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January, 1890. 
ORCHARD 
GARDEN 
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^ wants in other and tidier ways. Besides, this 
mass of leaves, Llown hither and thither 
all over the place, has a slovenly and 
neglectful appearance not pleasant to look 
upon. 
Aesthetics aside, what is gained by this 
slovenly practice? Only increased labor at 
another season of the year. In the autumn 
there is time for this kind of work, and, on 
the whole, it is a pleasant and healthful 
exercise, and the result a handsome and 
tidy lawn for the winter. One can not 
look at it without feeling pleased with his 
work. In the the spring there is the hurry 
of everything to do, raking up leaves is a 
dreaded labor, and is often deferred till the 
grass has become blanched and more or 
less injured, and every step leaves a mark. 
Briefly, rake off the leaves in autumn, and 
put them where they will do the most good, 
in the stable for bedding or in a heap to de- 
cay. If you can not do this, then cremate 
them, and return the ashes to the lawn. 
There are, in fact, many ways in which 
leaves can be made useful, and all of them 
better than leaving them on the lawn as 
playthings for winter winds. — P. B. Mead. 
Nebraska State Horticultural Society. 
The winter meeting of the Nebraska State 
Horticultural Society will be held at Lin- 
coln, Neb., January 14, 15 and 16. There is 
no doubt that the meeting will be a great 
success. Many leading horticulturists from 
other States will attend, and a most interest- 
ing programme is promised. Addresses will 
be delivered and papers on vital topics read 
by more than 30 prominent horticulturists 
and members of the society. Nebraska rail- 
roads will sell tickets for the meeting at 
special rates. Our readers in the West and 
Southwest who find it convenient to attend 
should do so. For further information ad- 
dress the secretary, G. J. Carpenter, Fair- 
bury, Nebraska. 
State Horticultural Society of Pennsyl- 
vania. 
The annual meeting of this society will be 
held at Mifflintown, Pa., January 15th and 
16th. Cyrus P. Fox, the Chairman of the 
General Fruit Committee has collected in- 
formation on the condition of horticulture 
in all parts of the State which he will pre- 
sent to the meeting. Many other interest- 
ing addresses will be delivered at the nieet- 
ing by prominent horticulturists. Every- 
body interested in horticulture are invited 
to join the society. The cost of membership 
is $1.00 per annum, which also intitles the 
member to a copy of the annual report. For 
further information address the secretary, 
E. B. Engle, Waynesboro, Pa. 
Dear Friends: — If you do not have the time 
or opportunity to raise a club, you can at least 
} send us the names and addresses of those 
among your acquaintances whom you think 
would be benefitted tj reading Orchard & 
Garden ; we vnll give them all an oppor- 
tunity to become acquainted with the paper. 
H. E. Van Deman, V. S. Pomologist. 
H. E. Van Deman was born in Ross Co., 
Ohio, November 3d, 1845. He has from his 
birth lived on farms indifferent parts of the 
country, until he was called to fill the office 
of Pomologist in the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, August 1,1886. His 
father and grandfather before him, were 
specially interested in fruits and fruit- 
growing, as the many large apple orchards 
which they planted will testify. At the age 
of about 10 years he learned the art of bud- 
ding from a visitor at his father’s place, and 
at once conceived the idea of propagating 
trees at home. He gathered up chance 
seedlings and set them in nursery rows and 
secured buds and grafts of the choicest 
kinds from his father’s and other orchards, 
and before he was 15 the neighbors were 
calling him to graft and bud for them. 
At the age of 17 he enlisted in the First 
Ohio Heavy Artillery as a private, and served 
to the end of the war, being discharged on 
August 1, 1865. This, of course, interrupted 
his education which was being acquired at 
South Salem Academy in Ross Co., Ohio. 
After the war, he spent one year in the 
same institution, and then having decided 
to take up practical horticulture as a life 
work, he fortunately met Dr. John A. 
Warder at a fair in Southern Ohio. This 
acquaintance led to his going to the fruit 
farm of J. Knox, at Pittsburg, Pa., in the 
spring of 1867, but finding that Mr. Knox 
was almost exclusively engaged in the 
growing of grapes and strawberries, he did 
not remain there long, but in May of that 
year went to the fruit farm of Dr. Warder, 
near North Bend, Ohio, where he spent two 
years under his personal instruction. 
From there he went to Benzie Co. , Michi- 
gan spending two years with his brother, 
assisting him in starting a little fruit farm 
in the unbroken forest. In the fall r f 1870 he 
went to Geneva, Allen Co., Kansas, bought 
80 acres of land and began setting it partly 
to fruit. Here he remained without inter- 
ruption until accepting the office of Pomolo- 
gist at Washington, except during 1878-9 
when he held the chair of Botany and 
Practical Horticulture in the Kansas State 
Agricultural College, 
Our Book Table. 
Grannr n's Pocket Gallery of Noted Criminals. A 
neat little book of 80 pages on each of which is given 
an Illustration and brief sketch of some noted crimi- 
nals. Published by the Graunan Detective Bureau Co. 
Cincinnati, Ohio, at SI -00. 
Grannrn's Warning against Frauds. This also is 
published by the Grannan Detective Bureau Co., and 
is a book containing much valuable information and 
one that will prove useful to every business man. It is 
a treatise upon subjects related to crime and business 
life and also embraces many practical suggestions for 
every daj life. Capt. Grannan has been engaged in 
detective work for many years and has been Chief of 
the detecti ve force of Cincinnati. The information he 
conveys therefore is likely to be trustworthy and his 
suggestions and advice valuable. 512 pages, hand 
somely bound in cloth with beveled edges. 
Ohio State Horticultural Society, Twenty-second 
Annual Report. This is an exceedingly interesting 
and instructive report, tilling 200 pages with sound, 
practical matter. In addition to the addresses, essays, 
etc., the discussions are reported at considerable length 
thus bringing out much valuable experience. The 
book is well finished with a list of officers and 
members of the Society and an admirably well arrang- 
ed index. W. W. Farnsworth, Secretary, Water- 
ville, Ohio. 
Cornell University, Colley i of Agriculture. Bulle- 
tin of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Horti- 
cultural Department. X. October, 1889. Tomatoes. 
Entomological Department, xi. November, 1889. On 
a Saw Fly Borer in Wheat. J. H. Comstock, Ento- 
mologist. I. P. Roberts, Director, Ithaca, N. Y. 
The Cornell University iicyistcr, 1880-90. A Hand- 
book of 224 pages giving full information concerning 
the University, its organization and government, in- 
struction and administration, material equipment, 
courses of study, etc., etc. Ithaca, N. Y. 
Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Annual 
Report for the year 1889. This contains the proceed- 
ings of the annual and semi-annual meetings held 
during the year 1889. Excellently well arranged, 
clearly printed and handsomely bound in cloth. Com- 
piled by the Secretary, G. J. Carpenter, Fairbury, 
Nebraska. 
Mass. Agricultural College. Hatch Experiment 
Station. Special Bulletin. November 1889. Di- 
vision of Entomology. A Dangerous Insect Pest in 
Medford. The Gipsy Moth. C. H. Fernald, Ento- 
mologist, H. H. Goodell, Director, Amherst, Mass. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Report of the 
Statistician. New Series. Report No. 08. Novem- 
ber, 1889. Report of the Yield of Crops per Acre and on 
Freight Rates of Transportation Companies. Com, 
Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Apples. Notes from Reports 
of State Agents, Etc., Etc., J. R. Dodge, Statistician. 
Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. Bulletin No. VI. October , 1889. A Summary 
of the Station’s Experiments on the Black Rot of 
Grapes, and a Botanical Description of The Black Rot 
of the Grape. F. I). Chester, Botanist, A. T. Neale, 
Director, Newark, Del. 
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Bulletin 69. Analyses and Valuations of Complete 
Fertilizers. By Edward B. Voorhees, Chemist. Bulle- 
tin 60. Ground Bones and Miscellaneous Samples. By 
Edward B. Voorhees, Chemist. Bulletin 61. Ex- 
periments with Different Breeds of Dairy Cows. Bulle- 
tin 22. The Horn Fly. John B. Smith, Entomologist. 
Merrill Edwards Gates, President State Agricul- 
tural College, New Brunswick, N. J. 
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. An- 
nouncement concerning Garden Pupils. December,1889. 
Columbia Desk Calendar. This convenient and 
rather unique business calendar for 1890 is the Colum- 
bia Bicycle Calendar, issued by the Pope Manufactur- 
ing Co., of Boston, Mass. It consists of a pad contain- 
ing 366 leaves resting on a stand for desk use and is al- 
together a handy and valuable affair. 
Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar for 1890 has been re- 
ceived and is handsomely gotten up, the subject being 
a young girl’s head lithographed in brilliant colors on 
a dark olive background. May be had at the druggist’s 
or by sending 6c in stamps to C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, 
Mass. 
Hudson River Poultry, Dog and Pet Stock Asso- 
ciation. Second Annual Premium List. Exhibition 
to be held on January 9 to 14, 1890, at Middletown, N. Y. 
