OUE BOOK TABLE. 
Praceedl,.g» of the ; 
HorticiUtural Society, H. "“potions of of Tree 
Andrew 'Willson, secretaij'* always 
this vigorous aud excellent society without 
perused with much intercs ’ ^ jnforma- 
fiuding much vnluahlo and mtcrestmg 
tloninthom. 
The undine Kcglon of Soetl^-^^eete"! ®«me 
sota. A Phiephletpuhlishedhy the State 
of immigration, and giving a genera descrip 
of this region. S. B. f 
the secretary of the hoard, and wil t 
information respecting this and other p 
State. 
Godey’s Lady’s Book is fully justifying the ex 
pectations tvhich rve anticipated imder »» "ey 
management. Each number appe-ars to be an im¬ 
provement upon the precedmg one. The March 
number is especially varied andrich in interesting 
and enjoyable matter. In addition to the usual 
number of fashion-plates, it contains the touching 
steel engraving, “ Far From Home.” 
OAlUOOtm “‘^^otFruitwa 
The Hygieaii Home Cook-Book; or, Health¬ 
ful and Palatable Food \rithout Condiments. 
Fifth edition. Price, paper 25 cents; cloth 60 cents. 
Fowler & iVells, Publishers, 753 Broadway, New- 
York. It is not a work on the philosophy of food, 
but one giving recipes for its healthful and pala¬ 
table preparation, and it would be hard to llnd 
more information condensed in so small a space 
than is given in this home cook-book. 
Kansas.—A pamphlet of sixty pages, contain¬ 
ing information concerning its Agriculture, Horti¬ 
culture, and Live Stock, together with statements 
relating to vacant lauds, schools, churches manu¬ 
factures, wealth, mineral resources, etc. Pre¬ 
pared by the State Board of Agricuitiu-e, and 
published as a guide to those seeking homes in the 
■West. Copies may be had by addressing the secre¬ 
tary, TTwi. Sims, Topelta, Kansas. 
Living in Florida.—We have received from 
Borne and Farm a neat pamphlet containing the 
letters of its Florida correspondent, Mrs. L. B. 
Kobinson. These letters are valuable because 
they truthfully describe all the dilliculties new 
settlers in that State must expect to encounter, 
and they give just the information about every¬ 
day life which cannot be obtained from official 
reports or pamphlets published by laud agents. 
Everj' one interested in Florida ought to have 
this pamphlet. Price, twenty-live cents. Address 
Borne and Farm, Louisville, Ey. 
Bay State iMontlily, Boston. The initial num¬ 
ber of this magazine commences with an excellent 
portrait and a condensed biogr.aphy of the Bon. 
Marshall F. Wilder, President of the American 
Pomological Society. This will be welcomed with 
delight by his many friends and admirers; for few 
can be aware of the many important positions he 
has filled, and the powerful influence he has 
exerted npon.the development of the industries, 
education, and general progress during the past , _ 
hall century. The publishers are to be congratu- I bobntiy residents. 
Ornamental Trees, ^ gpoclalty 
of Tree ScccUlIl^^8 i 
estuljlislimciit. v r ^ rjiustratecl 
Churchman, ,, tpoe.x- 
Circular of the now ’j^aorsed by wahr 
celleut qualities j„gut fruit grow’crs. 
testimonials from i> -r_circulni’ 
Geo. S. Josselyn, prolifle Cur- 
Price List and and recognized ns 
rb:S::^vSahleredC.mrantinc,auva- 
*‘;L.»mn.Beed 
logue of New, Bare, a d „ccu- 
rrmdiWonrta’ all the best and choicest 
varieties. p--j,i.;77 jY r.—lUiistrated 
John G. Biu-row, FishUlh A - a. 
«c StrilWberry. New and choice hardy Grapes .i 
specialty. 
Green’s Nur.sery Co., Itochcsler, B. 
toted catalogue of Trees, Plants, “nd Mnes, 
SmaU Fruits a specmlty, with handsome coloicd 
platoof the James Tick Strawberry, which has its 
head-quarters here. The pamphlet is full of sen¬ 
sible and practical advice of great value to every 
one interested in fruit culture. 
AVm. Pan-}', Parry F. 0., iV. /.—Descriptive 
Catalogue and Price List of Sti’awberrics, Basp- 
berrics, Btackbeiries, Grapes, Currants, Goosc- 
ben-ies. Fruit .and Ornamental Trees, etc., com¬ 
prising all the best new aud old varieties. Colored 
plates of Kietfer Pear, Atlantic Strawberry, and 
Hansell Easpbciry. The Kieffer Pear and Wilson 
Jr. Blackberry, are .among the leading novelties 
of the season. 
hlapes’ Conipletc Manures .—A iianiphlet giv¬ 
ing descriptions, analyses, and prices of the various 
fertilizers manufactured by the 2tapes Formula 
and Perurian Guano Company, 16S Front. Street, 
Bcic-Torlc. It contains also valuable information 
about the use of fertilizers in general, the culti¬ 
vation of the principal farm and garden crops, and 
hundreds of reports from prominent tanners 
throughout the country. It is sent free to all 
applicants. 
E. P. Eoc, Commallron-Budson, K. Y.— 
C.ataloguc of Small Fruits and Grape-vines. Tliis, 
as Mr. P.oe informs ids patrons on the first page, 
will be the last one to be sent out by him, as the 
labor .and cares of business interfere too much 
with his literary work, and that he has therefore 
decided to close up his plant business. For Mr. 
Hoe’s personal welfare we are glad of this change! 
as no one could, without detriment to his health 
conduct so extensive a business in addition to the 
performance of a largo amount of literary work 
But to the nursery business in general his rctirc- 
mentis a real loss, for no one has done so much 
to elevate and dignify the culture of small fruits 
.and bring their refining influences to the notice of 
latcd upon choosing the most renowned and most 
worthy of New England’s sons to introduce this 
publication to the world. 
A Primer of Horticulture, for Michigan Fnilt 
Greers. Prepared for the use of beginners in 
Horticulture, by Secretary ChurUs W. Oarildd 
Grand Rapids, Mich. Apamplilet of sixty pages! 
Price, 16 cents. This is a unique and most valuar 
blcpubUcation, the conception and execution of 
which does high credit to its editor. TIic prime 
object of the work was to answer the in.any ques¬ 
tions frequently asked by young people who are 
Just starting in rural life, .and desire to bring 
about the comforts that horticulture may afford 
TO this end Jlr. Gai-flcld has induced Zoval o! 
our most experienced horticulturists to write 
short practical essays on the various kinds ^f 
fmits and vegetables, the flower garden, tl cfcon 
servatory, ornamentai planting, the value f 
observation, and other topics. All these .. 
taincdin the pamphlet, and a gtolitcr, 
solid pmctical Information, it would bo dlfllcnR 
to condense into an equal spaee. The work 
although pnnclpally intended for resh IT e 
‘0 horticulturists Ipf 
as he. 
Gic stock for sale is large and of best qiialltv 
and those intending to plant wlllflnd tt^heh' 
advantage to send lor a catalogue “ ‘ 
ANSWERS TO 00EEE8P0NDBNTS 
«eed catalogues will s ecYedT Tr;''“‘'f 
would by all means irHl 
among so great avarh-tv n„le "'’'’'I'''’ 
suited for every latitude and mhn'ato.'’''''"’^' 
l^Iantl^rolectorH, —f rr iir ,, 
There uro «everal IdiulH of 
tiirod and sold In seed slores r '' ’"amifae- 
Plants against sudden frost’and '? '"'‘’^‘’'''''‘oii »l' 
sect depredations. With small , i' "'’'"''"st in- 
''--Pot answers 
common Jasinluo suceJeds’ IZT'' 
^filial pai’tH of PCUf lnn» of 
leaf-mold mixed with llne'saiid 
=::;r-^-wh,g,it',eiS:^ 
at rest, it should have comparatively low » s 
atmosphere. Our January number cbntalmS,^ 
article on Allamandas. ■ ■ ■ .«<«ica 
Golden MiUet.—P. B,, Oliarlotle, N. O-tki 
a valuable forage plant, especially where the 
nary meadow grasses do not succeed woii*'^'' 
wonted for soiling purposes, it should be so^ ^ 
intcrviils from the earUest period; the gronna 
po worked till the jniddle of July, itjg gene, 
sown broadcast, at the rate of two to three ii ^ 
per acre. 
Lucerne thrives best on deep, light soil 
sowing broadcast it requires twenty to twenty a 
pounds of seed per acre. 
About Wistarias.—JD’S. F. B., Toronto, Kansas 
_Thcre arc several species and varieties, but ti 
Cliluesc is the one generaUy gi-oavu. Wistaria' 
are somowhnt fastidious .about tbclr positions a 
idant may grow luxuri.antly in a certain location 
while another, under apparently the same con! 
ditious, refuses to grow. Would advise to take the 
plant up c.arcfully, spade the ground deeply, paj. 
verizo finely,—but do'not add manure,—and set 
the plaut out ag.ain, cutting back to a single eye 
Mulch the ground in summer. 
Insects in Flower-pots— S. B. B., Milton, S, y. 
— The minute insects which infest the roots of 
your pot plants are no doubt the “ Ground Aphis ” 
a common i> 08 t of house plants, especlallywhen 
kept in a dry atmosphere. The most effective 
remedy is a strong decoction of Tobacco stems, 
about halt an ounce to a gallon of water, and 
boiled until it has the color of strong Coffee. When 
cold, pour into the pots enough to saturate the 
cutire mass. When plants are very badly affected, 
it may become necessary to shake out the soil, 
wash the roots, and repot in proportionately small 
pots, giving rather sandy soil and good drainage. 
The tops should be cut hack at the same time, and 
the plants kept in a moist, shady position for a 
few-days. 
Extent of the Corset Industry.—The anntml 
sale of Corsets in the United States is about 
$10,000,000, of which two millions are imported 
and eight millions are manufactured in this 
country. The largest raanufactinrers of the world 
are W.ufXER Brothers, whose factory is located 
at Brklgoiiort, Conn., with salesrooms at New- 
York and Chicago. The business of this firm 
has been built up entirely W'lthm the past tea 
ye.ars, .and is duo largely to the discovery by them 
of a stilloncr for corsets, called Coraline, which 
they use in place of tho rigid and brittle whale¬ 
bone heretofore employed. Tho cloth which this 
Ann cut into corsets in a single year, if drawn oat 
in a continuous lino, would more than reach from 
Boston to Chicago, while the Coraline which they 
use in stiflbning these coi’sots would extend over 
half-way around the earth. 
IMPORTANT. 
Wlion you visit or leave Now-York City, save Bns- 
K.ago, Exjiiesaago, and Caniago lilro, and stop at n 
Gi’anil Union Hotel, opiiDsilo Grand Control ropo<' 
boo elegant rooms, lltCecl up at a cost of one niiaw 
•lollais, rcilucod to $1.00 ami upward por day 
jican J’lnn. Elovnior. Ucstauront siippUcil wltli „ 
best. Uorso oars, stages, and elevated rnilronu to 
ilopol.s. Families can live bettor for loss me''®? 
Ornmi IJiiioii liotol tliau at any other flr8t.olas8 no 
latboclty. ___ 
brain and nerve food. 
I’ROJt THE NEUVE-OIVINQ rUlNCIPLES C*' 
OX-llRAIN AND WHEAT GERM. 
ViliiHzod I’liospliltes,—Hostoros tho onersy 
lost, by jiorvousiiess, weakness, or iiuligostlej'’ 
relieves lassitude p.iul jiotiralglii; refreshes t 
nerves tired by worry, o.xoit;onjont, or excess' 
sonsltlveuosH, aud slrengthous a failing 
■t aids wondorfi-.Uy in tiio mental ami 
growth of Infants and clilldron. Umlor it.s 
leoth come ensioi'. Hie hones grow better, | 
soiooUmr, tlio brain aequlros more rc'iitlily i> 
sleoiis more sweetly. An Ill-fed brain *®‘’*!*'*. j, 
lessens, and is poovisb. It gives a mof® *",fet 
leotiinl and happier ohildhood. Not it 
remedy; formnla on every label. F’oi’ ® 
Bi’iiggists, or man, $1. F. Crosby & 
OCl & 000 Slxtli Avo. 
take NOTIci’. 
For 500. (in stamps) 200 Elogiint 8oroii li®„ 
