Potato Rot

Prof. Erwin F. Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich., desires to know "Whether the potato rot was present in Pennsylvania last year, and if so, to what extent - part of the State in which present? and per cent. of crop destroyed by it? I am trying to get an idea of the extent of the disease. Did you hear of it in any part of the South?"

[We did not hear of the potato rot any where in the Atlantic States last year. If any know that it existed, we should be glad to know. - Ed. G. M].

Host Of Mistletoe

Mrs. Thomson notes, that in Upper South Carolina, "I found it in greatest abundance on our Swamp or Water oak. 2d, on Persimmon. 3d, on White locust, (wild acacia) and 4th, on White or Tost oak".

The Winter In South Carolina

A lady writing from Spartanburg, South Carolina, notes that the thermometer fell during the great storm, 10° below zero.

Primula Obconica

"A. G.," referring to the paper by Mr. Oliver, in our last, notes, that Hance, who originally named the species, gives China and not Japan, as its native country.

Mistletoe

"Mrs. E. J. D.," reports that at Nicholasville, Kentucky, the walnut and the locust trees, seem the chief favorites of the mistletoe. We shall be glad to hear from other localities.

Prof. W. S. Clark

The death of this gentleman during the past month is announced. He was once President of the State Agricultural College of Massachusetts, at Amherst, and will be well remembered by many of our readers in connection with some very interesting experiments on plant life made some years ago.

John Perkins

Just as we go to press, we receive word by telegraphic news that this well-known nurseryman, of Moorestown, N. J., was killed, recently, by an accident on the Penna. R. R., at Riverton, N. J. Mr. Perkins must have been pretty well into his threescore and ten, and was well known in connection with the nursery business, particularly as a large grower of peach trees.

Portfolio Of Rare And Beautiful Flowers

Mr. James Vick has issued folio sized lithographs of a number of beautiful flowers, and the pictures themselves are excellent specimens of the lithographer's art. With the pictures are folio sheets, beautifully printed, giving the literary and and other histories of the flowers. The "Portfolio" will make a beautiful ornament to a ladies' table, and is just the thing to entertain visiting friends. It is published and sold by James Vick, Rochester, N. Y.