1884.1 
THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
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NEW-YOEK HOETIOULTUEAL SOOIETT. 
Notwithstanding the extreme cold and 
stormy weather, which made it almost im¬ 
possible to ti'ausport tender plants and 
flowers any considerable distance without 
their becoming injured, there was a fair 
exhibition at the January meeting. Among 
the most meritorious exhibits were a mag- 
nilieent collection of some twenty-five Orchids 
from George Such. A JJendrohium Wardi- 
anum had eight full flower spikes, most of 
them over a foot hi length. Mrs. W. J. 
Morgan^s collection of Orchids contained, 
among other superb specimens, an Anffrcccum 
sesquipcdale and LwHa aultmnalis. Samuel 
Heushaw showed as large and brilliant 
Amaryllis Aulica as we have ever seen. 
Halloek and Thorpe’s collections of Gera¬ 
niums, Carnations, and especially the new 
Impaliens Suliani, attracted deserved atten¬ 
tion. 
The excellence of the Roses seems to 
increase with every subsequent e.xhibition. 
The new “ Simset” Rose formed a prominent 
feature. 
Charles E. Parnell exhibited a very large 
and meritorious collection of cut flowers. 
Several choice specimens of Cinerarias were 
exhibited by E. W. Parsons & Co. 
The most tempting exhibit was two mon¬ 
strous bunches of Barbarossa Grapes, weigh¬ 
ing eight pounds together, and several choice 
bunches of Black Hamburgs from Louis 
Compondu, g.ardeuer to Mr. Charles Butler, 
of Fox Meadow gardens. The vegetable de¬ 
partment contained exceedingly well-gi'ovTi 
Mushrooms, some of them seven inches in 
diameter, forced Tomatoes, Beans, Cuemn- 
bers. Asparagus, Radishes, etc., etc. 
AN INTEENATIONAL EXHIBITION OF FEDITS. 
the immediate superintendence of the capa¬ 
ble and indefatigable president of the Mis¬ 
sissippi Valley Horticultural Society, is in 
itself sufficient guarantee that it will be a 
grand success. It is to be hoped that every 
State and Territory \vill be represented by 
delegate.s, as well as by creditable exhibits. 
Premium lists will be issued at an early 
day for distribution to all interested. All 
inquiries and appUcations for space should 
bo addressed to Parker Earle, Cobden, Ill. 
MASSAOHtrSETTS HOETIOULTUEAL SOOIETT. 
Amid the difficulties which beset many 
of the Horticultural Societies of our large 
cities, it is encoxu-aging to note the increas¬ 
ing prosperity of this stanch old organization, 
as indicated by the liberal amount of premi¬ 
ums offered for the present year. 
•At the meeting held January .5th, the 
appropriations recommended by the execu¬ 
tive committee were imanimously voted, 
viz.: for premiums for plants and flowers, 
$1750; fruits, $1000; vegetables, $550; 
gardens, $150; library committee, $400; 
committee on publication and discussion, 
$150 ; committee of arrangements, $300. 
NEW JEESET HOETIOULTUEAL SOOIETT. 
The Ninth Annual Meeting of this organi¬ 
zation, held January 22d and 23d at Camden, 
N. J., was one of the largest and most interest¬ 
ing in the annals of the society. Many of the 
papers read, and the discussion thereon, were 
of great practical value. All these will be 
published in the forthcoming Transactions, 
which to any fruit-grower and market-gar¬ 
dener residing in the State are quite indis¬ 
pensable. These, as well as the reports of 
the State Experiment Station, are furnished 
free to all members of the society, by 
addressing the secretary, E. Williams, Mont¬ 
clair, N, J. 
northern gardener can scarcely imagine. 
But early-appearing hot winds in November 
■destroy their floral beauties in the course of 
n, few hours. 
The avei’age fall of rain during the year in 
the plains of Adelaide is twenty-one inches; 
but the distribution is unequal, even in 
places not far apart, each often shoxving a 
great difference in the rainfall. 
Prom the foregoing it can be imagined 
that not all plants from other coimtries will 
grow here. The tropical and alpine ones 
suffer not only from the di-y atmosphere, but 
the former also from the cold during the 
■winter months. 
Most fruits from other parts of the globe 
thrive luxui-iantly in South Australia, and 
come to such peiffection in size, and fi-e- 
quentlyin flavor, as is hardly known in other 
countries, and many fruits are foimd to im¬ 
prove materially by the change, the climatic 
conditions being manifestly favorable to 
them. Apples gi'ow to great size, but do not 
always possess fine flavor, and contain more 
acidity. Pears, Peaches, Apricots, and 
Plums reach to large size and contain a good 
flavor. On the slopes of the Mount Lofty 
range facing the plains, fine Grapes of great 
size are grown, and the summer months 
ripen them to the greatest perfection. The 
wine produced often contains 25 to 30 per 
cent, alcohol. 
All vegetables can be grown during winter 
and autumn on the plains, but in no com¬ 
parison so successfully as in the gullies of 
the hills, where the finest vegetables and 
culinary herbs are raised throughout the 
year in gi-eat abundance. Cauliflowers About 
two feet in diameter are often seen in the 
market. Cucumbers, Water and Musk- 
melons grow to an extraordinary size and of 
good flavor. The South Australian cereals, 
especially Wheat, are considered the finest 
grown in the world. 
When a new-comer visits for the first time 
the agricultural and horticultm'al shows, and 
observes the fine display of flowers,''fruits, 
vegetables, and cereals in their xitmost per¬ 
fection, he must consider South Australia a 
favorable land; and it is indeed surprising 
that this fickle climate, with its extremes, 
drought, and hot winds, can produce such 
developed specimens of Nature’s gifts. 
EOTHSOHILD’S WONDEEFUL OEOHID, 
French horticulturists, says the Pall Mall 
Gazette, are at present greatly interested in 
a plant at one of M. de Rothschild’s cele¬ 
brated hot-houses at Ferri^res, near Paris. 
Perhaps the strangest of the strange family 
of Orchids, Vanda Lowi, was discovered by 
H. Low, in 1847, in the hot, damp forests of 
Borneo, where it climbed to the top of the 
highest trees. Its long leaves, which not 
rarely measure a yard or more in length, ap¬ 
pear small if compared with the length of 
the clusters of buds, which reach a leugth of 
three yards. Each cluster — of which there 
are at present eleven in full flower at Fer- 
riferes — numbers two hundred and eighty 
buds, all flowering at the same time, which 
are so different in appearance that side by 
side they may easily be taken for distinct 
species. The plant was bought in 1876 for 
a large sum of money, but at present it is 
considered worth $25,000. 
The World’s Industrial Exposition xvill 
open in New Orleans on the fli'st Monday 
in December, 1884, and continue for six 
months. This will be in the largest sense a 
World’s Exposition of Industry, and will in 
many essential featm-es surpass any exposi¬ 
tion heretofore held in this or any other 
country. The provisions being made for 
this great fair are of the most generous 
character. The Main Building, now in 
eoiu'se of erection, ■will cover thirty-two 
acres of ground, and will give far more 
exhibition space than any structiu-e here¬ 
tofore erected in this country. An Art 
Building, an Agricultural Building, and a 
Horticultural Building, and other sfruetures 
for special purposes, will all give most 
liberal accommodations to these several 
interests. 
It has been decided by the Board of Man¬ 
agers to give the interests of Hortieidture, 
especially those of Pomology, a larger place 
than they have held in any other fair in the 
world. In addition to the completest pos¬ 
sible display of trees, plants, and flowers, 
there -will be held an International Show 
of Fruits, organized and managed by the 
Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society. 
From all indications, this will be the most 
extensive exhibition of its kind ever held on 
this continent; and the fact that it is under 
NEW JEESET STATE BOAED OF 
A&EIOULTUEE. 
On February 5th and 6th, the annual 
meeting of the Board will be held at the 
State-House in Trenton. Arrangements have 
been made ■with the railroads to issue 
excursion tickets at reduced rates, and 
orders for such may be had by addressing 
the secretary, P. T. Quinn, Newark, N. J. 
-THE "OHEISTIAN INTELLIGENOEE’S” 
OPINION. 
The American Gakden was an elegant maga¬ 
zine last year, very tastefully printed and illus¬ 
trated, and is still moi’e attractive in appearance 
this year with its new cover. We take pleasure 
in acknowledging our indebtedness to it for many 
useful bints and mucb important Instinctlon. 
Wo await its appearance every month with 
eagernc.sa, always expecting to find something 
we wish to know, and invariably finding it. As 
its name indicates, it deals esiicclally with the 
fruit and flower and vegetable garden, and in 
that sphere lias no superior in this country; but 
often treats Intelligently, and ■with discrim¬ 
ination, of matters pertaining to the work and 
interests of the farmer. 
During the past s'earwe have cut from this 
.lournal ten times as much as the space at our 
command has allowed us to print, and wo always 
see those extracts come back from the type¬ 
setters with regret. 
