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Polyantha “Mignonette” Roses, and Sweet 
Pea, on one side, and a large cluster of Ga¬ 
briel Luizet Roses on the other. Tlie yellow 
baskets contain Daffodils, Acacia pubescens 
and Marechal Nlel Roses. 
Bleeding Heart, Dielytra spectab{lis, yras 
flowered extensively for Easter decorations, 
as was the old-fashioned Lemon Lily, Eeme- 
rocallisflava, with its trumpet form and de¬ 
lightful fragrance. 
WILD FLOWEKS. 
^Notwithstanding the raagniftceut yield in 
Hybrid Roses and spring flowers, there is a 
yearning among flower lovers for wild bloom. 
Buttercups and Dandelions have been forced, 
. but there are not enough to supply a tithe of 
the demand. Arbutus and Swamp Cowslips 
are impatiently aivaited, as are the fi-uit blos¬ 
soms and early flowering shrubs. These are 
brought to the flower stores as soon as they 
appear, and are readily disposed of. 
Buftalo horns highly polished are the flow¬ 
er-holders of latest introduction: these are 
swung up by chains, .and will hold a rial of 
water in which to place flower stems, or 
may be filled -with soil and planted until 
lines. They can be arranged with graceful 
effect on chandeliers, or on center lights 
over the table. Flora. 
OUR BOOK TABLE. 
Convoiitioii 
22cl, 1881. 
rnolcl in St. Louis, MO.. NOV. 
clcv 
young 
nursciyj is 
MSWRRS TO CORBESPOITDENTS. 
Propagating Daphne oclorata. Mrs. C. B. B., 
ralmyra, .V. I".—This plant is easily propagated 
from half-ripened wood in spring. See notes on 
Cuttings in Window Garden Department. 
Book on Koses. E. 0. A., /nd.—Rivers’ work 
on Roses is out of itrlnt and would he ditficuU to 
obtain. H. B. Ellwanger’s “The Rose,” is the 
latest and decidedly best work on the Rose, es- 
peciall}- for the American Rose-grower. 
Hardiness of Peaches. Amateur, Chicago. 
Peaches cannot be gronm successfully where the 
thennometer falls every year lower than 12' 
below zero; this degree of cold kills the buds, so 
that tlie trees cannot bear fruit the follondng sea 
son. Forty degrees below zero would kill the 
entire tree. 
Hyacinths and Banuncnlns. .T. C., PhiiaAeU 
j/hia .—To promote the rising of the flower stalks 
of Hyacinths above the leaves, florists cover the 
plants lightly with sheets of paper. Tlie usual 
'sea.son for potting Ranunculus is in October or 
Xovember, but as the roots, if kept diy, retain 
their vitality for two or tlirce years, they may be 
planted at any lime. Tliey refinire a rich, rather 
stiff soil, and must never be .allowed to become 
too diy. 
Tuberoses, .ifrs. F. A. -If., Litehjielil, Conn.— 
Bullis that iiave Iiloonied will rarely lloiver again, 
so that it is not wortli while to ran the risk. To 
proiiagate Tuberoses, tlic small oil-sets tliat fonn 
around Hie bulb are broken oir, and planted in 
rows in rich, Jlglit soil, taking tliein uji again 
before winter, of course, Tliey will bloom tlie 
second or tliird year. L'nic.ss llie.se otf.sels are 
broken otf wlien planting tlie flowering liiillis, 
these will not bloom well. They may be planted 
out-doors about the first of .fane, or started in 
liots in hot beds about the middle of April. 
Horse Kadlsh Culture, E. ./. .S',, HockUind, 
.IM.—Horse Radish is e.'ctenslvely grown by mar¬ 
ket gardeners near large cities. It refjulres a 
very rieli, ileep, rather moist soil, and Is raised 
from sel.s, that is, thin pieces of root, the trim¬ 
mings of the previous year's crop, cut into pieces 
of four to si,\ inches in ienglli. The land should 
be well worked before planting, which has to be 
done early in spring. In field eiilliire the sets are 
planted in rows about throe feet ajiart and eight¬ 
een Inches In the rows. The planting is done by 
simply inakliig a hole with a pointed stick, drop. 
jiinglliesetso that ills about tliree inches below the 
surface, anil then pressing It firmly with tlie fool. 
During the first monlli or two Hie ground has to 
be kept well cultivated and clean; later tlie leaves 
cover tlie entire ground so as to make ciiltlvallon 
useless or uuneeessary. 
^0 ea\, ToUeu awd, 
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(^el \,iae'\)aTce\. 
pacts about Canned Goods. 
Canned Goods Committee of the 
euntile Exchange. Horticultural So- 
Montgomery .^Vm. Ramsey, secro- 
cioty. N. Ohmer, and li'ebruary 
tary. Proceedings of the Janiiaiy 
meetings. Momc with the Iiicu- 
How I Made Mone.v • Chlckoiis, ivnd 
bator. Bees, '“’^3 pages; iliustratod. 
Humer MacCu.loeh, 1828 
Reed Street, Philadelphia, 1 a. 
Babyhood. Xew York-. A «'onti,ly muRa^ 
3 votcd exclusively- to the care ol ‘"h' '' 
children and the general interests o H o 
.. _ s improving with each number; it ou„lit 
to be in the hands of every moHior. 
Potatoes, by Chas. V. Mapes, published by the 
.Mapes Fornuila Co., 158 Front Street. Xew ioilc. 
In this pamphlet the author brings togethei the 
results of many recent experiments by limiselt 
and otlicrs, showing tlie demand for coinplete, 
not partial fertilization, showing the fallacy ol Hie 
popiUnr belief that commercial or concentrated 
fertilizers are mere “stimulants.” Tliis is a valu¬ 
able addition to our Potato literature. 
Outing. The April issue of this briglit and 
channing monthly indicates the purpose of its 
publishei-s to place it in the foremost rank ol 
American magazines. It is enlarged to nearly 
double its former size, and its eonipomid title is 
wisely simplilied to the expressive Outing. A 
new and tasteful cover and increased illustration 
of the best sort give it comeline.ss, and its table 
of contents is substantial and alluring. 
A leading feature of the number is a strong 
group of letters on the preservation of the Adi¬ 
rondack Fore.sts, by a .score of eminent public 
men. 
Good Housekeeping. Jlessrs. Clark iV. Bryan 
& Co., Xeiv York, and Holyoke, -Mass,, have made 
two decidedly “taking” periodicals in Tlic Paper 
World and The Builder, and now attempt a still 
more ambitious venture in “Good Housekeep¬ 
ing,” a new, illustrated, semi-niontlily journal “in 
the intere.stsofthe higher life of the liouseliold.” 
A felicitous title, a worthy aim, skilled conduct¬ 
ors, able writers, perfect printing; ivitli all those 
in union, an appreciative public will surely be 
found. Mr. Bryan has a happy nicHiod in jour- 
nalLsni which is bringing liiin merited .succc.ss in 
the accomplislnneiit of great good among a wide 
range of readers in varied fields of action. 
The Peanut Plant, its Cultivation anil U.scs, by 
B.W..Tones. Publislied by the Orange .Tudii Co., 
Xew York. Every page of this iiamphlet .shows 
that it is a rillen by one wlio is thoroughly faniiliar 
with his subject ill all its bearings. Tlie import, 
ance of the Peanut erop - already amouiiliug to 
two millions of busliels annually —is so rapidly 
iuereasiug that a woi-k of tlii.s kind, giving in 
plain, practical language all the necessary iMree- 
Hons for planting, enltivating, InirvesHn'g, mar¬ 
keting and mneh other interesting informal ion 
will be welcomed l,y all those living |„ ||„, 
range, whleh, aeeording to llm ant.. e.vtends 
overall the eoniilry having a growing sea,so,, of 
live inoalhs e.xem),t f,o,n iVosl. 
A lirlefor llo,’tle„lt„ro In MIehlgaii l)v ('has 
ll irtv , ' r" pmuphlet of 
eonliihnlion loonr pmnologleal llte,-,iln,-e,glvl„!i 
exirnt hislor cal a,„| l,„', 
one of the ,noHt l,npo,-(,i„|, |■,.,||| . 
aee,„.a,., 
CHlbnales the sales Of Apples I',-,,,,, Mh-hlg,, ,, 
past season at hnshels, at prhies ,i d 
Is esllnnited a, less than ;|i)„,oi,|, 
planting, espi.elally 1 „ Peaehes and 
Is rapidly Inei-easl,,,, ||,|„ ^ 
>'<«lh,Tlng 10 Whleh H,e ,'.:hiii;m'iaZr’''''' 
co,i,m,i„le,iHo„H, w,ii,.r nrivii, ' I'nilway 
h»tyre,idllyheoUwv.:.las:i,«^^^^^^^^^^ . 
Mhtlcs of the v,triou« loeamios ,u'e reeUml'.'"“ 
TRADE NOTES. 
items of general interest FROM TUB SKEjj, 
NlMiSBRY AND FLOWER TRADE ARE SOLICITED. 
\y. Dorr & Co., Des Moines, Ta., have consoll. 
dated the firm of Pago & Kelsey. 
R. & .T. Farciiihar & Co. have taken another 
brother into partnership, a Scotch seed grower of 
cxpcrlcicc. 
'J'lio new Snowball Mignonette illustrated in the 
March issue, is put out this year by Henry A. 
Drcer of Pliiladelphla. 
E. C. JTolnics & Co., Boston, have increased 
their busino.ss so rapidly that they have taken a 
now store at .82 FaneuU Hall Square. 
The plant and seed tr.ade generally seems to bo 
large in volume and in number of orders, but the 
average size is much smaller than la.st season. 
The Jfapes Pert ilizer Co., New York, have issued 
two large editions of their very interesting cata¬ 
logue, and think the.y will have to is.suc a third. 
Edward Cooper, for many years in charge 01 
the general seed business of B. K. Bliss & .Sons, 
has established himself at K5 Barclay Street, X. Y. 
Warren H. Manning, son of Jacob W. Manning, 
the Reading, Mass., nurseryman, has taken up 
the bnsine.ss of laying out private grounds. 
tv. AHee Burpee & Co., of Philadelphia, report a 
liU'go increase in their trade over last year, and 
now employ more hands at shipping orders than 
ever before. 
Jos. Brock & Sons of Boston last season sold 
over 2,000 hmshcls of the Pearl of Savoy Potato 
seed, and the outlook is good for much larger 
sates this year. 
Cold weather and the very late coming of spring 
has put hack trade, hut all horticultural dealers 
seem hopcfiil of things “picking up” when the 
ground gets nearer the plow. 
The Xlagara lYliite Grape Co. are having great 
success in distributing and selling their vines, if 
tlie number of nnrserymen-agents, over 5,000, 
pnsliliig Hic Xlagara, is any criterion. 
.1. T. Lovett says the demand for the new extra 
early Blaeklieriy, Early H.arvest, is something 
“ immense.” Orders for it have already been re¬ 
ceived by liim for nearly 200,000 plants. 
The Bowlcer Fertilizer Co., show a fine record 
in an increase in their sales from 12.5 tons in 1873, 
to 2-1,870 tons in 1883, and 31,971 tons in 1884. A not¬ 
able verdict of Hie fanners and giu'dcuei’S upon 
Hie value of these manures. 
Tlie appareiil, success with which the Xlagara is 
lieiiig iulroducod, will ho an example to dissemi¬ 
nators of new varieties In future. This is the 
most sneee.ssfid example on record of keeping the 
eoiilnd of a plant, in the hands of one party. 
M. R. Biissler, formerly with B. K. Bliss .^-Soiis, 
1ms roriiied a parinership with his brother at Man- 
Imllaii, Ivansas, for the raising ofbnihs, seeds and 
piaiils. Their soil and ellmato appear to horo- 
marUulily liivorahle to Hio growing of bulbs. 
-Iiiuies It. ICidd, favoralily known to (ho former 
eiislomers of It. Iv. Illiss & Son.s, with whom ho 
1ms lieen for many years, is now carrying mi Hio 
Seeil, IMiiiitaad Itiilbliusliiosson lilsown aooount. 
Id tlroveseml, Essex Co., X. .1. Mr. Kidd is a well 
Informed seedsman. 
Mr. Oliver isiiidrelh liiforms us that ho soos no 
lirosiieel of a deellue in the tarllV ou Importod 
se.(*ds,a,ud t.hiults it ouglit, lo lie greatly luevoa.sotl- 
II Is ualiirul for Mr. Laudretli lo lake this groiuul 
MS ids firm are I'.xleusivu seiul growers. But Iho 
imporlers of Omiadlau seed Peas mid foroign 
llower and vegel able seeds will not agree with him- 
'I'lie old seed Imuses who refuse to aoknowlodgo 
I lie eiunpetlllou of live younger men will g<'l l‘’“ 
hi llm raee. Tlie laller are now forging anoad 
and wlmiliig the Imirels of largo trade and 
eesH. 'I'he old must alisorli new, young Woo"’ 
'I'lioHe tlial, pnr.suo l.lils eourso gain tlio advanl»ff“ 
of “ oltl men for oouusol, young luou fov ivaY, 
