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. MAH.RTTAT.T. P. 'WILDEB, JB. 
With deep regret we record the death of 
Marshall P. Wilder, Jr., son of the Hon. 
Marshall P. Wilder, the venerable president 
of the American Pomological Society. He 
died at Ijis father’s residence in Dorchester, 
Boston, on the 7th of June. For more than 
a year his health had been gradually de¬ 
clining. It was hoped a winter’s residence 
in Colorado would restore his waning 
strength, but he returned in April only to 
pass away in the midst of a large circle of 
relatives and friends. He was a man of 
unusual abilities, and seems to have in¬ 
herited a large share of the noble, manly, 
and Christian qualities which have made his 
father renowned throughout the civilized 
world. 
His death is the more to be deplored, as, 
bearing his father’s full name, he was ex¬ 
pected to succeed to the parental homestead 
with its famous gardens and orchards, where 
for half a century some of the most valuable 
and important achievements in American 
horticulture were accomplished, and where 
the original specimens with which his father 
made the first experiments in hybridization 
are stiU preserved. Its disintegration would 
be a national loss. 
But, great as young Wilder’s loss is to the 
interests of horticulture, it is small com¬ 
pared with the grief and disappointment it 
brings to his aged parents and their imme¬ 
diate family. From such a home as his has 
been, where mutual respect and esteem 
animate every one of its members; where 
every action, every thought, betokens gen¬ 
erosity of heart and unselfish devotion; 
where every breeze that rustles through the 
noble Beeches that shade its porticoes seems 
almost to be fragrant with sentiments of 
love, no one can easily be missed. 
To his honored and beloved father, may 
the consciousness of his own grand and suc¬ 
cessful life, his many worthy deeds, and the 
love and devotion of his noble wife and his 
remaining children,—to aU of whom we ten¬ 
der OUT sincere and heartfelt sympathy,— 
offer some consolation for his painful and 
irreparable loss. 
flowers in it. ^^^®c^ 3 *X‘‘thore“onf can 
beyond the bounds of readable, 
-cycling descriptions 1’"; „ light and 
Hunting and ® ^ canoeists will bo 
amusing illusti-atedsk ’ acsigns to 
pleased witli a practi at carpenter- 
Lcw howan amatcmwit^^^^^^^ 
Ing can built, himself a enmmer bota- 
dollars that will Ml of information 
nizing, by Professor Ba ey, mg^itios have 
for outdoor students, while the amenixm 
their usual lively character. 
Aiiiciican roniologicnl Society, 
1883 .-The handsome volume contalni g 
nroceedlngs of the Nineteenth Session of this 
Lclcty, held in PhUadelphia, in September last, 
comes promptly to hand, and the Secretary, - oj. 
TV. J. Beal, of Lansing, hUch., deserves much 
credit in thus having expedited the work. The 
volume contains all the papers and essays read 
during tlio session, with full reports of all the dis- 
cussious thereon, and the Society’s revised Cat.a- 
loguo of Prints. In the latter a beginning has 
been made in reforming some of the most objec¬ 
tionable maines in the list according to President 
Wilder’s excellent recommendations, .and it is to 
be hoped that this reform will bo further carried 
out and the amendments iiroraptly and generally 
adopted. This Catalogue, the most complete and 
exact of its land published anywhere, and in¬ 
valuable to any one interested in fruit culture, is 
furnished free to all members of the Society. 
Our F.ainou.s AVojnen. A. D. WorlJiinffloii iC: 
Co., Sartford, Ct., publishers. Sold by subscrip¬ 
tion_An excellent work, well gotten up and well 
printed. The book contains the lives and deeds 
of thirty of America’s greatest women, from 
Louisa 31. Aleott down to Frances E. Willard, 
with such names as Charlotte Cushman, Mary 
Mapes Dodge, Lucretia Mott, Marion Harland, 
and Harriet Beecher Stowe scattered between. 
The work is written by twenty women, some of 
whom are themselves the subject of an article. 
Thus, Rose Terry Cooke writes upon Harriet 
Beecher Stowe .and Harriet Prescott SpolTord, 
while Sirs. Spofford writes upon Rose Terry 
Cooke and sever.al others. 3Irs. Stowe writes 
upon her sister, Catherine E. Beecher, and 3Ir.s. 
A. D. T. Whitney. Kate Sanborn writes on Marion 
Harland, Jl.ary A. Livermore on Anno Whitney 
and Elizabeth Stuait Phelps upon iMrs. Liver¬ 
more. The articles are well written, a fact which 
the prominence of their authors assures. The 
book also contains sixteen engi’aved portraits, bv 
promnent .artists, and are most of them good 
portraitures. The book is entertaining and in- 
structive, and deserves the wide circulation which 
its own raent is certain to give it. 
OTJB BOOK TABLE, 
^ummit County (Ohio) Horticultural .Society. 
Ann^l Report, giving the papers read and the 
discussion thereon at the monthly mecMgs 7f 
this flourishing society. Several of the essays 
are replete with valuable and Interesting iX 
needs some convenient method of keeping iin/f 
memoranda of political events during?' ^ ^ 
dcutfal campaign. This littin ^ PresI- 
for that vemr pimpose M 
the Dale«aSsr?h: RepubiC X 
Chicago arranged by States, and is conventntlv 
arranged for entering the dates of 
meetings, time of registration, and otC Mr"' 
that one. should keep a record of perMnfi f 
the campaign. Pertaining to 
“Outing” for July comes along wifb fs *“*' 
breath of the hlUs and the scent 
OATALOGUES EEC'EIVED, 
Indiana State Fair 1 «R/t t>. 
the annual fair to briieX;"; 
September 29th to October till. " "’’"I’®”'*- from 
Tile Zimmennan Manufai.i r. 
clnnati, has Issued a Imndsomc Catam”" 
explains fully the merits of their Pn.i 
able Evaporator. Any one in tnv, i , Vogob 
diistrywill receive the ™ 
^orlt. It contains v„,name info™^^^^^^^ 
best practical work on the' culture 
berries and all , other small Fruits; pJ 
» Hoe’s Success with Small Fruits,” 
a much larger, richly iUustrated,’and m 
written work. *®B®iitly 
Preparing for Asparagus.—A!. 
sinff, X'- F.-If the ground whore the bed i 
made is not occupied now, keep it summ 
]owed, ond at every plowing turn under aX®' 
dressing of yard manure. Plant about Om*®' 
first. If not cramped for space plant in row 
feet apart and allow two feet between the i 
in the rows. .Of course they may bo placed 
but Asparagus, to produce best results mii.tv ’ 
plenty of room. • ’“"“thave 
Cut-worms.—L. F., Fergus Falls, Minn-o, 
worms .are among the garden pests most^'"^*' 
to destroy or guard ag.alnst. Dr. Oemler, 
gl.a, recommends dipping Cabbage or iw'' 
Ictives in a bucket of water in which a tablesX® 
fill of Paris Green has been stiiTcd, and pX”’ 
them in rows across the fields. He has in thf 
way c.aught fifty-eight worms under one leaf sm 
by rcplaoiiig the leaves every few days a’fleu 
may soon bo cleai-ed of cut-worms. ® 
Agapaiitliiis.-J. O. R. D., Rutland., Ft-m, 
beautiful phant, wbich is far too little taowj 
requires a tre.atmcut similar to the CaUa. When 
gi-owing and flowering it cannot have too much 
water, while after that period it should bo kept 
rather diy. Once a year it should be shifted in a 
pot but little larger tb.an the one it is growing in 
using good, rich pofting soil. They winter well 
in a cellar, but do equally well in a moderately 
warm room. They bloom best when exposed to 
full light and sun during summer. 
Lilies, Amaryllis, Perennials.—IT. A. C.—lili- 
um aiiratuin, longifloriun, and other Lilies that 
have been grown in pots should, after flowering, 
be ti’.ansferred to tbeofien ground where they will 
bloom next year. All are bardy enough to stand 
the winters of the Middle and Southern States, 
yet a light covering will be beneficial. 
Amurgllis Johnsoniis not hardy, and has to he 
taken up before winter sets in. It should be 
gi’adiiallj- dried off after flowering, and only 
watered again after repottiug. 
Seeds of Perennials m.ay, as a rule, be sown 
immediately after maturity. Most kinds, if 80^ 
early in September, ^ill make a good growth 
(luring autumn, and bloom next season. The 
young plants sbould be lightly covered during 
winter. 
W. & ,j, ISirkcnhcad \r„ 
Manchester, Ku„land,~'mn eleamX 
and richly IlIriHlmtecl gotten up 
pages, gives a Tilt o^ a ‘o : "or 
variety Of Ferns foinid in e ,M v 7 """ 
with prices at which they cai b, 
IH quitcanniqno catalogue, w l'I sT"""- 
maybe nccoinplisl.cd bysn^r.ii , 
on the Cultivation of Fcmh’X,. 
tical, and of value to every one im"" 
cultivation of these gracofnl 
Lord & Thomas, the enterprising advertising 
agents of Chicago, hjive just issued a neat, beau¬ 
tifully enameled Pocket Rule for measuring ad- 
3 ertiscincnts. It combines iuch, nonpareil, and 
agate ineasuro, and servos at tbe same time as a 
1 ule and paper-cutter. The firm will mail it to 
any address foi' ten cents, and to their customew 
free. 
A Rare Ot-portimUy.—Wo wish to direct the 
attention of our renders to the advertisemont of 
the s.alo by auction of Mr. George Suoh’s col- 
Icellon of plants. 'Phis comprises the choicest 
and rarest and bcst.-gro3vn Orchids, Palms, Ferns, 
c c., to bo found on this continent. So excellent 
a clianco to obt.ain smiorb spoclmon and other 
gieciilionso plants at a low price docs not occur 
'•fteii In a life-tlnio. 
answers to ooebespondents 
Books on Fruit Cult, 
An ExccHont Insecticide.—Afr. A. S, Fuller, 
Ihconiliiont liorMetiltiirlsI, writes: “I have been 
c-xporinicii I,lug tbia seiisou with BuiiACH. the Call- 
oi Ilia liiMeetExIornilmitoi', und nm much pleased 
''’illi the rosulis. it, Is ollleaelous In destroying 
’'’arloiiN HiiecioN of iilaiit lice, such ns Aphides 
iwd Thrlpcda! auil similar small and sott-hodled 
UHocts. Kome largo climbing Ko 80 .s that were 
badly inrestisl will, nplils and liirlps wore entirely 
cleiircil of Miclr oncnilcs by one dusting with 
Biflineli, and 1 am’ fully sattsHod that this Call- 
ornla product Is a most exoollcut and wlthnl 
'’cry coiivonUmt InsccIloUli'.” 
TAKE NOTICE. 
For BOo. (In Btninpa) 200 Elegant Scrap Pictures, 
two alike. F. WHITING, DO Nassau St., K. T- 
