
Birmingham .... 
. ..Oct. 21— Nov. 2 
Amer. Institute.. 
New York City. . 
Arizona 
Phoenix 
Oct 16—19 
Arkansas 
Pine Bluff 
Oct. 22- 25 
Colorado 
Pueblo 
Oct. 3—9 
Delaware 
Dover 
. . . .Sept. 30- Oct. 5 
Georgia 
Macon 
Louisiana 
Shreveport 
Oct. 8-14 
Massachusetts . . . 
Boston 
Oct. 7—12 
Missouri 
. St Louis 
.Oct. 7-12 
N. J. (Inter State) 
Trenton 
. .Sept. 30— Oct. 4 
New Mexico... 
Albuquerque 
Sept. 30— Oct. 4 
South Carolina... 
Columbia 
Texas 
. Dallas 
Oct. 15—27 
Utah 
Salt Lake City... 
