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Polyantha “Mignonette” Koses, sind Sweet 
Pea, on one side, and a large cluster of Ga¬ 
briel Luizet Koses on the other. The yellow 
baskets contain Daffodils, Acacia pubescens 
and Marechal ITlel Roses. 
Bleeding Heart, Dielytra spectabilis,-was 
flowered extensively for Easter decorations, 
as was the old-fashioned Lemon Liiy, Jleme- 
rocallisflava, with its trumpet form and de- 
iightful fragrance. 
WII/D FLOWERS. 
NotNvithstandlng the magnificent yieid 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 awaited, as are the fiuit blos¬ 
soms and early flowering shrubs. Tliese are 
brought to the flower stores as soon as they 
appear, and are readilj’^ disposed of. 
Buffalo horns highly polished are the flow¬ 
er-holders of latest introdiictiou: these are 
swung up by chains, and -nill hold a vial of 
water in which to place flower steins, or 
may be filled with soil and planted wth 
rines. Tliey can be arranged with graceful 
effect on chandeliers, or on center lights 
over the table. Flora. 
THB - 
OUB BOOK TABLE 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Propagrating Daphne odorata. Mrs. C. B. B., 
Palmyra, X. I’.—This plant is easily propagated 
from half-ripened wood in spring. See notes on 
Cuttings in Window Garden Department. 
Book on Roses. E. 0. A., Rivers’ work 
on Roses is out of print and would he difficult to 
obtain. H. B. Ellwangcr’s “The Rose,” is the 
latest and decidedly best work on the Rose, cs 
pcciallj" for the American Rose-grower. 
Hardiness of Peaches. Amateur, Chicago.— 
Peaches cannot be growm successfully n-here the 
thermometer falls every year lower than 1 
below zero; this degi'ee of cold kills the buds, so 
that the trees cannot bear fruit the following sea¬ 
son. Forty degrees below zero would kill the 
entire tree. 
Hyacinths and Ranunculus. ./. G., PhilaAel. 
phia. —To promote the rising of the flower stalks 
of Ilyacmths above the leaves, flon.sts cover tlic 
plants lightly with .sheets of paper. The usual 
'season for potting Ranunculus i.s in Octobei* or 
November, but as the roots, if kept dry, retain 
their vitality for two or three years, they maj' be 
planted at any lime. They require a rich, rather 
stitrsoil, and rniLst never be allowed to become 
too diy. 
Tuberoses, Mm. F. A. M., LHehjieVl, Conn .— 
Bulbs that have bloomed will rarely flower again, 
.so tl)at it. j.s not worth wliileto run the ri.sk. To 
l)roi)agate Tuberoses, the .small olT-.set.s that fonn 
around the bulb are broken off, and planted in 
rows in rich, light .soil, taking them up again 
before winter, of eour.se. They will bloom the 
secoijfl or third year. Unle.s.s the.se olf.sets are 
broken oil* wiien planting the flowering i>ulbs, 
these will not bloom wf3)l. They jnay be plante<l 
out-doors about the first of June, or started in 
pots in hot beds about tlie middle of A))ri), 
Horse Radish CiiUiire. Ji. .J. S., /loc/dand, 
Horse Radislt is extensively grown by mar¬ 
ket gardeners near large cities, it n;qtijres a 
very rich, deep, rather moi.st soil, ami is raiscf! 
from sets, that is, tliin pieces of root, Die trim, 
miiigs of the previous year’s eroj), cut into pieees 
of four to si.'c Inches in length. The land slioiild 
be well worked before planting, which lias lo Is; 
done early in spring. Jn field ciilliire the seds anj 
planted in rows about three feet apart ami eight- 
een inches In the rows. Tlie j)htnliiig is done, by 
simply making a hole with a pointed sllek, drop. 
)>]ngUiesetsolhatitiHaboiJlUir(miMelieH beJowfbe 
Hiirfaec, and tJjen pressing It firmly with the foot. 
During the first month or two the groiiufl has to 
be kept well cultivated and clean; later the leaves 
cover the entire ground so as to make cultivation 
useless or uimccessaiy. 
VovK 
Anmial Report of lUe Bo National 
cattlemen. Mo , Nov. 17tb to 
Convention, held in St. Louis, w 
32tl,18Si. ,t of the 
Facts ®of the No^v York Mor- 
Cannod Goods Committee o 
Mlor. POO., Milo™™*. 
Reed Street, Philadelphia, 1 a. 
Bah,-hood, Xen- York. A 
devoted exclusively, to the care o ' 
young children and the general .s o » 
mn-sery, is improving „-ithcael.number, it, ought 
to be in tlie bands of every motlior. 
Potatoes, by Cbas. V. Mapes, publisl.cd by the 
Mapes Formula Co., Front Street, '''e^ 'ori.; 
In this pamphlet the author brings togethci tiic 
results of many recent cxiierimonts by himself 
and others, showing the dcmaml lor coiiiple e, 
not partial fertilization, showing the tallacy of the 
popular belief that commeroial or concentrated 
fertilizers arc mere " stimulant.s.” Tills is a valu¬ 
able addition to our Potato literature. 
Outing. The April issue of Ibis liriglit and 
charining inonlbly uulicates tlie piiriioso of its 
publisliers to iilaee it in tlio foremost ranit of 
American magazines. It is eniarged lo nearly 
double its former size, and its compound title is 
wisely simplillcd to tlie expressive Oiiliurj. A 
now and tasteful cover and increased illustration 
of the best sort give it comeliness, and Us tiible 
of contents is substantial and alluring. 
A leading feature of the nninber is a strong 
gioup of letters on the preservation of tlie Adi¬ 
rondack Forests, by a score of ciiiiiienl public 
men. 
Good Ilousekceiiing. Slessrs. Clark W. Bryan 
& Co., Xew York, and Holyoke, Jlass., have made 
two decidedly “taking” periodicals in Tlie Paper 
World and The ISiiilder, and now ntteiii))t a still 
more ambitions venliire in “Good Iloiisckccp- 
ing,” a new, illustrated, semi-iiiontlily journal “in 
the intere.sls of the higher life of the liou.sehold.” 
A felicitous title, a wortliy aim, .slcilled conduct¬ 
ors, able writers, perfect printing: ivitli all these 
in anion, an appreciative iniblic will surely lie 
found. Jlr. Bryan lias a h.appy method in jonr- 
nalisiii wliicli is Ininging liim merited success in 
tlie accompUslimeiit of great good among a wide 
range of readers in vai-ied liclds of nelion. 
The Peanut Plant, its Cnlllvatioii ami Uses, by 
B. W. .Tones. Pnldi.sbcd by the Orange -Tiidd Co., 
Xew York. Every page of lids pamplilet .shows 
lli.'il it is wi itlcn liy one wlio is Ihoroiigldy familiar 
Willi Ids subject ill all its bearings. Tlie imiiorl- 
aiiee of the I'eaiint crop — already amoimliiig to 
two iidllions of biisliels amiimlly—is so raphlly 
inereasing Ibat a work of Mds klml, giving in 
plain, Jiraetical language ail llie neeessaiy il?n.e 
lions for plnnling, eulfivaling. Inirvosling mnr 
ketingaml nnieh oMie,- Interesting Infornnilion 
will lie weleomeil by all lliose living in flie l‘eiimd 
range, Wldeli, aeeonllng lo the mdbor, e.viemls 
oyir nil the eonniry having a growing sensoii of 
live monlliH exenipl, fmm fiosl. 
w''fwn\!l^"'’'’','7'''''"’ Mlel.igan, by Chns. 
Mb ; «"'’''ob.rv of Urn 
Mich. Horfietiliiinil .soch.iv. 
Beo>\u. to eat -xotteu a-^ijtes atvS, 
ttve\j ^E^tt 'oe oi\t Totte'a be^oLe 'yo'u, 
(^et ttvTOU(^''a Oaetjarcet. 
"'TTJg. 
SKEh, 
'...Hy.nvepages,Orn,s,iv,;bnd;;o:n::';;* 
con I* 111 Will I/I ... .. ' * 
eoniribniion lo onr pomologlenl llleratnro, giving 
e-x.iet IdHiorleal and HinllHileal Infornndlon nb d 
onr eonllnent. I'Yoin aeennde <lni.. 
eHlimaleHlIm sales of Apples from Mh'ld.rnn'nn, 
pasf season at e.OOfMKio bnsinds, at ni'le,.- .T 
from «I.O,MO W.Wi per Parrel 
iH crtMinnicd III moMchm |Imii-((Kionn 
l>lanllng, espeehdlv l,rp . ' 
IH mphlly Ineriamlng I Ids "area”" a;,""" ''T"' 
"•ap of Urn .Slide, forms 11,., r......,,,. . ' '"'’'''ad 
and bv 
,.,,r , , lorms Ibo fionllsplei.i 
roferrlng lo wldeli ilm ■ • ' 
commiiidiiailoii 
''''lallve Iiosiflon, rnllwn'v 
readily bo obZrviid!::':;!^;^^. 
tlstles of ll.e varloim loeallUos are reliu,';,'.""' 
IT15,r,S 
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c. w 
dated 
K. & 
broHic 
exiieri 
'J'lic 1 
Marcli [ 
Oreer 1 
E. C| ' ^ . 
their b; ' ' 
now sl( 
Tlie )■ - : 
large i, 
ai'erag 
Tlie it 
two lai 
logiic, 
Edw; 
the general sec. 
lias cslablislied himself atKi 
Warren FT. Alanning, son of Jacob AT. Sfanning, 
the licading. Mass., nar.seryman, has taken up 
the business of laying out private groimds. 
AV. Atlee Biirpco & Co., of Philadelphia, report a 
large increase in tlieir trade over last year, and 
now employ more hands at shipping orders than 
over before. 
Jos. JTroek it Sons of Boston last season sold 
over 3,000 bii.sliels of the Pearl of Savoy Pot.ato 
seed, and tlic outlook is good for much larger 
sales this year. 
Cold weather and the very late coming of spring 
has put liack trade, but all horticulhiral dealers 
seem liopcfnl of things “piclting up” when the 
ground gets nearer the iJlow. 
The Kiagara AA'^hite Grape Co. are having great 
.success in distributing and selling their vines, if 
tlie number of niirscrymen-agents, over 5,000, 
puslilng the Niagara, is any criterion. 
.T. T. Lovett says the demand for the new extra 
early Blacklierry, Early H.avvest, is something 
“ iinmcnsc.’’ Orders for it have already been re¬ 
ceived by liim for nearly 300,000 plants. 
The Bowkor Fcriilizcr Co., show a due record 
in an increase in llioiv sales from J25 tons in 1S73, 
to 21,876 tons in 1883, and 31,071 tons In 1884. A not¬ 
able verdict of the lixrmors and gardeners upon 
I lie value oftliesc inaniires. 
Tile a))parcnl success with which the Niagara is 
lieiiig inlrodiiced, will lie an example to dissemi¬ 
nators of now varieties in future. This is the 
mo.st successful cxnmploon record of keeping the 
eonirol of a plniit in the hands of one party. 
H. 1!. Bnssler, formerly will! B. K. Bliss Sons, 
Inis l‘ormoil a partnership withhlshrothevatMan- 
Inillaii, Kansas, for the rnisiiig of biilhs, seeds and 
plants. Their soil iiml ollinato appear to boro- 
markiilily lavorablo to llio growing of bulbs. 
•Inmes IS. Kidd, favornlily known to tho former 
■aislomers of li. K. Bliss A Sons, with whom ho 
inis been for mmiy yenr.s, is now carrying on tho 
Seed, IMinit iimi Itnili business on iiisowu aoooiml, 
III, Grovesend, Essex Co., N. J. Jir. Kidd is a well 
Inrormeil seetlsmnn. 
■Mr. Oliver liiindrelli Informs ns Unit ho seos no 
prospeei of ii. ileelliii! in Hie tnrlir on imporlod 
seeds, ami Uiliiks It oiiglit lo lio greatly liieren.sed- 
II is milnnil for Mr. Liiiidreth lo lako Ibis ground 
as ills llrm aro exlenslvo soed gro.wors. But Ihe 
Imporlers of Canadlnn seed Pons iind foreign 
llinveraiid vegelalile seeds will iiotagreo wUhhlni. ■ 
'I'lie old seed lioiises who rofnso to aolmowledge 
Hie eomiiellHoii of Hie younger men will gel lelj 
In Hill rmio. Tim laller aro now forging iilioad 
and wlmiliig Hio laurols of largo trade and sue- 
eesH. Tile old iiiii.st nlisorli now, young 
Wood. 
'I'lioHii thill, piirsuo l.lils eourso gain tho advaiUaff® 
of " old moil for oouiisul, young luon for wav." 
