OTO BOOK TABLE. _ 
Now Jersey State wMcL, 
Proceedings of its ninth annual ,p[,j 
as usual, are full of intercsthig papers 
pamphlet contains, /g Jiaress, and 
mentioned below. President M ard = m . 
many other highly valuable papers 
B. Wllliains, Myiridising j*'gey Vtato 
-A paper, read ^.^'.^vcs Lore 
Horticultural Societ^% the meaning 
pinto, “‘Xirt/nncl crosses, 
of and difference between ’'yLnds " 
practical instructions ™.ove' our 
valuable suggestions of how to imi 
Grapes and otlier fruits. 
J. T. Lovett, Fruit List of the ®*^'**® 
Jersey, reprinted to pamphlet fonn, . 
onthor’s report of the State Hortioidtural ..ocitt>. 
rearS prepared list of ali the pr.nmpa 
vlirieties m fnnts etotlvated in the State.- grouped 
ucc6rding to seasons and arranged by seographi 
cal sections, so that any one can see dt-® ^“®'j 
which varieties, for m.arlcct or home use. snecced 
best in his county. This is a most valuable com 
tiibution to the poraological literature of t e 
State, thetaiitation of which by every State Horti¬ 
cultural Society to the Union is highly to be 
recommended. 
Wcstei-n New-Yorh Horticultural Society.^ 
Proceedings of its twenty-ninth annual meeting, 
held at Kochester. The Keports of this Society, 
which numbers among its members many of po 
most experienced and distinguished pomologists 
and horticiUtiirists of the coimtry, are always 
looked forward to with interest, ns we are always 
sure to find in them a rich store of valuable 
matter. Among the many good papers contained 
in the present volume are President Barry^s 
address, the reports of the committees of the 
different sections, county committees, and essays 
by Dr. Stnrtevant, Professor Caldwell, John J. 
Thomas, P. Rejuiolds, Joseph Harris and others. 
The Scientific American.— This excellent 
weekly journal is not, as might be supposed from 
its name, devoted to strictly scientific matters 
only, but presents in a clear, practical manner, 
the entire iirogress and development of our age. 
Science, art, literature, mechanics, industrial 
interests, inventions and discoveries of every 
kind, naturai history, agricnltnre, horticulture, 
and many otlier topics of interest to every intelii- 
gent person, reeeive proper attention. As an 
exponent of jVmericau Progi-ess it stands unri¬ 
valed; and, combined with a high moral tone 
throughout, its educational value as a family 
paper cannot well be overestimated. We are glad 
to perceive its in,arked popularitj" and sncecss, 
which have compelled the irablishcrs to remove to 
more spacious quarters. The new oflices are at 
No. 301 Broadway, comer Franklin street; they 
are beautifully lighted, airy apartments, more 
than fifty feet wide and one hundred and sixty 
feet long, and furnished with everj'thing needful 
for the prompt and cllicicnt execution of business. 
the 
specialty of these P a Evaporator.-- 
Ziinmorman Fruit Q-, and 
Zimmerman Mfg- tpcii' various dr.vtoo 
Ungton, instriictioim 
appar.atuscs, with picaohiug, coii- 
and dh-eetlons for evai o .ittog. 
uiul inarlvcting 
of fruits. 
serving, crystalUztog am.^ ..-|--^-^ ,, 
£l hZ" able, m^-prpof, and covered by 
tone patents. ^ p,_niu8- 
Boouier & of the Cider and 
priiiii”S Melons and Tomatoes.-, j) 
jlonroe, N. 0.—All the good tLat^traninnofA-*'.. 
and Water-melons does Is that they hew , 
earlier- The process consists In pinching 
vines at the third joint from the root ass®*''® 
they Layo made sufficient growth. Ther”*® 
then form side shoots, which may be pinch 
again. The imining of Tomatoes consists tot 
ping the leading shoot. This is said to pronT 
earUiioss, hut we have never seen much hcr„® 
result from the operation, and ennsider it ha?n 
worth the trouble. “'‘“I' 
Teasel.—A. R., TineUind, R. J.-Teasel m 
cus ftilloHum, is a hardy biennial plant, the to 
llowor-licnds of wliich are used in the 
facturc of cloth. As far as we are aware it ? 
only cultivated in a few towns in western Ne * 
Atorlc, It requires good, well-drained gronna 
Tho seed is .sown in the lattcrpartof ApTii„‘ 
Boomer -- ^ t;j(icr iuo. itcgiiiniiig of May, iu drills about three feet apart 
tratcd_Catalogiicaud^nm^^^^_^^^^^^^^ , 
Wine Bi cssos, presses, it will 
by the Company. IMI" o'm 
be recollected, one hu ^ Centennial Exhibition 
ten seen these 
and cannot conceive of any- 
Jbtog morc complete and better adapted for tho 
pmiiosc. 
made iu 1 
at Philadelphia, 
liresses iu use. 
CATALO&TJES EECEIVED, 
BUwangcr & Ban-y, Rochester, X. Y.— Supple- 
inentarj- List of Novelties and .Siiccialtics. Also 
Descriptive Catalogue of Select Boses, with brief 
practical directions tor i>hiiiting, etc. 
Matthew Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, C.—C.ata- 
logue of StrawbciTics and other small fruits. A 
very neat .and tasteful Ultlc pamidilet, giving 
cultural directions, and concise and tiaitlifiil 
descriptions of all the best new and old varieties. 
Parson & .Sons Company, Flushing, X. Y.~ 
Descriptive Catalogue of Hardy Onmmcnlnl Trees, 
Flowering Shrubs and Vines. Special attention is 
directed to tbcirmagiiitlcciit collectlonsof lllmdo- 
dciidrons, Boses, Magnolias, Cliinesc and Gliont 
Azaleas, Camellias, Japanese Majdes, .and oilier 
rare and clioice plants. 
Garilencr B. Wcclis, Hgracusc, X. Y.~ Illus¬ 
trated and Descriptive l»ricc List of Grappling 
Hay Forks and Railway Hiiy Conveyors. Tills 
apparatus took the highest award at tlio trial of 
N.Y. State AgriciilturalSoclcty,and for excellence 
of workmansliip and construetion, as well as for 
ease and oITlclency of work. Is not oxcellcd by any 
other. ^ 
answees to OOEEESPOEBENTS. 
Late Strawberries. - ff. U- W., Few Bedford 
Jfass.-James Vick, Kentucky, Mount Vernon a 
among the best late varieties. “Ou "'O'stM'O 
^oiind” we should try Golden Deflaiice. and if 
good care can be given, Jersey Queen. 
Stephaiiotls and Authurium.-H. 0. W, Sfec- 
toH’s River, Vf.—Unless wanted for forcing, ^op- 
h.anotis can he wintered in a temperature of from i 
45° to 50 °, and wiU bloom only the bettor for It. Of ■ 
com-se, when kept in so Iow a temperature, but ; 
little water should be given. For fuller directions 
see March number. 
Anthurium Sehcreerianum requires strongheat 
and a treatment similar to that given to tropical 
Orchids. 
LUium Hai-risii in the House.—Jf. IF., Qiiaher 
jlill,X. r.—This as well as .all other LiUcs that have 
been forced during winter sliould. after blooming, 
be transferred to tbe open gi-oimd. Tlie iilaco in 
wbicli tlicy are planted must be well drained, 
naturally or artificially, else tho bulbs are very 
apt to rot. They will not bloom again before 
another year. 
Lilies D-om Seed_ G.F. S., Hennepin, III. —The 
easiest and usual way of propagating LiUcs is liy 
offsets, or scales, but they can also be grown from 
seed. This sliould lie sown as soon as ripe, iu 
frames or boxes wliere it can bo protected from 
severe fi-ost. Most of tlie seeds will not come up 
uutU tbe second season. Wlien the bulblots have 
attained sufflciciit size —after aliout two years — 
tliey have to be transplanted singly, and treated 
tbe same as siiiaU offsets. 
Crape Onllings li.ave to iio plaiitod as early in 
spring us possible, before the buds comineuce (o 
start. 
AVIiito ClimbiiiB Roses.-,S'. D. P., Walnul TliU, 
Mass.—Tlicrc arc several vai-ieties of vdiHc eliuil)- 
ing Roses, JlencU's RcctHing, one of tlie Ayrsliiic 
class.is oncof Uicbcst; itliasmeillmii-sizcil verv 
double, pure wliitc nowers. Tliey are not qiiil„ 
as Imrily as llie i’riiirie Roses, but with liglit pro- 
teclloii slaiKl onr severest wliitcrs very well 
There are also white /limhsia Koses. Tlie llowers 
are small, but of a delieloiis fragrance reseiobiiii.r 
that of tlie Violet more tliiin Uie Itoso. Tills ehms 
IS not liardy at tlie North. 
cient for -an acre of ground. The young pi^, 
arc of slow gi-owth, and have to be kept free from 
weeds, niid thinned out to about six inches; when 
largo enough, horse cultivators may be used for 
keeping tlie ground clean. The second season 
the flower stalks appear, growing to a height of 
I from four to eight feet. They commence blossom¬ 
ing about tho middle of July, and tho earlicstoncs 
become lit for cutting by the fli'st of August, the 
whole crop requiring about a naonth for harvest- 
Biiibs Not Hlooiiiiiig ,—,Scvpriil r,,, t 
Witliont a knowledge of aU the at(l,Sel're;:m 
Ht.iiiccH It is impossible In icil wlivbulbs r^r 
to bloom. Tlio most frequent cause 
that tliey are kept too wetand too warm • n " 
Wart. All plants, wlieii not in vlgiiro s ® 
Hlioiiid he watered only sparlnnlv "'''""■I", 
ucied an annnui rest aftm 
tlic completion of tlieir in-owlh- n i'' ^ 
given by drying them on',„„ri 1 A 
cannot rociiperatoSlim,.re I ^ ^ 'oaNl, tliey 
Tho ciilturo or Ainr"itlr Gtoxto 
encH was described in nrevi,. ■''•’""n- 
"e trealeuot ng,al„ „« «„„„ '„g (;a’Htol'r'“’ 
Kiiabe Dianos for Brobhlyn Schools. 
(From the. Baltimore JDaily Xetas.) 
Tho award of the contract to supply the Brook 
lyn, New-York, PubUo Schools -with twelve Pianos 
has hceu made to Messrs. Wm. Knabb & Co., this 
being the entire number required. Theawardwas- 
made after a tost of merit, tho Board of Educa- 
tiou having determined to secure the Piano which 
they believed to bo the best iu the market, with¬ 
out regard to the difference in price. After a- 
thorongh examination and comparison, the 
Kimlic Pianos were unanimously chosen. 
Darnell’s Fun-oiver and Marltei- supplies the 
loiig-fclt want of a elieap.rellablo and'easily man¬ 
aged Field Marker. It pulverizes tho soil in tho 
bottom of the fiuTO w so as to leave the ground in 
the very best condition for iilaiitlng, and is readily 
iu\iu.sted so as to mark any width from two to five 
feet, and any depth to six inches. When it is con¬ 
sidered that the success of a crop depends 
hirgely upon tlio proiior preparation of the seed¬ 
bed .and tlic exactness of the markings of the 
rows, tlio value of such an implement becomes 
apparent lo any one. IT. IT. Houghton, Jloorcs- 
toirn, X. ,T., tlio manufacturer, -will send circulars 
to all applicniit-s. 
IMPORTANT. 
When you visit or leave Now-York "A" 
Exinessapo, anil Carringo liire, 0?^^ s® „i^nrtnnt 
(mviiiiiI [Jiiioii ITorely opposite Grand Central Dop * 
000 elegaii t rooms, litted up at a cost of one 
ilollars. reduced to §1.00 and upward per daj^ Aw^ 
l»oaii Plan. JClevator. Reslauraiit 8iipplie<\TiH* % 
l>e8t. Jlorso cnis, stages, ami clovutod ^ullroaU 
ilopots. Families can live better for loss uiou®y \rttel 
Gi ami Unlou Hold'than at any other lb*st*cla88 
In the city. 
brain and nerve food. 
I'llOJt Tim NKliVE-OlVlNG I’ltlNCIW-ES OFT"® 
OX-UUAIN ANV) WIIB.IT CKUM. 
Vitalized I’liosphites.—Roslores tho eilcrgJ 
lost liy iiei-voiisness. weakness, nr Indlgost oji’ 
relieves Imssltmle mid nouriilgia ; refreshes • 
nerves lirod by worry, cxoltcinont, or excess " 
senslllvoness, and sirengthens ii falling 
It aids wniidui-fiilly iu tlie mentnl and '’®* 
grnwMi nfliiranlsiind elilldren. Under its use t 
leelh eniiin easier, tlio liones grow hotter, th® 
sinootimi.^ Ilie brnlu iieqnires more readily 
sleeps iiinve sweetly. An Ill-fed brain 
lessnns, nml is pcevlsli. it gives a more ’ 
leetiiiil 1111,1 hapiiler clilldliood. Not a se 
roniedy; rorniiila on every Inliol. F®*’ 
‘"•"gglHls, nr imiH, «l. F. CllOSUV & ^ 
(104 & 000 Sixth Avo. Now- 
^ TAKE NOTICE. .p,„t,arc«- 
For noo. (In stamps) 200 Elegant Scrap i 
No two alike. F. WHITING, 00 Nassau St.. 
