make it necessary that we should have more and 
heavier horses. To supply this want farmers 
and breeders have imported different breeds of 
European horses among which the Clydesdale 
deservedly holds a prominent place. 
The origin of this breed is attributed to an 
ancient Earl of Huntingdon who imported into 
the district of Clyde, Scotland, some Dutch 
mares, a strain then highly valued, and these 
being crossed with the native breed became the 
progenitors of the renowned Clydesdales. For 
the most part these are powerful horses, 
standing about sixteen bands high, are 
extremely active, aud in the south of 
England they are largelv used for the 
saddle and ooach as well as for agri¬ 
cultural purposes. Their prevailing color 
is blaok but there are also among them 
many browns and a few grays. A pair 
of Clydesdale horses will plow a greater 
breadth of land than almost any other 
kind of horses, but they require to be 
well fed. For cart-horses, especially for 
one-horse carts, there is no description 
of horse better adapted than the Clydes¬ 
dale, or that can get through more work 
in the course of the day. Their merits 
have secured them a high reputation 
and a ready sale not only throughout 
Great Britain but wberevor the English 
language is spoken, and they have there¬ 
fore been extensively exported to the 
English Colonies, and, to a less degree, 
to this country. One of the best speci¬ 
mens of the race imported among ns is 
-‘King of the East" the property of 
Messrs. Smith A Powell, Syracuse, N. Y. 
King of the East was selected in Scot¬ 
land as a superior representative of the 
Clydesdale stock, by uu agent Bout over 
expresslv for that purpose. He was im¬ 
ported in 1875 and was four years old last 
i~-_ Mav. He is a dark dapple bay 16% 
: sT;=i. hands high aud now weighs 1800 pounds. 
He was sired by “ the Marquis." by the 
£— i< pride of Gallowaydam “Lovely,” by 
“Loch Fergus Champion,"he by “Sal 
mon’s Champion." All these were 
very celebrated prize horses in their 
native Scotland. 'The accompanying il¬ 
lustration gives a very accurate idea of 
this noble animal from a side point of 
view, but to justly realize bis remarkable 
(if power, it would’be necessary to see his 
* - unusual depth of chest and immense 
quarters and loins. 
The same gentlemen have now on 
hand at their breeding establishment— 
I one of the most extensive in the country—130 
| horses of Clydesdale and Hambletonian blood. 
planted as soon as the ground can be raked 
deep enough to cover the seeds. 
For starting melons and cucumbers in-doors, 
the best pots are Bmall pieces of sod-turned 
grass-side down, and placed upon a board. 
When the season is warm enough, set out in the 
garden, having rich, loamy soil covering all but 
the leaves of the plants. 
Cauliflower plants oan generally be bought 
better than they oan be raised, unless a per¬ 
son has abundance of time and garden room. 
Summary No. 1. 
Ripe Tomatoes picked up to August 11: 
Little Gem ; sinau seamless. 
Conqueror; ... 
100 T)ay, mucli seamed, like a musk-melon; small 
to medium. 
Canada Victor ; small to medium. 
Green Gave; extremely variable in size, color and 
form. 
Golden Trophy; whitish yellow, large. 
Hathaway's Excelsior; medium to large. 
Emily: large,even, smooth. •*• 
6>£ inches largest circumference. Aug. 5—5 
ripe ; large, roundish, not acid. Aug 7 — 4 
well-ripened—7, 7%, 6%', and 6 inches circum¬ 
ference. Aug. 10 — 2 of good size, perfect 
form. Aug. 11 modiuru size, soft. Aug. HI¬ 
SS medium to large, soft, cracked. Aug. 23 63. 
Sept. 2—Many on the vines, mostly ripo, lobed; 
are now of a fine 
many like 100 Day. Sept. 2: 
deep-red color, well ripened 
100 Dav (J. A. Foote).—J une 12—3 in bloom. [ ’ 
June 25—second to Bet tomatoes. Aug. 3—one * 
smooth, round, well-ripened, deep-red, 6 
inches largest circumference. Aug. 4—5 
ripened; small; 1 to 1% inch in diame¬ 
ter. Rather largo seeds, acid. Aug. 7—2 j 
6 inches in circumference; lobed. Ang. 
10— 4; deeply lobed, and ill-shapen. Aug. 
11— 12 very irregular, all small. Aug. 19 
—70 ; firm, ripening all over; small to 
medium; much lobed. Sept. 2—Of those 
on the viues, nearly all are ripe, small to 
medium, lobed and ribbed; evenly and 
perfectly ripened; this variety ripens the 
most of its crop before Sept. 10. Sept. 23 
—a few mostly green. 
Canada Victor (W. II. Carbon)—J uly 
26—the second to bear a ripo tomato—1% 
inches in diameter no seam or crack. 
Aug. 3—ripened 2; round, palish or 
pinkish-red, the largest 7 inches in oir- 
cumfereiicc. Aug. 5- 1 ripo, 10 inches - — — 
in circumference; irregular, Aug. 10—4, g= 
large, knotty ; green about stem. Aug. 
1J —1, 8 inches in circumference; smooth. 
Ang. 19—40; smooth, above medium, 
firm; not very well ripened about stem. 
Aug. 23—60 medium. Sept. 2—Mostly 
green; vinos less thrifty than others. 
Sept. 24.—Many on the vines still, aud k 
most of them ripe. Jrgggg 
Green Gaoe (B. K. Bliss). -June 12— '-"s§s 
1 plftnt in bud. June 26—third to form ^ 
(set) tomatoes. Aug. 3—ripened 2— -zv. 
greenish-yellow about calyx, red other¬ 
wise, not yellow, as heretofore; a few 
yellow; extremely sportive; round, 6 
inches circumference. August 5—4 rip¬ 
ened ; all small, well ripened, Bmooth, 
not acid. August 7—1, 6% inches in 
circumference; very smooth aud round; lemon- 
yellow. Aug. 10 variable in color and size j 
largest, 8 inches circnmference ; round perfect, 
lemon color. Aug. 11—red color, size of hens' 
eggs; 13, 5 yellow; 8 red, averaging 7 inches 
circumference; 9 averaging 8%, all red; some ( 
lobed, others not; wo have never before noticed 
so many different looking tomatooB upon indi¬ 
vidual plants; this variety was unusually true in 
previous years. Aug. 19—14 red, 25 yollow; all 
of same general shape. Bept. 2 -mostly green ; 
ripen only a few at once ; all green on one vine. 
Bept. 23—a few ripe, for the most part red. 
Golden Troviiy (B. K. Bliss).—A ug. 6—first 
ripened ; light, pale-yellow—even lighter than 
what is understood as straw-color; solid, agree¬ 
ably acid, few seeded; round, well ripened, beau¬ 
tiful. Aug. 10—4, rather irregular-shaped, but 
very large ; a rough, dark-brown skin forms iu 
patches upon some. Aug. 11—4, averaging 8 
inches; irregular. Aug. 19—25 large, smooth, 
half lobed—half not; the dark-brown blotches 
disappear; average 7 inches circumference. 
Sept. 2—many on the vines half ripe ; not so 
desirable at this time as earlier ; do not ripen 
fast enough. Bopt. 23—laden with tomatoes 
nearly ripe. 
Hathaway’s Excelsior (J. M. Thorburn). 
—Weak-looking plants. June 12—1 in bud. 
Aug. 5—two ripened, largest 9%x6 inches in cir¬ 
cumference ; fine llavor; less acid than any others 
ripened up to this date. Aug. 10—2, round, fine. 
Aug. 11—4, medium size. Aug. 19—38 soft. 
Aug. 23—43. Bept. 2—A few continue to ripen 
daily, but three-quarters remain greeu upon the 
plants. Sept. 23—have more ripe tomatoes at 
this time than any others. 
Emily (Rubal Grounds selection for four 
years from a variety that had been selected for 
three years)—June 12—1 plant in bud. Ang. 1 
—1 ripe—eight inches circumference ; flattened ; 
ripe all over, firm, smooth ; plants full, all large 
aud about same size. Aug. 7—One 8% inches 
circumference, smooth, slightly green about 
stem. Aug. 19—very largo, some 13 inches in 
circumference, entirely smooth. Aug. 23—27. 
Bept. 2—large, firm, sound ; average as large as 
Trophy, but of a more uniform size and shape. 
Sept. 23—mostly green. 
The Trophy (W. H. Carson).—E xtremely 
vigorous plants. June 12—1 iu bloom. June 
26—several sets formed. Aug. 1—1 ripened, 7%' 
x8 inches oircumfpreuce; round, smooth, green 
about stem, the greeu spreading over parts of the 
fruit. Aug. 19—6, averaging 12 inches circum¬ 
ference ; fine, smooth, not woll ripened about 
stem. Aug. 23—21, immense. Bopt. 2—One- 
third of the tomatoes on plants ripe. 
Arlington (J. M. Thorburn).—A ug 19—5 
very large, well ripened, quite smooth. Aug. 
23—23, medium. Sept. 2—one-quarter upon 
vines ripe. Sept. 23—Many large, green fruit. 
“ICING- OIT r r 11E EAST. 
Set out summer cabbages in May or June, 
according aB the season is cool or warm; 
winter cabbages and cauliflowers in June or 
July. Transplant during wot weather, if possi¬ 
ble ; fill each liole with water before setting the 
plants aud shade for a few days. 
Potato patches in late years have not been held 
in good repute in small gardens on account of the 
potato bng ; but we have found our potato patch 
as profitable and convenient as any part of the 
garden. Of course, the bugs come, but the city 
bugs aro no worse than their country cousins 
and both yield alike to the influence of Paris- 
green. Plant as early as possible in April in a 
loose, sandy soil. We have tried several varie¬ 
ties but, all things considered, for an early po¬ 
tato we prefer the Early Rose. 
Dig a trench for celery. Buy your plants if 
you have no hot-bed. 
Trophy; extra large.•. 1 
Arlington. 0 
Summary No. 2. 
Picked from August 11 to August 27—Prof. 
Beal’s first date inclusive. (Bee his report.) 
1. Little Gem.... 200 
2. Canada Viotor. .. 101 
3. Cenqupror. 96 
L Hathaway's Excelsior. 8.1 
5. 100 Day. 82 
0. Green Gage. 52 
7. Golden Trophy. 20 
8. Arlington. 28 
9. Emily. 27 
o. Trophy. 27 
Remarks.— Judging the above varieties in this 
soil, climate and situation—for the earliest mark¬ 
et variety, we should choose Little Gem. For 
the best and earliest, we should choose Conquer¬ 
or, aud next for the same reasons, 100 Day. For 
the best Tomato, without regard to carliness, 
we should choose the Trophy for a red and the 
Golden Trophy for a yollow. 
BULBS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 
W. 0. L. DREW, 
SNOW-DROP. SNOW-FLAKE. 
What fond remembrances cluster around the 
delicate Buow-Drop, the first to herald the 
spriug and bid stern winter withdraw his forces, 
that the vernal flowers may come forth once 
more to gladden the heart of man. 
Every one bails the Snow Drop with gladness. 
Its appearance about the first of March is a joy- 
fnl surprise Defying' the cold, it lifts to view 
its tiny blossom, whiter than the snow, long be¬ 
fore the latter bus disappeared, and when no 
other sign of vegetable life can be seeu. 
Of tins general little favorite we have double 
and single varieties. The former is known bo- 
tanically as Galanthus nivalis flora pleno. The 
flowers are very large and double . they resem¬ 
ble, on a small scale, the popular Paomes, the 
center of the flower being composed, of a num¬ 
ber of closely-set petals, around which there is 
a circle of larger gnard petals. 
The single Buow-Drop is known in botany as 
Galanthus nivalis : the flowers are bell-shaped 
and drooping. The bnltm are quite small, aver¬ 
aging about half an inch in diameter ; the plants 
grow about six inches high, being just the 
HOT.BEDS 
A great mistake, made by many novices in 
gardening, is to use soil in hot-beds which is 
too heavy, so that the frequent waterings pack 
it down tightly, and the hot sun bakes it so 
hard that nothing can grow in it as it ought. 
The soil for this purpose should be much lighter 
and looser than common garden soil usually is. 
Watering. —Although the covering of glass 
holds moisture from escaping as vapor to a con¬ 
siderable extent, the shallowness of the soils will 
not enable it to hold water for a great length of 
time during sunny weather, and the beds have 
to reoeive an artificial watering frequently. 
The best time to perform this work is about 
four o'clock in the afternoon. 
I. F. Tillinghast. 
SPRING WORK 
Tomato seeds should be started iu boxes in 
February. Have fruit cans divided half way 
hetwoon the ends and malto holes through the 
end pieces or out them out altogether; fill these 
with mold, and when the plants have the third 
leaf, transplant to tho oaus. Continue trans- 
plantw from one can to another. Transplanting 
strengthens the plants. As early as is safe, ac¬ 
custom them to out-door air by raising a window 
or setting them out of doors through the warm¬ 
est part of the day. Never fail to put them out- 
of-doors during warm rain. As soon as there iB 
no danger of frost, transplant to the garden. 
Plants raised in this way are far more prolific 
than hot-bed plants, though a few of the latter 
are desirable for early bearing.' Wo have been 
best suited with the Trophy. 
Pea seed should bo the first put in the ground. 
As soou as a hole cau be dug deep enough to 
put iu the seed, have them planted. The ground 
should bo prepared in the fall. The best orop 
of peas we ever bad was put in during a thaw in 
February. They came up and the rain fell, frost 
came, and snow covered them, but still they 
flourished. They bore earlier and for a longer 
time than any vines wo over had. The ground 
had not,been prepared in the fall, so that a 
great deal of work, was necessary through the 
spring to prevent the soil baiting. Sow both 
early and lato varieties at the same time. About 
the early varieties there are divers opinions, 
hut for late ones, uothiug can excel the English 
Marrowfat. This year we iuteud to try fall 
sowing. 
Lettuce, radish, spiunach and pepper-grass, 
also a bed of beets for early greens should be 
CLYDESDALE STALLION u KING OF THE 
EAST." 
The improvement of farm horses is deservedly 
attracting a great deal of attention in this 
country at present. Improvements in our 
methods of farming necessitate an increased 
amount of horse-labor, and as we manure more 
heavily, plow deeper, and use labor-saving 
machinery more extensively, we are more alive 
to the want of horses heavier than those com¬ 
mon on our farms. Formerly when tho country 
was newer, much of every farm in timber, and 
reaping, mowing and cultivating done by hand, 
a farmer owning a hundred acres, could do all 
the work with a single team. Now, the large 
acreage under cultivation on every farm, the 
settlement aud culture of our prairie lands and 
consequently the extra uenjajifl for team labor 
