Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-01-08

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THE AMERlcANJouRNAL OF EoRrIcuL.
runE.-It required no little pluck to under.
take an enterprise like this at a time Of
general depression, when the appetite of
the public for buying ifnct for reading books
Of all kinds had diminished with the con-
traction Of their purses. The enterprise was
begun, however; and, what is better, II has
succeeded. At the end Of a year notorious
ly un.lvomblc in u business point Of view,
the magazine is not only established, but has
acquired IL monthly circulation which the
oldest magazine Of Of its kind might be glad
to emulate. When we look for the reasons
of this SUCCESS, aside from tho undcniable
energy and spirit with which the business
department of the publication has been con.
ducted, it is not difficult to find them.
In the first place, the Magazine is not for
Massachusetts, or New England alone, but
for the whole country. 1t has both contrib
utors and subscribers from Maine to Calilor-
mia, aud irom Canada to the Gulf Y'he
topics treated in it embrace every variety Of
horticultural interest, and appeal both to
nirscymcn and TO amateurs. 1t is Gspc-
cially strong in the department of fruit cul-
turc, though acensiderble par. of each num-
her is devoted to the culture Of flowers,
aud it has an able editor for each of
these departments. Since the publication
of its earlier numbers, it has adopted the
plan, well suited to make it popular,
Of treating great variety of topics in q
series Of short articles or condensed para
ghaphs, so that those who run may read,
rescrying however, . certain portion Of
each number for articles Of greater length.
As for the mechanical execution of the
magazine, no publication of its kind in this
connlry has ever equalej or even approach
cd it. The paper and type are admirable,
and the illustrations with which every num-
bcr abounds are always excellent, and often
in the highest perfection in the art Of wood
engraving. Take, Tor example, the number
for the present month which is now before
as First, We have IN illustrated title page,
designed in excellent taste, and executed in
a manner hardly to be surpassed. Then
we have wood engraving cmb!ematic OF
the month; then a finished representation
of Wardian case then cluster Of Diana
Hamburg grape, occupying the whole page,
and truly admirably in its way; then Van
Iaudt's Superb Peach; then cluster OF
! Passion Flowers, also covering whole page
then clarp's Favoritc Pear, of the size OF
nature, and equal in execution to the wood.
cat Of the Craps: then th, Foard Tomato
besides a number Of smaller cuts, and
heading: Of chapters.
AZ ioi the arrangement Of the literary
contents Of this and other numbers, wc
lave first, series Of articles OF from one
to five pages on variety Of horticulture
topics. Next follow the Notes and Clean
ings' Of the month. These consists Of some
thirty or forty short articles, varying from
rage to few lines, and touching in ;
slightly condensed way on the Horticultural
topics Of tic day,-ncw fruits, ucw flowers
new experiments at home and abroad, tb'
experience Of contributors in dii'crcn; part
Of the couany, causes OF success and failure
and hints to amateur cutivators. The num
Der closes with the Editors Letter-box
devoted to correspondents and replies. VI
may add that, in view Of its great artistic
excellence, this magazine is one Of tn
cheapest periodicals of the day.
CHARLES LoBDELL, one Of the editors 0
the LA Crosse Democrat vas killed in tn
: late railroad disaster near Angola, New York
his remains being recognized by ring o
lis finger marked ''C. L." The last mum
her Of the Democrat makes its appearance
drcped in mourning, with an editorial i
which Mr.. ToMERoY announces the sa
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