Thanatophore

This is the French name of a machine for the vaporization of nicotine to be used in insect destruction.

Beautiful Chrysanthemums

A box of very fine Chrysanthemums reached us on the 15th of November last, from Mr. John F. Clark, of Maud, Bucks co., Pa. They were remarkable for vigorous flower stems, and healthy foliage, and some of the flowers were 5 inches across. If Mr. C. would join in competition at the exhibitions we think the fate of some successful exhibitors would hang in the balance.

Geranium, Mrs. Andrews

Mr. A. W. Morgan, of Danville, 111., has raised a seedling which is described as singularly beautiful. The flowers are described by a committee of ladies fond of amateur gardening, as "forming an almost perfect ball of coral red." The ladies give it the name of Mrs. Andrews.

Raising Fruit Trees In England

TheGar-dening World says that the enormous quantity of fruit trees raised in England has cheapened the price below the cost of production, and there are at present hundreds of thousands begging for customers.

Grafting Machines

In one of our earlier numbers we gave an illustration of a machine for root grafting, invented by Mr. B. S. Ryder, who is also the inventor of the celebrated American Fruit Dryer. We do not know that any one has attempted to make a machine since that time till now, when one turns up, patented by Washington Maynard, of Illinois. It is very different from Ryder's, being arranged for collar grafting.

The Kieffer Pear In Missouri

Mr. Samuel Miller, of Bluffton, Mo., finds the Kieffer this season better in eating qualities than Vicar or Easter Beurre, good as these have ever been with him.

A Native Gooseberry

One of our Western species - Ribes oxycanthoides - is attracting attention for its fruit in England.

Grapes And Asparagus

The culture of Asparagus in Argenteiul in France has been found more profitable than grape culture. In other civic departments they both go on together. The asparagus bringing in good returns before the grapes are profitable, and the manure necessary for asparagus being very acceptable to the grape.

New Pea, Sharpe's Queen

This new English Pea is said to have a pod six inches long, and to bear 10 - 12 peas in a pod, each pea 2 1/2 inches round. It is of the blue wrinkled Marrow class.

Grafting The Persimmon

"M. B.": The common persimmon is the usual stock on which the persimmon is worked. They readily unite, and seem to do well. It is often hardy as far north as Philadelphia, but it is often killed by light frosts, and as often stands severe ones without injury.