Picea Cephalonica

This beautiful and comparatively hardy silver fir is a native of Cephal-onia, which is the largest of the Ionian Islands, some forty miles long by an average of fifteen wide. It is the most prominent conifer of that island.

Papaver Umbrosum

Of this brilliant annual Poppy, Mr. Wolley Dod sends some fine blooms cut from stems two feet high. The flowers are some three inches across, handsomely cup-shaped and of an intensely deep crimson, with large and conspicuous jet black blotches at the base of each petal. Those who do not know this showy hardy flower should make its acquaintance, for it makes the garden very cheerful just now with its masses of glowing color. - The Garden.

Notes By James Leslie, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Test Of Sound Cultivation

Pimelia specta-bilis is a pretty plant for use in small size. I have some plants here in four-inch pots which will average twenty-six heads of bloom to the plant.

Cattleya citrina is grown here, (Underclyffe, residence of Col. F. Fairbanks,) without shade. Under such treatment the plant flourishes and blooms well.

New French Roses

Twelve new ones are to be introduced this season by M. Liabaud.

Cut Flowers In America

M. Lachaume, of Havana, is astonishing the French by telling the Reveu Horticole of the great love of Americans for cut flowers. He gives the true, but what must be to them a marvelous story, that one grower alone, near New York, cut 10,000 buds of General Jacqueminot Rose last winter.

Rose Cramoisi Superieur

The Journal des Roses, figures this beautiful old china rose, which, if we are not mistaken, is the same as we have under culture as Agrippina. According to the magazine cited, it was raised in 1832 by M. Coquereau, an amateur near Angers. It was sent out in 1835 by M. Vibert.

James Vick Strawberry

Reports from Rochester indicate that this variety proved remarkably productive this year.

The Marlboro Raspberry

The American Garden is favorably impressed by this new red variety. It is one-fourth larger than the Hudson River Antwerp, and free from its musky aroma.

Columbia Grape

This is a white variety, raised in the vicinity of Washington; it is said to have rather oval berries three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and to ripen in the middle of September in the District of Columbia.

Amelia Peach

We learn from Mr. Charles Black, Hightstown, New Jersey, that this southern peach has done remarkably well with him this season. Though not a good year for peaches generally, this one has had the branches almost breaking down by the weight of fruit. He also speaks very highly of the Thurber, another southern variety'. This is a very peculiar kind. It has a greenish yellow look on the outside, but when broken open presents the beautiful pink flesh, so lovely in a ripe watermelon.