European governments delight to honor horticultural editors. The Spanish government has made our Belgian Colleague a Knight of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic.

Jay Gould's Conservatories at Irvington on the Hudson, N. Y. - A correspondent of the Country Gentleman notes that there is a large orchid house, and fifteen houses in the whole "Conservatory range." There are four vineries, three of them with peaches on the back walls. A palm house has 320 species of palms. The first cutting of hot-house grapes was about the end of June. Peaches were ripe in the early part of June. Peaches have not been found to do as well for forcing on plum as on their own stocks. There are separate houses for camellias, roses, ferns, and geraniums. Mr. Mangold is the gardener in charge.