We are indebted to Mr. D. W. Alvord, Greenfield, Mass., for seeds of his new Hybrid Melon, a cross, as he writes, of the White Japan and Long Persian, made in 1863. The seeds were handed our amateur friend, who, in acknowledging their receipt, says, "The season has been so wet and cold, that up to this time, June 4th, I have been unable to plant successfully any melons, etc. Some seeds of well-known old sorts that I did plant have rotted, and I am glad I kept back my choice kinds for experiment, or trial, rather."

The ad-interim Committee of the Illinois State Horticultural Society will hold a meeting at the house of W. C. Flagg, Esq., Alton, I11., August 1, for the purpose of examining peaches. We shall feel obliged for notes of the observations then and there made, and hope some of our friends will remember us.

The Green and Black Aphis, often abundant on the end of young shoots, may be easily destroyed by dipping them in a strong solution of tobacco and water.

Perpetual Roses should be mulched during the midsummer months if possible. New-mown grass is one of the best materials we have ever used. In September remove it. and stir well the soil.