Italian Name For Tomato

The Italians call the tomato, "Pomodoro." Long, pear-shaped varieties seem to tickle their fancy most.

Introduction Of Dahlia And Camellia

The dahlia was introduced to Europe from Mexico in 1800. The camellia from Japan in 1739.

Killed By A Bee

An inquest was held at Torworth, near Retford, on the body of a farmer named Newcome. It was shown that the deceased in his garden was stung on the forehead by a bee, and that he died almost immediately from the effects of the injury. Verdict accordingly. - Gardeners' Magazine.

Nice, The Flower Garden Of France

Nice is regarded as the flower centre of France, and the prices that prevail there govern the floral commerce of the whole country. In March last they got 16 cents a dozen for Safrano roses, 25 cents for Lamarque, 20 cents for Dijon, 50 cents for Mare-chal Niel, Carnations, 15 cents a dozen, Camellias, 40 cents. These seem to be their leading flowers though Violets, Mignonette, Golden Asters, and Yellow Acacias, are among the quotations.

English Sparrows And Seventeen-Year Locusts

It is supposed that the English sparrow has learned to read, and has been perusing Prof-Riley's statements that locusts are good to eat. Not being versed in entomology, however, they mistook cicadas for locusts, and fell to work at them about London, as Prof. Ward says that they did about Washington. The cicada has thrived for centuries in spite of English sparrows, but now they are becoming educated, the locust will have to go.

The Fruit Recorder

This magazine, which for eighteen years has done good service in the cause of fruit growing, has passed into the hands of the proprietors of Popular Gardening. It is announced that Mr. Purdy will go on the editorial staff of this excellent periodical.

Mr. Thomas Bennett

Mr. Bennett, whose name is connected, by Prof. Riley, at page 212, with the useful work whereby he is enabled to give the history of the new onion cut-worm, is said, in that article, to be of " Newark," New Jersey. Mr. Bennett resides at Trenton, not Newark. As the Professor uses Trenton through the rest of the paper, " Newark," in the first instance, is evidently a slip of the pen.

William Gray, Jr

Horticulturists all over the United States who have knowledge of the magnificent garden and grounds of Mr. Gray, near Boston, will be pained at the recent revelations and the suicide of their owner. This, the second shock of that kind within a few years, must be distressing everywhere to lovers of good gardening.