The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . atalogues.—When we see a man gettingout a better catalogue than usual, we feel likesaying, Theres no use in keeping him down ;hes bound to succeed. Generally we areright, as in fruits and flowers, the tastiest manhas the most and best customers. Illustratedcatalogues are captivating things to readers, andusually it results in the emptying of their pocket-books into those of the nursery and got caught that way many years ago, whenwe saw a picture of some beautiful Asters, andwe sent for a dozen different kinds ; but in sp
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . atalogues.—When we see a man gettingout a better catalogue than usual, we feel likesaying, Theres no use in keeping him down ;hes bound to succeed. Generally we areright, as in fruits and flowers, the tastiest manhas the most and best customers. Illustratedcatalogues are captivating things to readers, andusually it results in the emptying of their pocket-books into those of the nursery and got caught that way many years ago, whenwe saw a picture of some beautiful Asters, andwe sent for a dozen different kinds ; but in spiteof all our coaxings and loving caresses, theynever got over six inches high, and since thenno one can talk Aster or Dianthus to us. Messrs. Graves, Selover, Willard & Co., ofGeneva, N. Y., have greatly improved their pre-vious catalogues by adding a large number ofillustrations and colored plates. It is now oneof the best in the country. Wm. H. Lyman, of Leverett, Mass., has is-sued an exceedingly pretty Floral Catalogue,which will grace any Practical Hints to Fruit-GroM^ers. BY H. T. 7.—Shall we Cultivate our Orcharda or not ? ANY FARMERS are puzzled now over the question which Has been again raised,whether it is advisable to cultivate their orchards^ or allow them to remain in M grass. This question has been started by the remark of a horticultural cotemporary, whoasserts that the root-fibres of fruit and other trees are produced annually, like leaves, andlying so near the surface of the ground where they receive their nourishment, the culti-vation of the ground by any instrument whatever will cause their mutilation, andinterfere with the successful healthy growth of the tree; hence the advice is given the orchards to remain in grass. Such advice as this, coming from so influential a source, is likely to do much injuryto orchards under the care of ignorant hands, unless a more judicious method of treat-ment is suggested. We have abundant r
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