July 
ON THE BOAD. 
NOTES BY THE WAY. 
After a pleasaut two days at Rochester 
among the seedsmen we paid a visit to Mr. 
Benjamin Hammond, at Fishkill-on-the-Hud- 
son, to inspect his manufacture of the now 
famous Slug-Shot. . What a name for a 
destructive agent! Mr. H. began business 
as a druggist at Mt. Kisco, N. Y. In 1880 a 
girl came to him and asked for something to 
kill insects which would not kill her young 
turkeys. His ready Yankee wit suggested 
the main ingredients of his Slug-Shot com¬ 
bination, and 20 pounds were made up. 
This was tried and worked so satisfactorily 
that the young lady’s father next day or¬ 
dered 50 lbs. more for field use. Mr. H. had 
at that time been handling about two 
tons of Paris Green yearly, which so poi¬ 
soned him that he was made very sick, and 
obliged to go into banki-uptcy. So the new 
“bug-killer” and tiirkey-preserver was at 
once adopted, and the Paris Green discarded 
for all such purposes. Since that time the 
article has become generally used, and the 
demand is increasing rapidly. Partnership 
troubles compelled him to sacrifice the Mt. 
Kisco plant, and he took the opportunity to 
move to Fislikill, where he now m.akes a 
specialty of Slug-Shot and cottage paints, 
having given up the drug trade entirely. 
Mr. H. is an honest, bright, hard-working 
Yankee, and a keen business man. He 
makes no secret of the ingredients of his 
Slug-Shot compound, and gives credit to 
Dr. Hexamer for some of its important feat¬ 
ures. From what we have learned of the 
article, we believe it to be efficient, safe and 
economical. 
The Slug-Shot and paint works of Mr. H. 
are of considerable size and abut upon the 
dock and railroad. The business has al¬ 
ready outgrown the accommodations, and 
they soon will be doubled in size by addi¬ 
tional buildings. Ij. 
OATAIOOTTES EECEIVED. 
.John Barth Bros., Overveen near Haarlem. 
Wholesale Catalogue of Dutch Flower-roots. 
Bakker Brothers, Bennebrock & Vogelenzang 
near Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale Catalogue of 
Dutch Bulbs. 
J. V. Van Zanten & Sons, Hillegom near Haar¬ 
lem, Holland. WTiolesale Catalogue of Dutch 
Flower-roots. 
Peter Van Velsen & Sons, Houtvaart, Over- 
vcen, Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale Catalogue of 
Dutch Flower-roots. 
.J. T. I.ovett, Little .Silver, X. .1. Announce¬ 
ment of the new “Parker Earl” -Strawberry, and 
general Invitation to visit the Monmontli Nurser¬ 
ies during the bearing season. 
Peter Henderson & Co., Xi and !i' Corllandt 
Street, New York. Summer Price List of Celery, 
Cabbage, Cauliflower, and pot-grown Strawberry 
plants; also a list of Turnip seed and garden 
requisites. 
P. Van Der Veld & .Sons, Llssc near Haarlem, 
Holland. Trade Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs and 
tuberous-rooted Begonias. This is one of tlie 
large and reliable establishments of Holland 
and considering the superior excellence and 
reliability of the stock sent out tlie prices seem 
astonishingly low. 
General Bulb Company, Vogelenzang near 
Haarlem, Holland; represented In the Cnited 
States byDe Veer & Boomkamp, 10 Broadway, 
New York. .Special Wholesale Catalogue of Diileii 
Flower roots and bulbs. This Is an exceedingly 
valuable list, comprising the oi-eani of the b(!st 
and most dcsirablein this line, at very low prices. 
Tills establishment, it will bn remembered, was 
awarded all the first prizes for Dutch Bulbs, at tlie 
New Orleans World’s Exposition. 
Ant. Boozen & Son, ^g°j|odforgwefone'®’ 
Holland. This Catalogue, .p-^yers in general, 
florists, amateurs, and Hyacinths, 
contains as ooinpletc and 0 Tiucg Amaryllis- 
Tulips, Crocus, Iris, ‘XttSeh and Cape 
Rammcnlus, Anemones, an 1 ° ^ ceUancons 
bulbs, and a large efowd anywhefo. 
bulbs,plants androots, as Ending 
This house has made a now P . ^,(gj,„iont to 
all their goods direct from the ^,„ount 
10 Broadway. 
OUE BOOK TABLE. 
Horticultural Directory. I^ae D. ' 
adelphia. Edited by Chas. F. Evans. 
tlemen have succcodod in making M-piffor 
directory, and far more ^ ® ^f 
the sort heretofore attempted. ” 
Lrists and nurserymen throughout the Un W 
States, arranged by States, and is veiy con 
1 * 01 * seiidiiig circnliu-d, etc. J -pvicc 
contain European lists of similar oharaetei. Pile 
$6.00. Supplements $l-'>0 each. 
Michigan Horticulture. Fourteenth annual re¬ 
port by secretary Charles W. Garfield. This c c- 
gant v’olumo.is at once a treasure and a pleasure, 
ns well as a credit to the accomplished secretary 
who edits it, to his Slate and the horticultural pro¬ 
fession. If similar reports wore published in 
every large Stote, the horticultural interests of 
the nation would develop and inorcasc at an 
astonishing rate. The number of excellent pa¬ 
pers and essays contained in the book is so great 
that oiu*space does notpermit their enumeration. 
A Brief of Horticulture in Jlichlgan, which is 
here embodied, has been referred to iu a previous 
number. But the leading and most unique feat¬ 
ure of this report, and tlie iiortion that required 
most thought and study, is the Secretary’s Poi’t- 
iblio. Ill its pages the editor gives a carefully 
classified selection of tlie very best things that 
have been said and written upon horticultural 
subjects during the year; and, while furnishing 
readable matter from the best writers of horticul¬ 
tural literature, be aims to make the Portfolio a 
text-book of horticulture. 
ABSWEES TO OOEEESPONDENTS. 
Late-planted Strawberries.—G. L., Hocl’viUe, Mo. 
On diy ground in thoroughly good condition, it 
will be safe to plant Strawberries up to the mid¬ 
dle of November in your latitude. But if the 
gi-ound is heavy and inditt'erentlj' prepared it 
would be better to defer planting till spring. 
Labels.— P. A. G., LoUfiville, Ki /.—The most dur¬ 
able label for trees and shrubs is made of rough 
sheet zinc. Writing upon it with an ordinary lead 
pencil will last a great many years. Such labels 
may be fastened with a eopjier wire, or, if cut 
with a long, pointed end, they may be twisted 
around small branches. 
Asparagus Beetle.—/;. M., llion, M. F.—'I’he 
larvse of till;* Insect, if not destroyed, will weaken, 
if not seriously injure, tlie plants. Eitlier -Slug 
Sliot, or Biihiich, will do the work eirectually 
The powder should be dusted over tlie plants In 
the morning while wet witli the dew. Two iipiill. 
cations are generally sullleleiit. 
.iasiiiliiuni hlrsiitum.-//. //. (p., Adrinn, Mlrh— 
'I’his is a near ally of d. jiithttHrenn, iint\./. i/rncilli. 
mum. It is a native of Borneo, wo liolleve, and 
lias tlierefore to lie keiit In a warm lioiise In win- 
ter. It comes higlily reeoinmeiided as a winter- 
flowering plant, being e.veeedliigly llorlforouK 
sweet-seented, and orgnieefid habit. ' 
Training Currants.-//. ,V., p,„„ ,\r 
The prliielpiil objeelloii to Iralnliig Ciirniiils ami 
Gooseberries In the form of trees Is that If borers 
atutek the stem, whleli they are only too like,;”" 
do, the entile tree Is lost, while in the bush form 
abrimeh maybe missed without iniieli deli ... 
and others win soon take ..aces of 
Myrtle,-C/m,,/,IVu-i-qm " " 
.Myrtle, ,V///r/,„c,, 1,1 ' 
.Southern Europe. 'I’here see . 
It, all handsome. It Is not liiirdv i”” of 
be planted li, tubs, aiuM 
ym... .. 
T. .winkle or Creeping Myrtle, Ffneo minor 
‘^‘iaveSortlt^’n Europe, and perfeetly hardy 
1„ our W., Philadelphia. 
^Si^lunts appear to best advantage without 
any Sagittaria varUMlU, Sara. 
3. Ponde r^ggiut cardinalls, Arwndo Doruae, 
ceiiia are suitable for roek-work 
Eulalia Japomca, etc., aio 
aroundafoui^"*”- J 
■ wlnterpTredln isuflleW 
SlnthoSthe year round by simply plae- 
i them under water In summer, and In the 
of our native Ferns are very hand- 
„ i.nd If not convenient to bilng them from 
z ob»ta.Kl f.„m n.o.. 
establishments^___ 
teadb notes. 
,tb.ms of oenebai, intebest fbom the seed, 
NUBSEBY and KLOWEB TBADE ABE SOLICITED. 
Mr. Peter Henderson has gone to Europe for a 
well-earned vocation. 
T. E. McAllister has moved from 31 Fulton Street, 
New York, to 23 Doy .Street. ^ , 
Hanco & Borden have moved their New York 
ofllco to 33 Doy Street, along with Mr. T. E. Mc¬ 
Allister. 
T. W. Wood of Richmond, Vo., has a rapidly 
growing seed trade in the rich James River Vol¬ 
ley and other parts of the South. 
Phineas B. Hovoy, for some time probably the 
oldest living seedsman in the United States, died 
at Cambridgeport, Mass., recently, aged 82. 
C. A. Roeser of Springfield, O., has had a good 
season. Ho says that advertising in one season 
fully doubled his sales. He believes in Tub Amek- 
ican Gaude.v. 
The genial Albert JloCullough, of J. M. MoCul- 
lougb’s Sons, Cincinnati, O., reports an Increas¬ 
ing trade. Their Onion-set department is spec¬ 
ially llourisbing; in this they hove few if any 
eiiuals. 
Albert Williams of Sliaron, Pa., advertised in 
The A-MERICan Garden and experienced a pros¬ 
perous season. He bad proposed to advertise 
more extensively but bis small advert isementsold 
his stocks out close. 
O. K. Gerricb of Portland, Mo., has established 
a iiurseiy at Geneva, N. Y., wliere It is said he has 
o.xccllent stocks. lU.s trade is Increasing in spite 
of llie depression in business: a good sign of his 
standing ns a nurseryman. 
Hiram Sibley .t Co., Rochester, N. Y., say they 
have considerably increased their catalogue trade 
over last year. Mr. Sibley, iu bis eightieth year, 
is still quite well and strong, though suffering 
from rlioumatlsiu, wliicli interferes with walking. 
Our oUl friend Josepli Harris of Rocliestor, N. Y., 
has clianged his husiness by forming the .Joseph 
Harris See.l Co., and it is hoped luvs united with 
liiinsolf a business iimniigor who will relievo him 
from llio too Invrd work lie Itiis boon doing the 
past few years. 
A. C. Neills & Co., Caniijoharle, N. Y., had trou- 
bio wll.li their iinill. Setting a detective to work 
on llio ease, bo discovered that a post ollleo clerk 
liiid been sysloinatloiilly roblilng their mail for 
some months previous. Tliis pxpliiins the com- 
plaints they Imd received fixnn oiistoiuers who 
liiul simi ihoni money, Imtgotno response thereto. 
iMossrs. Broelviier & Evans, 433 West Street, New 
lork, gave hist, month a private o-xhlbllloii to 
IlielrlrlemlHaml patrons. ’I'lio commodious ware- 
liouHo was tastefully tilled up tor llio oceiisloii. 
amt everythliig displayed to exoollout advantage. 
^ lie eeiUer 01 iillriiolton was tliolr new avtttlelal 
hiitelier, wlileli appoiirod to do its work to perfec¬ 
tion. Ill uddItUm to this wore liimunerablo Im- 
I’ltiled eoiitrlvaiiees and euiivenleuees for the 
imiill.iy yiiril; also hdl-slzed tiog houses ami kou- 
mils, Willi Improved and very eimvenlont appH- 
aliens lor keeping iinil rearing dogs; also a grc'd 
many piitlorns of fenelng iipd nrmimontal works 
lor llm lawn, garden niul farm. 
'I'hls method of lirlnglng goods to the notlooof 
buyers llirongii private exlilbillons, Is an excel- 
on one, ninl wlH no donlii im more generally 
' op 01 by iminnhiel.iirers and mei'ohants. 
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