Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-15
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A Jeissse day dsfiag q recent fsst ffoo
o6ics work has s1efd.d IN opportunity for
| going through several late psbiicasieas ne
Istise 10 hostcuit.ss snd ssf lsnins, COP
les Of which their anshoss have kindly
cent to the editor. Ia the follosias nosss
the reader viii obtain n idss Of their con
tents, although the satisfaction and pleasure
ve enjoyed in their psrusai ca only BE-
aupIicssed By those Who obtAin and study
the volumes noticed.
| A Few Garden Author.
| One of the younger writer's upon garden
ing subjsetss and oae whose name 10 quite
new to our Horticultural literature 10 Mr..
r. Greisef Of La Sale. N. Y. he 10 one
Of the editors Of that practical magazine
Popular Gardening" ard has Published
too little books which every gardener will
wait to add to bis collection. One 10 The
New Onion Culture" rso cents .tellics hos
&, grow tvo thousand bushels Of Hne balbs
on one sore. While Chi. fy intended for
the grower on large scale every man Who
has an ssonion patch" however small. will
get from i. many good hints about the best
way to manage the crop. larger vsiums.
profuseiy illustrated 10 "How to Make the
Garden Pay" work Of 272 psses.
rPhiladeiphis: WIN. Henry Msule.
publisher. which il decided &C.
quisition to practical gardening lit
sra.urs. 1t 10 srrsr ged in two parts. The
first takes up such general subjects q the
home garden, market gardening and truck
farming. fsrtiliz rs, garden implements, no,
beds and forcing houses, insscss and other
FOES. fungus diseases. trsnsplantirg 8. monthly
hints for work. etc. The second part 10
take up wholly with cultural directions for
The various crops, arranged Alphabetically,
and embracing the results Of the authors
own experiences 10 their culture. The
character Of the work is such that all gar
ucueIs WIZ ucIeeAteH VeiSoWS any UooA
from Mr.. Greinef's pen.
ny q Moline Author.
Fungus Diseases Of the Grape and
Other Plans. and Their Tresim ant" by
DR.. F. Lamson Sciibner, the eminent
bosAnist and specialist on the subject
Of vegetable pathology, has bsen
examined with interest, especially OF
secount of our Acquaintance with the
author and admiration Of his abilities. The
range Of subjects brought within DR.,
Scrlbnef's Investigations embrace the nature
Of fungi, black, bitter and brown rot Of
grapes, powdery mildew of the vine, grape
leaf blight. rootrot Of the vine, black rot
of the apple. apple rust. apple scab, pear
scab, plum rot, black knot Of the plum and
cherry, leaf spot Of the plum and cherry,
curl Of the peach leaf and fungus Of the
raspberry. The information upon these
subjects is that Of An exact specialist who
is an authority Of wide recognition up,n
the mstter Of plant diseases, yet the
language is broush. down to the compre
hension Of the average orchsrdist and fruit
grower, who will be thankful for the infor-
nation so plainly given especially for the
methods Of treatment and formulas for
emulsions and other mixtures to be used
in spraying. There are many illustration,
in the volume which has good portrait Of
Dr.. Scribner as . frontispiece, while the
title page shows the number Of learned
societies Of which he is & member. The
work is published by the J. 7. Lovstt
Company, Little Silver, NJ.
The Nursery Book.
Prof. L. II. Bailey Of Cornell University,
and editor of the American Garden, has
published 1.-The Nursery Book" which has
to do with the processes Of the multiplica-
ton and pollination Of plants-in short, =
hand book or guide to the art Of props eating
and crossing all kinds Of plants usually
grown in the nursery. Introductory chap
tiers are devoted to an explanation Of propa-
CATION by means Of seeding, separation
lsyering, cuttings and grating; while .
brief closing ehap'er is given to the
methods Of pollnstion or cross-fertiliz atom
Of plants. The body Of the work is taken
up with "the nursery list or an alphabet
ical list Of all plants ordinarily grown by
hort;culturists in this country either for
food or ornament-the information being
limited to methods Of propagation. Over one
hundred neat and accurate engravir 90 show
how various operations 10 process Of propa,
CATION are performed. Although the matter Of
this useful little book is well arranged, two
indexes aid in obtaining ready reference to
the hundreds Of facts and hints which ii
contains. New York: The Rural Pub
fishing Company.
Culture of the Caulihowsr.
The publication Of volume on the cauli-
flower shows the attention which this vege-
table is now attracting among the market
gardeners of the country. The authors of
this work. Mr.. A. A. CrozieY Of Ann Ar
Dor, Michigan, has grown the cAuli
flower in fields Of from three to
five sc'es in extent and has for
years made . study Of the plant, the
results Of which are given in small vol.
ume Of 230 pages which he bs, jus: pub
lished. 1t treats of the history Of the plant
management of the crop in different stages
Of growth, insect and fungus enemies, list
Of varieties. how to cook csulifowers, and
. glossary Of terms used. 1t 10 . con.ri-
button Of value to American gardening lit
eratufe. Ann Arbor, Michigan; The In
land Press.
The New Potato Culture.
Mr.. Ebert s. Carman, editor Of the
Rural New Yorker has devoted fifteen
years to experiments in potato culture
especially with 3 view to the influence
Of chemical fertiliz ars, and the use Of the
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