1886]. 
Oaa BOOK TABLE, 
Orange iiiul I'niU Culture. Speci.M demands for 
plant food to produce vigor and licaltli of tree as well as 
highest quality of fruit, dangers from injudicious fertil 
iz.ition, etc., issued by thoMapes Formula & Peruvian Co 
NewYoik. Apamplet of forty pages eont.aining a large 
amount of information of value not only to the onange 
grower, but to every farmer and gardener. 
Kxtva Tropical Plants, by llaron Ferd. von hr«cller 
Published by G. S. Davis, Detroit, M,eh. This elegant 
octavo volume of nearly five hundred pages, contains an 
alphabetically arranged list, with descriptions of plant., 
which ra.ay be reared in the forests, fields or pastures of 
the temperate geographical latitudes. Tlio work, origi. 
imlly intended tor the Australian continent use mainly, lias 
been rearranged and largely supplemented with special 
reference to North America. The author, who is one of 
the most emminent and renowned living botanists, has here 
condensed into a comparatively small volume, not only the 
results of his own v.alu.ible c.\pericnce on the accllmallim of 
plants but .also a great amount of information so widely 
scattered through r.are and voluminous works as to be ac- 
cossible to but few persons. 
In a separate list at the close of the volume all the genera 
enumerated are grouped together according to the products 
which they yield, facilitating the tracing out of any scries 
of plants regarding which special economic information 
may be sought. In addition to this is given an index .ac¬ 
cording to the geographic distribution of the respective 
dustrial plants. As a work of reference this book is of 
great value to every one interested in geographical and in¬ 
dustrial botany; even now when hastily glancing over its 
pages we find many items of mformation for whicli we had 
searched through many other volumes without success, 
The publishers deserve high credit for bringing this work 
within reach of the American public. 
How to Propagate and Grow Print, by Charles 
A. Green, editor of Green’s FniitGrower, Rochester, N 
Y. A very taking” book, has been produced by Mr 
Green. Facts, e.xperience, brightness, humor, telling ar¬ 
gument and earnest purpose fill its pages from cover to 
cover. Here are gathered many of the best things that 
have appeared in the Fruit Grower, and we rejoice that 
Mr. Green’s excellent work has here found more permanent 
form. The propagation of all the large and small fruits of 
northern culture is clearly treated. Budding and grafting 
have full attention. Soils, varieties, implements, manures, 
and culture are fully discussed. Transplanting, pruning, 
harvesting, storing and marketing are well preached. The 
chapters on Advice to Beginners, Certainties of Fruit 
Culture, Evaporating Fruit, Grape Talk, How I Began 
Fruit Growing, etc., will be highly appreciated. It has 
64 pages, over 50 illustrations and 2 coloredj plates. Price 
SO cents; cloih*$i.oo. 
Great Potato Xield, Report of the Committee ap¬ 
pointed to award the seven hundred dollars cash premiums 
offered by the Bradley Fertilizer company, Boston, Mass., 
and Rochester, N. Y., for the largest yields of potatoes 
grown from one pound of seed, with the use of their fer¬ 
tilizers. 
Boston, Mass., December 30th, 1884. 
The undersigned, having been appointed a committee to 
award the premiums of seven hundred dollars offered by 
the Bradley Fertilizer company for the largest yields grown 
from one pound of “Dakota Red” Potatoes, with the 
use of their Fertilizers, after a careful examination of the 
statements subscribed and sworn to by the competitors and 
their witnesses, have this day awarded premiums as fo’lows: 
tst premium, S300, to H. C. Pearson, Pitcarin, N. Y., 
yield8,558 pounds; ad premium, ^150, to A. Rose, Penn 
Yan, N. Y., yield 2,349 pounds; 3d premium. ;?ioo, to C. 
F* Ihompson, Lee, N. H., yield 2,118 pounds; 4th prem- 
ium, 875, to Charles C. Miller, Akron, O., yield 1,677 5-7 
pounds; sih premium, $50, to G. W. P. Gerrard, Caribou, 
yield 1,63834 pounds; 6th premium. $25, to E. H. 
■cks Rochester, N. Y., yield 1,3203^ pounds. 
William Hamilton, Caledonia, N. Y., President of Wes¬ 
tern New York Agricultural Society. James S. Grinnell, 
^■eenfield, Mass,, formerly Acting Commissioner of Ag¬ 
riculture, at Washington, D. C John E. Russell, Bos- 
Mass,, Secretary of State Board of Agriculture of 
Massachusetts. I. P. Roberts, Professor of Agriculture at 
^^ell University, Ithaca, N. Y.—Committee. 
These enoimous yields of potatoes, grown from one 
pound of seed by careful cultivation and with the liberal 
^ a high grade fertilizer, are worthy the consideration 
^ all interested in the culture of the potato or in the possi- 
* ities of reproduction in the Vegetable Kingdom- 2,558 
^^^unds from one pound of seed greatly surpasses, we be- 
ta^^* *”^*^'**S heretofore recorded in the culture of the po- 
sho ^laore than a ton and a-quarter, or 42 bushels, 
® grown from one pound of seed U truly marvel- 
W]* .^°®hu»hel of seed at this rate would produce 2 558 
»and eight bushels, the amount of seed commonly 
P®*" acre, would produce 20,464 bushels. 
The AMERICAN GARDEN. 
35 
answers to ooeuespondents, 
few on tliu ',1 “f Seale. If there are only 
Itrlxine ‘-■'"'■''■■le". 'fhia ia made by 
This m'.’i'1,^0 "■'f' o"" P^rt o£ aour 
formed ' VlT ootil a butler is 
■iml nnv 1, .'V” r """ '“"K dosed vessels, 
will be I ill'd' '"•'f die insects every one 
y nt.h^ die plants, yet ills wcdl to 
synngi. them aftciwarcl with pure water 
Apis, Many of ottr native trees and 
plants Ida t"I'r P'astiir.age. Of herbaceous 
1 la is adapted for cult,vat,on A. H. Newman recommends 
a aloguc . Mchlot or Dokhara Clover, White 
Clover, Ats,ke Clover, Catnip, MiK„„„etie, Spider Plant 
{C/roMc-), Simpson’s Honey Plant (ScraJ,hu/ayi„). 
Wigaudia niul Ipomoaa, J. W. B. Flushing, L, 
- becd of W igandia may be prncured from any first class 
^ed house, ipomasa uoctijlora was introduced by Peter 
Henderson, we believe, who offers it in his catalogue. 
IVopngating Norway Spruce, Mrs. S. G. M. 
Wyllie.sburg, Va. These, as nearly all coniferous trees' 
are best propagated from seed, but it requires more care to 
r.aise evergreens from seed than any other class of trees. 
Ihe seed must be sown very early in spring, in very 
fine, rather compact soil, and the seedlings as soon as they 
appear above ground, h.we to be protected entirely against 
sun for the first few weeks, and partially so throughout the 
first summer. In a small way it is hardly worth the trouble 
to raise seedlings as small treescan be bought very low. 
Ked Spiders on Chrysanthemums. R. M., 
Easton, Pa. Tobacco water is the best remedy for this 
insect. 
coffee, and when used, as warm as the hand will bear, 
syringed over the entire plants, the lower side of the leaves 
too. One application a day, repeated two or three times on 
successive days Is generally sufficient. 
O. IS. Mattlson & Co., Jacksonville, N. Y., Whole- 
»a'e Pricc-hist of Fruit and Ornamental Trees. 
Ant. lloozon & Son, Overvecii, near Haarlem, Hol¬ 
land, sole agent for the United Slates, J. A. Veer, 318 
Broadway, N, Y,, Catalogue of Gladiolus, Dahlias, Ran¬ 
unculus. Anemones, Iris, Begonias, Gloxinias, Amaryllis, 
and other Dutch and Foreign Bulb.s. This house which 
offers as complete and select a collection of bulbs as are 
found anywhere, has taken a great step in advance of oilier 
European firms, by giving the prices, which are very low, 
in American money, and by delivering all goods ordered in 
New York free of duties, expressage, packing or expense 
of any kind, thus en.ibling the buyer to deal directly with 
the grower. 
i'hiDt and Seed Company, St. Louis, Mo. Illus¬ 
trated and Descriptive Catalogue of Vegetables, Pears, 
1‘ield, Flower and Tree .Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Implements, 
1‘eriilizers, etc. A large and handsome catalogue, contain- ■ 
ing a complete list in every department, and many valuable 
cultural directions. 
D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich., Seed Annual for 
1885. This is decidedly more beautiful and valuable than 
ever. Tlic descriptions and illustrations of the large seed 
farms and trial grounds of the firm are highly interesting, 
and tlie hints on the formation and management of gardens 
it contains cannot fail to be of great service to all who gar- 
den, whether for profit or pleasure. 
Alfred H. Newman, 923 West Madison Street. 
Chicago, III,, Illustrated Catalogue of Bee Keeper’s Sup¬ 
plies, comprising everything requisite to bee culture. 
A. H. Pomeroy, Hartford, Conn., Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue of Scroll Saws, Fancy Woods, Clock Movements, 
Mechanics Tools, Pocket Cutlery, etc. 
Vick’a Floral Guide is one of the handsomest 
of all the seedmen’s publications. The 1885 issue is a 
The solution should be of about the color of strong j pages, full of illustrations and descriptions of 
- ’ ’ ’ ..... a great host of new and old garden favorites. James Vick, . 
Rochester, N. Y. 
LandretlPs Rural Reg:ister and Almanac, loist 
year, is a reminder of a remarkably long business life for 
this new country, and of a reputation for good seeds that 
must have been good to have withstood the test of a cen- 
tuD', of planting in all sections. 
Hiram Sibley & Co.’s Catalogue of Vegetable, Flow¬ 
er and Field Seeds, is worthy of emulation in the strong 
ground taken against the confusion of names of field and 
garden plants. It is compact, plain and sensible. 
A. D. Cowan & Co., New York, issue a handsome 
and valuable Catalogue of seeds and plants. It contains a 
remarkably large collection in a small space and is readable 
and attractive. 
Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston. This Catalogue is 
of an old house, established 1S22, has an interesting por¬ 
trait of the founder. Their specialties this year are the 
Pearl of Savoy Potato, and the Angel of ^^idnight Com. 
$200 are offered in prizes. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Jaine.s M. Thorburii & Co., New York, descriptive 
catalogue of Seeds for the Vegetable Garden, Flower Gar¬ 
den, Lawn, Farm and Nursery. This is without exception 
the most substantial-looking, business-like catalogue on 
our tabic neat and attractive and yet without any unneces¬ 
sary show whatever. While it is said to contain the largest 
collection to be found in “tlie world,” its arrangement is so 
systematic that everything can be found at a glance. 
The cultural directions and tables of seeds to be sown each 
month arc prepared with great care, and are of special value 
to every gardener. 
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, Pa., Catalogue of 
new and standard Publications, comprising Fiction, His¬ 
tory, Biography, Travels, Poetry, Agriculture, Religion, 
School and Juvenile Books, etc. 
Dubois-Soisson, Orleans, France, Price-list of Roses 
comprising many new varieties introduced by this firm and 
ail the best older kinds. 
Benjamin Hammond, Fishkill, N. Y., Catalogue 
of Pure Paints, especially adapted for cottage and farm use. 
Also circular of Slug Shot, giving numerous endorsements 
about the efficiency of this excellent insecticide. These 
works were formerly located at Mount Kisco, N. Y. 
Peter Henderson & Co.’s Manual of Everything for 
the Garden, 35 37 Cortlandt Street, N. Y. This firm 
has excelled itself this year in the beauty and excellence of 
its catalogue, as a more Iiandsomely and tastefully gotten 
up seed and plant catalogue has certainly not before been 
published anywhere. It is embellished with several highly 
artistic colored plates, and contains, as its title indicates, 
everything for the garden; seeds, plants, implements, fertil¬ 
izers, etc. No one interested in gardening can afford to be 
without this catalogue. ^ „ t. • 
Samuol Wilson, Mechanicsvillc, Bucks Co., Pa., Price 
List and Catalogue of Garden, Field and Flower Seeds and 
Vegetable Plants. Spcci.ally, every package is stamped 
with the year in which the seed was grotvn. 
Niagara White Grape C« , Lockport. N. Y., De 
scriptive Circular and announcement of the decision of the 
cmm»ny to offer vines for sale to the general pnbhcw.thont 
"Bnrpee's Farm Annual, W. Atlee Burpee & Co 
^U^Cnl'iues o£^GarIn°,''Fa°r.n and" Flower Seeds is- 
“‘Z New Red China Squash, Empire State Potato. 
r D oripdve-d Illustrated Catalogue of all the most 
i:st”sundercnl.ivadon, a general a.ort- 
ment of Greenhouse and Bedding Plants. 
TRADE NOTES. 
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTERSST FROM THE SEED, NURSERY 
AND FLOWER TRADE ARB SOLICITED FOR THIS COLUMN. 
Joseph Breck & Sods, the well-known seed and imple¬ 
ment house of Boston, have secured the services of Mr. J. 
H. Munson, late wth Hiram Sibley & Co., to take charge 
of their seed department. Mr, M. brings seven years of 
valuable experience to his new position. 
W. W. Rawson.a prominent seed grower and maiket- 
gardener of Arlington, Mass , has purchased the seed 
business of Everett & Gleason, 34 South Market Street, 
Boston, and is conducting it with great energy. 
Messrs. B. K. Biiss & Sons of New York, have the sym¬ 
pathy of the entire horticultural community, in their finan¬ 
cial embarrasimeut, which has caused a partial suspension 
of business until arraDgements can be made for the settle¬ 
ment of the troubles. Messrs. Bliss & Sons have an ex¬ 
cellent reputation for reliable goods and square dealing. 
The new catalogues of seedsmen and nurseiymen show 
but few “novelties,” and prices of the standard varieties 
arc as low as even these hard times can demaad. Recent 
cold weather has improved the seed trade considerably in 
point of orders received. 
Nurserymen report the prospects excellent for many of 
the new varieties, especially of the Niagara, Dutchefs. 
Poughkeepsie Grapes; the Marlboro, Hansel and Nemaha 
Raspbenies; the Parry Strawberry. 
Henderson’s While Plume Celery is said to be having a 
great run among gardeners and amateurs. 
Mr. A. D. Cowan, for many years with Messrs. B. K. 
Bliss & Sons, reports a lively seed trade and seems to enjoy 
the confidence of a large circle of customers. Mr. W. H. 
Carson, of long experience in the seed trade, and Mr« T. 
V.W. Bergen, a skilled seed grower, are associated svith him 
under the style of A. D. Cowan & Co., doing business at 
1x4 Chambers street, New York. 
