One or two things that came up at the nurserymen's convention form such an excellent commentary upon some of the matter in The American Garden for June, that "I made a note of them " for you. In that number Julius R-h-owbotham's valiant warfare on the botanies was funny, and no doubt many of your readers agreed with him. But at the late convention, during a discussion about forest-tree planting, the "black locust" was several times mentioned by western men. A gentleman from the east (Mr. Hull, of N. Y., I believe) asked if by this the honey locust was meant. One gentleman said "no," very emphatically ; another said "yes," taking the words from the other's mouth; half a dozen explained the whole thing, while the one who had just asked the question looked blanker every moment. It took about ten minutes of the valuable time of the association to elucidate the fact that the "three-thorned acacia" and the "honey-locust" are the same, and that the "black locust" is entirely different. In the meanwhile, Mr. Fernow, the national superintendent of the forestry division, labored, without much apparent success, to instil into the minds of all present that if they should call the honey-locust by its botanical name of gleditschia, there would be no confusion.

The matter ended with a hearty laugh, caused by one of the western men replying to an easterner's question, as to whether he would get black locust if he sent to them for honey locust, that if he sent to a western man he would get just what he sent for ! - C. S. Valentine.