November 1891. 
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/ ORCHARD 
I John Thorpe. 
Last month we presented to our readers 
an excellent likeness of Mr. Samuels, Chief 
of the Bureau of Horticulture of the W orld's 
Columbian Exposition; we now have the 
pleasure of printing in this issue the portrait 
of Mr. John Thorpe, the able and popular 
horticulturist who has lately been appointed 
Chief of the Floricultural Division, and we 
take from The American Florist the follow- 
ing general details of his life and work. 
Mr. Thorpe was born in 1842, in England, 
where he received a thorough, practical 
education in all the varied details of garden- 
ing, and while yet very young gave indica- 
tions of the unusual ability 
which afterward made him 
one of the foremost men in 
his profession. He came to 
America in 1874 and his 
position ever since has been 
in the van of the wonderful 
advances made by horticul- 
ture on this continent in 
the last three decades. 
To him we are indebted 
for the initial movement 
that resulted in the organi- 
zation of the Society of 
American Florists, the so- 
ciety that has done so much 
for the advancement of the 
best interests of floriculture 
in America, and to his skill 
as a hybridizer and cross- 
fertilizer we are indebted 
for many of the plants that 
form a large share of the 
stock of the florists of Amer- 
ica to-day, particularly 
among geraniums, chrysan- 
themums and carnations. 
He was the first president 
of the Society of American 
Florists and has always been 
an earnest, faithful worker 
for its advancement. 
And now he has been se- 
lected to direct the destinies 
of the Division of Floricul- 
ture of the great World’s 
Fair of 1893, which position 
will enable him to give flori- 
culture even a greater im- 
petus than any he has yet 
been permitted to give it. 
by making the Division a revelation to the 
people of America and of the world, of the 
wonderful progress already made in flori- 
culture, and the magnificent possibilities of 
the future. That he w ill do it none can doubt. 
asked for three acres in which to show an 
orange grove and make a fruit display. 
Books Received. 
New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. Eleventh Annual Report. Also Third Annual 
Report ot the New Jersey Agricultural College Exper- 
iment Station for the year 1890. A very full report of 
nearly 600 pages and many illustrations. 
Indiana Horticultural Society. Transactions for 
the year 1890. A report of the annual and other meet- 
ings, and of local societies. The book also contains a 
catalogue of the birds of Indiana, with descriptions 
and illustrations. A very desirable report. 
Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario , Canada. 
Annual Report, to which is appended the twenty-second 
annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 
This is a very interesting and instructive volume giv- 
and operating co-operative enterprises of all kinds. 
These directions are based on successful co-operators 
who save from eight to flfteen per cent on all they 
have to buy and make an extra profit of [from five to 
twenty per cent on all they have to sell. The character 
and usefulness of the book commend it to the attention 
of all men and women who desire to better their con- 
dition. It makes co-operation a practical reality rath- 
er than a theoretical possibility. Published by The 
Orange Judd Co., New York. Price SI. 50. 
The Fungous Diseases of Plants. An address de- 
livered at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the East 
Tennessee Farmers’ Convention, held at Knoxville. By 
Prof. F. Lamson-Scrlbner, Director of the Agricultural 
Experiment Station. It is well that this very instruc- 
tive address has been published in pamphlet form that 
farmers may learn something of the work that the bot- 
anists have been doing for them. All of us are inter- 
ested in it — florist, fruitgrower, 
gardener and farmer— and seldom 
has so much information been put 
together in so few words as in this 
brief, terse and practical little pam- 
phlet. 
The American Pomological Society, at its 
recent annual melting in Washington, cbci- 
ded to make an exhibit at the World’s Co- 
lumbian Exposition, classified by state and 
bounty associations, and also by individuals; 
and it appointed a World's Fair committee 
of six to confer with the Horticultural 
Department, and to perfect arrangements. 
The Florida Horticultural Society has 
John Thokpe. Fig. 471. 
ing much Information concerning fruit growing in 
Canada. The entomological report is copiously illus- 
trated. 
How to Co-operate. A Manual for Co-operators. By 
Herbert Myrick. This is a handsomely bound book of 
352 pages, octavo, and containing a uurnber of illus- 
trations. It describes the how rather than the wbere- 
for of co-operation. In other words it tells just how 
to co-operate — that is, how to manage a co operative 
store, farm or factory, co-operative dairying, banking 
and Are insurance, and co-operative farmers’ and wo- 
men’s exchanges for both buying and selling. The di- 
rections given are based not on theory but on the ac- 
tual experience of successful co-operative enterprises 
in all parts of the United States, a full list of which is 
given in the appendix. The book is a revelation as to 
the extent and success of co operative work in this 
country, while its value is heightened by being con- 
fined to practical directions and details for organizing 
Catalogues Received. 
W. w. Rawson & Co., Boston, 
Mass. Rawson’s Autumn Catalogue 
of Bulbs aud Small Fruits for 1891. 
A neat price list, illustrated and 
descriptive; sent free upon appli- 
cation. 
T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. 
Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental 
Trees, Shrubs, Etc. Small Fruits and 
Grape Viues. Free. 
Weeber and Don (Successors to 
A. D. Cowan, & Co.) 114 Chambers 
St., New York. Annual Catalogue 
of Bulbs, Roots and Seeds, for Fall 
Planting. Mailed free. 
Peter Henderson & Co., 35 and 
37 Cortlandt St., New York. Hen- 
derson’s Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants 
and Seeds for Autumn Planting. A 
magnificent Catalogue of over 70 
pages, copiously illustrated and in 
a handsome lithographed cover in 
colors. In addition to descriptions 
of varieties, it contains cultural di- 
rections and special collections and 
lists for special purposes. The hand- 
somest fall catalogue we have yet 
seen. Mailed on receipt of a 2 cent 
stamp. 
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park. 
N. Y. Illustrated Catalogue of 
Bulbs and Plants for Fall, 1891. A 
well prepared Catalogue of 48 pages 
printed in blue and containing lists 
and descriptions of bulbs, plants, 
trees, shrubs and fruits. The illus- 
trations are very good and the cover 
is beautifully printed in colors. Sent 
on receipt of 5 cents. 
Johnson and Stokes, Philadel- 
phia, Pa. Specialties for the Fall 
of 1891. Seed Wheat, Grass and 
Garden Seeds, New aud Rare Bulbs 
for Winter and Spring Blooming. 
Wm. Stahl, Quincy, 111. Stahl’s Fruit Catalogue for 
Fall of 1891 of Fruit Trees, Plants and Vines. Also 
Spraying Outfits, Etc. 
Missouri State Horticultural Society. 
The thirty-fourth annual meeting of this 
Society will be held in Sedalia. Mo., on De- 
cember 1, 2 and 3, 1891. Sedalia is easy of 
access from all parts of the state and the 
best horticulturists of the state will be pres- 
ent. Exhibits of fruit invited for which 
premiums will be given. Railroads and ho- 
tels will give rates. For programmes and 
further particulars address the secretary, 
L. A. Goodman, Westport, Mo. 
