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the AMERICAN GA^D^ 
OTJB BOOK TABI.E. 
Agriculture and Industry -n-iU te tlie title ot 
the consolidatecl Agricullural ^ ® 
BevieiB and Southern Industries. It viU De pub¬ 
lished monthly, und simultaneously from New- 
York, Washington, and New Orleans. 
Massachusetts Horticidtural Society.— The 
weekly bulletins of this model society have made 
their re-appearance, and arc heartily welcomed 
to oiu- table. The first one contains an excelleirt 
essay on “Hedge Plants and Hedges,” by J. J. 
Thomas. 
The Kural New-Yorker has reached an envi¬ 
able position among the agricultural journals of 
America, and in many respects occupies to-day 
an eminence never before reached by a publica¬ 
tion of its kind. It not onlj’’ gives its readers all 
the information obtainable from the most reliable 
sources and the best writers in the land, but also 
the results of Its own extensive and carefully 
conducted Experimental Farm. 
The Continent, now our near neighbor, con¬ 
tinues to be aclaiowledged the model weekly mag- 
aziue of America. Although it has already reached 
so high a degree of e.?cellcnco that improvement 
seems almost impossible, every niunber has some 
articles and illustrations which excel anytlilng 
that appeared before. Dr. Henry C. McCook’s 
“Leaves From the Note-Book of a Naturalist” 
alone are worth the sxibsoription price for a 
whole year. 
George W. Ceilings’ Directory of the Agi’icult- 
nral Implement Manufacturers and Dealers in the 
United States, published by the Baker-CoUings 
Co., Chicago. This handsome, substantial vohmie 
of over two himdred pages, contains a comifiete list 
of all dealers of agricultural implements, alpha¬ 
betically .arranged by States, and a separate list 
of the manufacturers. The arrangement is so 
excellent that any address may be found in a 
moment. To any one connected with this great 
manufacturing industry, or to advertisers desuaug 
to reach this trade, the book is invaluable. 
should be taken to mutilate „ sharp 
brated convenient and neat 
cutter that can be imagmed. It costs oiBj^^ ^ 
cents; but after having used one fo I’ * 
week, we would not take a dollar foi it, it 
could not got another one. 
Literary 
four hundred thousand copies have bee • . 
and who is well Imown to horticulturists as a 
fruit-grower, is now writing 
a farmer’s novel in Harper’s Jlagasme. Nature s 
Serial Story’’is the rom.ancoof ® 
vith pictures of farm and coimtry life by G 
and Diehnan. It began in the December (Christ¬ 
mas) number._ • 
Kemp’s Manure Spreader, manufactured by 
the Kemp <e Burpee Mfg. Go., Sgraeuse, K. Y-, 
.and advertised in oiu- advertising department, 
is one of the most v.aluable labor-saving imple¬ 
ments ever invented. It not only does the work 
of many men with as much ease as water runs 
from a sprinkling cart, but it also enhances con¬ 
siderably the value of the mamu-e, on .account 
of its being much finer and more evenly spread 
than is possible by hand. 
ANSWERS TO COERESPOlTDEirTS. 
Killing iHice_ P. J., Halifax, N. S'.—We h.ave 
tried various methods for ridding frames and bor¬ 
ders from mice, and find the “ Poisoned tVheat,” 
or “ Mitchell Wheat,” sold generally in drug¬ 
stores, the easiest and most convenient extermi¬ 
nator. All that is necessary is to drop a few grains 
in their burrows. 
Lye Wash for Fruit Trees.—Jfer. J. R. L., 
Orange Go., K. F.-One pound of commercial 
potash to four gallons of water is the usual pro¬ 
portion for this wa.sh. It should be applied with 
a brush or swab ju.st before a rain. For cle.aning 
Orange trees from scale Insects, considerably 
stronger solutions are used without injury. We 
concur in your high opinion of the value of wood 
ashes. 
Forcing Lilies.— G. F. B., Xew Haven, Gonn.— 
Different species of Lilies do not force with equal 
faclliti’, and each kind has to lie treated according 
to its specific nature. The Bermuda Easter Lily 
and all varieties of Lilium longiflorum force very 
readily and much quicker than Jap.anesc Lilies. 
All should, however, be given time to make roots 
before bringing them in a forcing temperature. 
The bull) alone cannot supply the necessary food 
for the plant and flowers. 
Cold Grapery.—M. T. G., Yarmouth, N. S.— 
When it is not desired to have ripe Grapes very 
early, artificial heat is not necessary in a grapery. 
The cost of building a grapery varies in different 
localities, and according to the degree of finish 
desired. A modest structure could bo erected for 
about ten dollars per running loot, perhaps less 
even, up to almost any amount. During 1883, 
several exhaustive articles on this subject ap¬ 
peared in The American Garden, which contain 
all the desired information. 
Transplanting Trees in Winter_ Mrs.J.F., 
St. Louis, Ho.—n is hardly worth the trouble to 
transplant young Maple trees with a frozen ball of 
earth. 'They will do fully as well when trans¬ 
planted ns early in spring as the ginnnd permits 
The young branches should bo cut back about 
one-hall, and so ns to give the tree a good shape 
The cutting off of the entire top is, to say the 
least, a questionable practice. Of course care 
Freesias, about the valuable qualities of which 
we have spoken in previous numbers, are rapidly 
gaining deserved recognition. Mrs. Wood, of West 
Newton, Mass., who with her two sous favored us 
with a visit, and kindly iilaced a bunch of flowers 
upon our table, informs us that Freesias are 
already in great demand in Boston, and that they 
are justbcingintroducedby thoNcw-York florists. 
From wh.at we h.avc seen of the flowers wo con¬ 
sider them remarkably adapted lor flor.al work of 
various lands and shall not be surprised to see 
them soon take their place among the most fash¬ 
ionable flowers. 
To Hit the Mark.-Whether the target we aim 
at is a target which stands still, or a living creat¬ 
ure wliich is'doing its best to get away, there is 
no use in trying to do accurate work with inferior 
weapons. In the guns of J. Stevens & Co. we find 
the most smierior workmanship and the most ex¬ 
cellent methods of construction. Whether for 
purposes of marksmaushii) or for taking game 
successfully, these arms are all that can be de- 
sli’cd. The most exiierienoed .sportsmen testify 
rvith pleasure the high estimation in which they 
hold these weapons. The prices of the J. Stevens 
& Co. arms will bo foimd acceptable to all who 
know how to appreciate a good .article of gun or 
pistol. Then- Illu8tr.atcd Price List is m.ailed, 
l)ost-pald, upon application. 
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depots. Familics can live better for less money at the 
Grand Union Hotel than at any otlicr first-class hotel 
In the city. 
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