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is required to decide whether the object be animal or 
vegetable. The chapter devoted to this question, as well 
as the one upon “ Plants caught napping,” will be found 
full of interest and instruction. 
“ Fruit Pastes, Syrups and Preserves ” is the title of a 
little book for housewives to be published soon by Cupples, 
Upham & Co. There is money for intelligent, home- 
loving women, who want to earn a living, but shrink from 
the life that store or factory hands must lead, in the fruit¬ 
preserving business, and “ Fruit Pastes, Syrups and Pre¬ 
serves ” is designed by the author to show them just how 
it can be done. The same firm now publish Mr'. David 
Mason Little’s justly-celebrated yachting views, including 
his recent photographs of the Puritan, Priscilla and Ge- 
nesta. 
A circular from the Division of Entomology, U. S. 
Department of Agriculture, has been received, which 
requests the co-operation of farmers and those having 
knowledge of such birds whose food-habits are beneficial 
or detrimental to agricultural or horticultural interests. 
Communications should be addressed to Dr. Merriam, 
ornithological agent, Washington, D. C. 
F. E. McAllister, 22 Dey street, New York.—Autumn 
catalogues of bulbs and seeds for winter flowers. 
John R. & A. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa.—Descriptive 
catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, 
■roses. &c. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y.—A descriptive 
catalogue of select roses for 1885, containing complete 
cultural instructions, with the varieties alphabetically ar¬ 
ranged and classified. 
H. S. Anderson, Union Springs, N. Y.—Wholesale 
trade list of the Cayuga Lake Nurseries for fall of 1885. 
Doellstaedt & Richter, Frankfort on the Main.—Whole¬ 
sale price list of German lilies-of-the-valley, roses, ever¬ 
lasting flowers, &c. 
W. C. Wilson, Astoria, N. Y„ and 45 West Four¬ 
teenth street, New York city.— Annual wholesale cata¬ 
logue of greenhouse plants, bulbs for fall planting, orchids 
and rare siove plants. 
Joseph E. Bonsall, Salem, Ohio.—Fall catalogue of 
winter-blooming plants, hardy bulbs and seeds. 
De Veer & Boomkamp, 19 Broadway, N. Y.—Treatise 
on Dutch bulbs, by Ant. Roozen & Son, Overveen, Hol¬ 
land. Price, 10 cents. 
William S. Little, Commercial Nurseries, Rochester, 
N. Y.—Semi-annual price list of fruit and ornamental 
trees, shrubs, &c., for autumn of 1885. Roses a spe¬ 
cialty. 
The Storrs & Harrison Company.—Catalogue of bulbs, 
winter-blooming plants, roses, fruit and ornamental trees, 
small fruits, &c., for fall and winter of 1885. With di¬ 
rections for the culture and management of bulbs, roses, 
&c. Address Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society.— Special list of 
prizes for spring flowering bulbs, to be exhibited Feb¬ 
ruary and March, 1886. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Calycanthus— Mrs. A. Brown, Washington Terri¬ 
tory. —Treat this like any hardy shrub. It does not re¬ 
quire special treatment. 
Azaleas— Same. —If yours are the tender sorts they 
should have the protection of a cold frame or any place 
where they will not get frozen. In summer give them a 
partially shaded situation, and where it is airy and cool, 
and in winter keep them as cool as possible, away from 
frost. The less artificial heat they have the better they 
will bloom. The hardy varieties may remain out in the 
open border during winter. 
Erythrina— Same. —Plant out in the summer and keep 
in a dry cellar, free from frost during the winter, in a box 
of earth. 
Lilies— Same. —-The Liliums candidum and auratum — 
in fact, all other lilies—will endure the rigors of your 
winters with a slight protection. If the ground is cov¬ 
ered with snow they will be sufficiently shielded. 
Note. —This correspondent says that glass broken up 
quite fine and scattered around the roots of herbaceous 
plants is a sure protection against gophers and other 
rodents. 
Dutchman’s Pipe.— H. C. G. —No, this will not suc¬ 
ceed in the house, nor out of doors in your hot, dry 
climate. The Cobcea scandens would fill the place 
in your house very satisfactorily; it is a rapid grower 
and will flower freely. The water-lily your friend brought 
you is the Nymphcea coerulea, a very beautiful aquatic. 
We cannot name your plants from the leaves sent. Must 
have flower, or at least a stem, with description. The 
specimen with berries is a solanum. Cannot give the 
species. We cannot tell you where you can obtain the 
Cherokee rose ; probably from some of the Southern nur¬ 
series. 
Amaryllis— Mrs. Dr. Leed. —There are two or more 
distinct classes of amaryllis, each requiring different 
treatment. One is an evergreen sort and requires but 
little, if any, rest—at least it should always be kept in the 
house, or plunged in a frame out of doors in summer and 
kept watered. Prominent in this class is A. Aulica and 
its immediate hybrids. Among the latter is Williamsi, 
Stenophyllce, Defiance and Ackermani; also some of the 
hybrids of Leopoldi where Aulica has been used either 
as the pollen parent or as the seed parent. All of these 
are easy of management, requiring only to be potted in a 
strong loam and kept growing. Do not use too large 
pots, and only shift when the offsets completely fill the 
pot. When repotting becomes necessary, do it imme- 
