. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. ngraved on copper byPhilibert and Eugene Picart. Vol. I. will beready the present autumn. The value of a care-fully and amply illustrated Silva of NorthAmerica to botanists, students of forestry, and lovers of science in general, is bejond comprehensive description of the trees ofNorth America, like that contained in this workhas ever been published, and indeed has notbeen possible before the explorations Ienderedpracticable by the very recent opening up of allparts of our
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. ngraved on copper byPhilibert and Eugene Picart. Vol. I. will beready the present autumn. The value of a care-fully and amply illustrated Silva of NorthAmerica to botanists, students of forestry, and lovers of science in general, is bejond comprehensive description of the trees ofNorth America, like that contained in this workhas ever been published, and indeed has notbeen possible before the explorations Ienderedpracticable by the very recent opening up of allparts of our continent. Professor Sargent isrecognized as the highest authority on this sub-ject. His position as director of the ArnoldArboretum of Harvard University, his opportu-nities while in government employ for exploringforests and studying trees in all parts of thecountry, specially qualify him for this descriptive text will be supplemented bysuperb illustrations, by the best of artists. Nopains or cost have been spared ingathering thematerials and in the mechanical execution ofthis great work. M^-^. THE DWARF MOCK ORANGE. See opposite page. Kew Fruits. The Middlefleld is a newStrawberry announced by P. M. Augur & Sons,of Middlefield, Conn., the introducers of .lewelland Gold Strawberries. The Rural Straw-berry is announced from Kentucky. A. , who originated Warren, Longfellow,Daniel Boone and others, found it in an oldorchard, was attracted by its foliage and promiseof fruit, removed it to his grounds, and found itof great merit. William L. Dulaney. presidentof the Kentucky State Horticultural Society,writes us that it promises more than any berrywe have had introduced in this part of Kentuckyfor many years. It will probably be introducednext spring. Among new tree fruits we havethe Fuller Quince, which is being introduced byJ. T. Lovett, of Little Silver, N. Y. We havebeen favorably impressed with the fruit in NewJersey, and while it may not revolutionize Quincecul
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