Anemone Patens, Var. Nuttalliana

This is the American pasque flower, and is found in the western prairies in early spring. It closely resembles a minature clematis no more than six inches high ; but the flowers are quite large, dull purple to nearly white, and when fully expanded, from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. It takes readily to cultivation in well drained soil in the open border, and seems to be perfectly hardy in New England. The leaves are rather large and deeply lobed.

Angle-Worms In Flower-Pots

Take one part of vinegar to three parts of water. Use this in watering the plants. If the first application does not destroy the worms, it may be repeated with safety two or three times - Garten-und Blumenzeitung.

Annala Of Horticulture. A How Vegetable Book

The second part of the book, which treats of the culture of the various vegetables, is written much after the catalogue plan of older volumes, although it appears to have improved upon them somewhat. The author has no varieties to sell, and we therefore look upon his opinions without prejudice. Upon the mechanical execution, especially in the matter of cuts, we can not bestow so much praise. Most of the cuts are trade cuts, a large part of them being mere conventionalisms, and of no practical use to the book. Some of them are entirely inaccurate. The pictures of cabbage and tomato plants, on page 126, for instance, would never be recognized unless they were plainly labelled. On the whole, however, we can recommend the book for its intrinsic merits.

Another International Exhibition

The Imperial Royal Agricultureal Society of Vienna will hold, during the coming season, a "General Forestal and Agricultural Exhibition," in which all countries are invited to participate. It will take place in the rotunda and the adjoining park grounds of the Prater, May 15th to October 15th, perhaps to November 1st. The aim is to exhibit a complete picture of the present standing of all branches of agriculture and forestry. The programme issued by the management contains the following divisions intended for international participation :

"Machines and implements for agriculture and forestry ; for horticulture, orcharding, viniculture and hop-culture; for the breeding of poultry and bees and the keeping of silk-worms; for dogs and the art of bunting and fishing. Auxiliary means employed for farming, viz., artificial manures, food produced for the markets, animal products, etc. Models, plans, drawings and statistical dates".

Another Rustic Flower Stand

We give an illustration of a flower stand that is unique in some ways. Boughs of trees always make a pleasant combination with foliage and flowers, and in this instance they are so placed as to screen the pots. They have been removed from the side shown in the picture to reveal the construction, however. The shelves could easily be adapted to different sized pots, and other arrangements.

Apple Instructions

Plant your apple trees on the highest and dryest land you have that will produce a fair crop of corn. Prune to one central trunk with side branches eight inches apart. When you plant the trees, set two inches deeper than they stood in the nursery ; mulch for three feet all about the tree, and shade the body of the tree, both fruit and shade trees, up to the limbs, to keep out the borer and keep off the sun. Use marsh hay, lath, bits of fence boards or brown building paper; this shading is very important in the west. If you must replace a tree in the orchard where an old one has died, remove a wagon load of earth and replace it with fresh new soil. - George J. Kei.logg, Wisconsin.