Seedling Verbenas

Mr. Snow has sent us trusses of two exceedingly fine seedling Verbenas, named Snow's Superb and Garibaldi We are so much pleased with them that we should have been still more so if he had not detached the trusses from the plants. Only think of that, Mr. Snow.

Seedling Verbenas #1

The seedling Verbenas received last month, for which we gave credit to Mr. Pentland, (and which he disclaims,) were from Mr. Dreer, as we have since ascertained.

Mr. Dreer will please accept our thanks, and excuse the mistake inadvertently made.

Seedlings And Grafted Trees

In an account of the farm of W. C. Flagg, of Alton, Ill., published in the Farmer's Advertiser, an examination of the apple orchard was made after forty years from the date of its planting, the result showing forty per cent. of seedlings and grafted trees living, there being no difference in longevity. Pryor's Red, Kirkbridge White, and Newtown Pippinwere the three sorts of which the largest percentage was alive.

Seeds By Mail

Mr. Henry A. Dreer, No. 327 Chestnut St., continues to oblige a large circle of customers by sending choice flower seeds by mail. His catalogue - a very good one - may be had by inclosing a penny stamp, and the selection you make comes up directly after he has planted the seeds in an envelop, and placed them in that accommodating ground, the post-office window.

Seeds For The Lawns

Some of the fittest seeds for a lawn are Poa pratensis and trivialis Festuca ovina, Cynosurus cristatus, Avena flavescens, Trifolium minus, and White Dutch clover. Some nurserymen have mixtures of their own adapted to particular soils. But the smaller the proportion of the stronger growing kinds that is admitted, the finer, and smoother, and softer will be the grass, and the less mowing will be required.- Journal of Horticulture.

Seeds Free

It was recently stated by one of the members of the Farmer's Club that Mr. I. W. Briggs, of Macedon, Wayne Co., N. Y, was engaged in the seed business. This is not so. He distributes seed free, and much better than can be got through the Patent Office. Those we received last year gave us much satisfaction. By sending a postage stamp, (three cents,) he will return you seeds such as you can not very easily get elsewhere, many of them not being known to our seedsmen. He competes with the government, and thus far has the best of it We mean to try him again.

Seeds of Cherries

C. G. Patten, Charles City, Iowa: Your request for information as to where seeds of Louis Philippe and other choice Morellos could be obtained, came in due course. As our suggestion was original, we have no knowledge of any person having saved seeds to meet its requirements. We advise you to write to Charles Pease, Esq., East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O.; F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington, 111.; and James Vick, Rochester, N. Y., relative to securing seed for another season.

Sehisanthus

Of several species, the hardiest and best for beds are S. pinnatus, (lilac,) and S. splendens, variegated - both about one and a half feet high.