The Caterer

E. C. Whitton, Phila. It is no use to raise nice fruits or vegetables unless some one knows how to cook them well. This is an excellent monthly magazine devoted to the kitchen.

Japan Irises

A correspondent says : " I like the Japan Irises. I have some seedlings of immense size, and with almost full double flowers, nearly 8 inches in diameter. They please me much. But you have no doubt the new named varieties, if not choice seedlings of your own. The first ones that I tried did not strike me as anything very great, but in the past two or three years I have changed my mind in regard to this class of Iris".

A Chicago Orchid Grower

The Eastern States are not alone in the love of these curious flowers. Mr. Chadwick of the Board of Brokers of Chicago has a very fine collection, which forms the pastime of his leisure hours.

Columbia Grape

This is a white variety raised by J. T. Clark, of Washington, said to be from the White Frontignac, a foreign grape, crossed with the Catawba. It is said to have been in successful out-door culture in the vicinity of Washington for several years.

Eugenia Grape

This is a red grape, said to have been raised from seed of the same berry that produced the Columbia.

Planting Peas

There is a belief common among gardeners that peas planted four inches deep will do better than if set but two inches. But it is probable that the cases where the deep planted peas did better depended for success on some other incident that was overlooked. We do not think that the benefit of deep planting peas is beyond dispute.

The Relation Of Color To Flavor In Fruits And Vegetables

Mr. Emmett S. Gofif, contributes a scientific paper to the American Naturalist, to show that there is a relation between color and flavor in fruits and vegetables. Mildness and sweetness accompany light colored flesh to a greater extent than dark colored, he contends. All who know how blanching celery removes bitterness must assent to this proposition, and the list of examples he gives proves that the rule is the same all through.

The Tuberous Vines Of Cochin China

As we suspected some time since, these tuberous grapes are closely allied to our own tuberous Vitis incisa, of Texas and the Indian Territory. They are not truly grape vines, but form a section between Ampelopsis and the true grapes.

Good For Insects

A correspondent of another paper is puzzled at the answer the Editor gave to her inquiry : What was good for insects ? that he could not tell her unless he knew what disease the insects were suffering from ? She should tell him that they had eaten more than was good for them.