This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V27", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
Not a commercial " corner " exactly, but a safe corner in a cold room, is the latest project in Florida. Now they have to be sent to market when ready, and sold at any price that can be got for them. It is proposed to form a company and get an immense building, kept cool, so that the oranges need not be marketed till the several gluts are over.
This is spoken well of by Boston people. It is a short, stocky variety, of similar appearance to the well-known Boston Market.
A New England correspondent says: "Born amongst the vineyards of the French part of Switzerland I have always taken an interest in Vine culture. I did start even here once with that view, but found soon that, in the hard climate of New England, I could not compete with the low prices of Western grape growers, so had to give it up; but have still kept an interest in it, and have great hopes of its success, especially in California, which has a great future before it".
Ann Arbor University has established a chair of forestry in connection with its other branches of education.
"L," Salem Junction, N. C. writes: " I send you, by mail, a vine called here "Cedar vine, quite rare, seems hardy, and is quite ornamental. What is its proper name ?"
[Botanically, Lycopodium complanatum. Near Philadelphia it enters largely into Christmas decorations, and is known as Ground Pine. - Ed. G. M].
Florida has charmed Dr. Gray from Cambridge, and after touching at New Orleans, he will visit California, before returning to his home.
This diligent student has well earned a short vacation from his steady work at Cambridge. He was to leave on the 12th of the month for Guatemala.
Of late years lithography has been brought into use as a very useful agent in advertising. Some of our nurserymen seem particularly to appreciate its advantages, as we judge from a large number of beautiful pictures on our table from Mr. J. T. Lovett, of Little Silver, N. J. Such enterprise deserves success.
This is a new venture from Kansas City, and is to be "devoted to the interests of nurserymen and. planters, and kindred affairs." It is of similar style and character to Green's Fruit Grower, of Rochester, and should have a good field in the West.
A magnificent flower of a deep rich scarlet color; very large and double.
 
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