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tisements in this number of Orchard & 
Garden. They all issue illustrated price 
lists which also contain formulae for making 
insecticides. Send for them. Space does 
not permit us to describe the pumps manu- 
factured, but the “Perfection” of the first 
named firm and the “Climax” of the Nixon 
Company have given much satisfaction. 
Dr. diaries C. Parry. 
Horticulture suffers another great loss in 
the death of this celebrated botanist and 
explorer who died on February 20tli, at his 
home in Davenport, Iowa, from pneumo- 
nia, at the age of 66 years. Dr. Parry is not 
known to horticulturists as an author, in- 
deed he published very little, but his real 
work was as an explorer, and in that capaci- 
ty he has discovered hundreds of new plants, 
afterwards described by Gray and Engel- 
mann. Among the better known of them 
may be mentioned : Picea pungens, Picea 
Engelmanni, Pinus Torreyana, Pinus aris- 
tata, Pinus Parryana, etc. His life work as 
a botanical explorer has been rich in its re- 
sults and he has given freely to the world 
the rich treasures he has discovered. 
Our Book Table. 
Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General 
Horticulture. By Peter Henderson. A new and re- 
vised edition enlarged and brought down to the present 
time. By very many people this book will be valued 
from Ihe sad fact that It was the last literary work 
engaged In by Mr. Henderson and indeed was com- 
pleted but a very short time— in January— prior to hts 
death. The book itself In Its present state contains 526 
closely tilled pages and the text is illustrated by nearly 
one thousand engravings. It is virtually an encyclo- 
pedia of American gardening and should meet all the 
requirements of the American horticulturist. In addi- 
tion to full Instructions for the growing of fruit, flow- 
ers and vegetables there is a series of valuable tables 
on farm and garden subjects, with carefully compiled 
glossary of technical terms and a monthly calendar of 
operations. The common English and principal local 
names are given throughout the work, making It of 
ready access to the amateur. Briefly stated, the new 
edition comprises about Hfty per cent, more genera 
than the former one, and t inbraces the botanical name, 
derivation, natural order, etc., together with a short 
history of the different genera, and concise instruc- 
tions for their propagation and culture. Published by 
Peter Henderson & Co., New York. Price 8 1-00. 
Plant Analysis. By Geo. G. Groff, A. M., M. D. 
This Is a book of plant descriptions or record of plant 
analyses with a synopsis of the terms most frequently 
used In the description of plants ; and a schedule of 
work to be performed In the botanical laboratory ; also 
a list of subjects suitable for theses. Published by the 
author at Lewisburgh, Pa. 
How and What to Gn»v in a Kitchen Garden of 
One Acre By E. D. Darlington and L. M. Moll. Ed- 
ited by VV. Atlee Burpee. This is on a par with the 
other useful farm and garden treatises published by 
this Arm but covers much more ground. It is a book of 
200 pages, fully illustrated and gives much information 
of practical value concerning gardening for the family 
and how to make the garden yield an Income. By its 
aid the novice may readily plant and successfully run 
a profitable kitchen garden and the instruction given 
is so thoroughly in detail and the best varieties named 
as to make It invaluaole. Published by W. Atlee Bur- 
pee Sc Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Price 50 cents in paper, 
75 cents In cloth. 
Oregon Agricultural Experiment Sta’ion. Bulletin 
N't). 3. Entomology. I. Practical Work with Insec- 
ticides. II. Corn Worm. III. Insecticides. IV. 
Spraying Machines. V. Directions for Sending Insects. 
Chemistry. VI. Some Investigations of Plants Pois- 
onous toStock. 
The Poultry Yard : How to Furnish and Manage 
it. By W. Atlee Burpee. This is a treatise for the 
amateur poultry breeder and farmer, on the manage- 
ment of poultry and the merits of the different breeds. 
Fully illustrated. Contains descriptions of the leading 
breeds of land and water fowls; chapters on poultry 
houses, incubators, general management, marketing, 
breeding, diseases, etc., etc. a Iso how to raise good 
turkeys, etc., and a complete chapter upon the Shep- 
herd or Scotch Collie dog, how to train it, etc. A 
cheap and exceedingly useful manual for the poultry 
keeper. Published by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. Price 50 cents in paper, 75 cents in cloth. 
The Horticulturist's Rule Book. By Prof. L. H. 
Bailey. A compendium of useful information for 
fruit-growers, truck-gardeners, florists and others, 
completed to the close of the year 1889. This is likely 
to prove the most useful little manual for the horticul- 
turist that has been published in some time. It is 
crammed full of useful tables and formula? and fairly 
bristles with facts. The author is Horticulturist of the 
Cornell Experiment Station and Professor of Horticul- 
ture in Cornell University, and he imparts freely and 
fully to the reader, in a condensed and plain form, the 
immense amount of matter he has collected. No hor- 
ticulturist should be without this useful book ; any one 
of its chapters is worth far more than its cost. Pub- 
lished by the Garden Publishing Company, New York. 
New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Control. For 
the year 1889, with reports of Director and other offi- 
cers. Geneva, N. Y. 
Illinois State Horticultural Society. Transactions 
for the year 1889. Proceedings of the 34th Annual 
Meeting, held at Hamilton, Dec. 10, 11, 12; also pro- 
ceedings of County and other Societies of Illinois. A 
handsome cloth-bound book of 420 pages full of prac- 
tical and instructive essays, discussions, etc. A. C. 
Hammond, Secretary , Warsaw, Id. 
Catalogues Received. 
W. Atlee Burpee & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Bur- 
pee’s Farm Annual for 1890. Burpee’s Seeds are well 
known throughout the Continent and their reputation is 
thoroughly established The Manual gives a full and 
complete list of Farm and Garden Seeds, and a supple- 
ment of Thoroughbred Live Stock— Collie Dogs, Fancy 
Poultry, Sheep and Swine. It is handsomely bound in 
lithographed cover, fully Illustrated with hundreds of 
engravings and colored plates of valuable new veget- 
ables, among which is Burpee’s Bush Lima Bean, the 
only perfect dwarf f.rm of the true large. White Lima. 
This annual for 1890, which is mailed fr c e upon appli- 
cation. will be found a trustworthy guide for the Farm 
and Garden. 
Thos. H. Chubb, Post Mills, Vermont. Catalogue 
for 1890 of Fishing Rjds and Anglers’ Supplies. Mr. 
Chubb is the fishing rod manufacturer and his goods 
are celebrated throughout the continent. The Cata- 
logue gives full description and illustration, with 
prices, of the rods and tackle offered, making it quite 
easy for those at a distance to order satisfactorily by 
mail. A large and handsome book that will stir the 
blood of all lovers of the gentle art. A charge of 25 
cts. is made for the Catalogue which is credited upon 
the first order. 
V. H. Hallock & Son, Queens, N. Y. A handsome 
Catalogue of Seeds and Bulbs, Plants, Trees, etc., 
finely illustrated and ado ned with a beautifully litho- 
graphed cover on both its Inside and outside pages. It 
contatns a host of novelties and offers splendid assort- 
ments of Dahlias. Chrysanthemums aud Gladioli, in- 
cluding the new dahlia “White Dove” and gladiolus 
“Snow White.” 
Smiths, Powell & Lamb, Syracuse, N. Y. C .talogue 
of Holstein-Friesian Cattle with pedigrees and descrip- 
tions and also the result of tests of cows, yeatly milk 
records, etc. 
Wm. H. Smith. Philadelphia, Pa. Catalogue of Veg- 
etable and Flower Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Horticultural 
Implements, Fertilizers, etc., etc., illustrated and de- 
scribed. 
J. fc. Lucas, Watertown, South Dakota. Ki-ote Seed 
Farm. Seed Annual of the Kl-ote Seeds. 
Z. De Forest Ely & Co , Philadelphia Pa. Ely's Gar- 
den Manual, a Catalogue of Seeds for the Farm and Gar- 
den, illustrated and described. Also Plants, Shrubs,etc. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. General 
Catalogue of the Mount Hope Nurseries. In this, the 
fiftieth year of their establishment, the Arm makes a 
new departure and, following the example of many of 
the other leading nurseries, issues a general or com- 
bined catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 
Roses, etc., under one cover, instead of being issued 
separately as in the past. The book now makes a use- 
ful guide to the purchaser of nursery stock. The mat- 
ter is admirably arranged and copiously illustrated. It 
is one of the best and handsomest nursery catalogues 
we have yet received and it is mailed free upon appli- 
cation. 
Vaughan’s Seed Store, Chicago, 111. A large and 
handsome Catalogue of Seeds and Horticultural Sup- 
plies, with a rich and beautiful cover. The illustra- 
tions throughout are plentiful and in good taste and 
the list of stock offered seems very full and complete. 
There is a full line of novelties both in seeds and in 
plants. One of the best of the Western Catalogues we 
have seen this season. 
Joel Horner & Son, Delair, N. J. Descriptive Cata- 
logue of Grape Vines and Small Fruits for Spring of 
1890. Also list of Vegetable Seeds and Planet Jr., Farm 
and Garden Tools. 
Schlegel & Fottler, Boston, Mass. Annual Cata- 
logue of Seeds, Plants, etc. A well filled book of over 
130 pages, descriptive and illustrated. All the leading 
standard sorts of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Large 
and Small Fruits. Plants and Bulbs, with List of Nov- 
elties and Specialties for 1890. 
John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Seed An- 
nual for 1890. A large and well arranged Catalogue of 
Seeds and Horticultural Supplies, Shetland Ponies, 
Thoroughbred Poultry, etc., profusely illustrated and 
with full descriptive matter. It is bound in a handsome 
lithographed cover and will be mailed upon application. 
C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt. Seed and Plant Guide 
for 1890, an illustrated and descriptive Catalogue with 
cultural notes and list of novelties of special merit. A 
full assortment of Roses and other flowering plants is 
offered, also shrubs, small fruits, etc. 
G. D. Howe, North Hadley, Mass. Howe’s Potato 
Manual for 1890. Catalogue of Seed Potatoes, Poultry, 
Newspapers, Books, etc. 
C. Ribsam & Sons, Trenton, N. J. Annual Ca'a- 
lOgue of Seeds, Plants and Trees, for the Farm and 
Garden; also Tools and Machines ; 64 pages, illustrated 
and descriptive. 
John R. A A. Murdoch. Pittsburgh, Pa. Illustrated 
Catalogue of Nursery Stock, Plants and Seeds. A large 
assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Roses, etc,, 
is offered. 
Harland P. Kelsey, High’ands, N. C. Annual Cat- 
alogue of the Highland Nursery. Plants and Flowers 
of the Southern Alleghany Mountains, illustrated and 
described. 
Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Catalogue of 
Choice Iowa Seeds and special list of novelties for 1890. 
Rumsey & Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y. Catalogue and 
Price List of Spraying Pumps. A useful pamphlet giv- 
ing much information about pumps, insects and insect- 
icides. 
Ladies’ Floral Concern, Kingston, N. Y. Cata- 
logue of Seeds and Bu.bs of Choice Flowers. 
Livingston’s Sons, Columbus, Ohio. Catalogue of 
Livingston’s True Blue Seeds with list of novelties for 
1890, among which ma be named their New Gold Coin 
Sweet Corn and New Beauty Tomato. A full line of 
seeds are offered, both of vegetables and flowers, and 
the Catalogue is both well arrange i and Instructive. 
J. A. Everitt & Co., IndianaDolis, Ind. Annual Cat- 
alogue of Celebrated O. K Seeds for the Held, farm and 
garden. A full li-t of seed potatoes, illustrated and 
described. 
Hugo Beyer, New London, Iowa. Annual Cata- 
logue of Warranted Garden and Flower Seeds. 
George Pinney, Evergreen, Wis. Catalogue and 
Price List of the Evergreen Nurseries. A large list of 
Evergreens, and other Ornamental Trees, also Flower- 
ing Shrubs. 
Wm. Parry, Parry, N. J. Catalogue of Pomona 
Nurseries. Large and Small Fruits, Ornamental Trees 
and Shrubs, etc., etc Illustrated with many engrav- 
ings and a colored plate. 
Plant Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo. Catalogue of Reli- 
able Vegetable Seeds with directions to r cultivation 
Flower Seeds, Bulbs and Tools. 
