Destruction Of Rare Native Plants

Since travelling is so fashionable, and people can get to the most inaccessible spots of former times, rare plants are being everywhere destroyed. Societies for the preservation of wild flowers, are being formed in Switzerland, and other European countries.

Failure Of The Maple Sugar Crop

A correspondent writes : " I see by the papers that the failure of the maple sugar crop in Delaware County, New York, is the completest for years, and will damage the farmers some hundreds of thousands of dollars. What is meant by the failure of this crop? I thought there was always sap in trees in the spring of the year? Will some one in the sugar making districts please explain?"

Specimens Of Plants, Fruits And Flowers

When these are desired for editorial examination, they should be addressed to Thomas Meehan, Germantown, Philadelphia, and not to the publication office in the city, as this necessitates a re-shipment to Germantown, and often several days' delay.

A Tertio-Millennial

Philadelphia has just had its Bi-Centennial, but we have older cities now. Santa Fe is about to hold its 250th birthday. The New Mexicans intend to have a grand time over it. There will be a great exposition interspersed with all sorts of fun and frolic, extending from July 2nd to August 3rd. Truly we are becoming something more than a young country when these things are.

Mr. H. H. Rushy

This energetic botanical collector is again in the South. Early in May he had reached Fort Whipple, in Arizona.

North American Mosses

It is gratifying to know that the life-work of the late Professor Thos. P. James is not to be thrown away. The Manual of North American Mosses, by Lesquereux and James is already announced as on the press.

Zebra Grass

Eulalia Japonica is not far inferior in beauty to the famed Pampas grass, and especially when growing in good strong bunches. As an ornamental parlor grass it is particularly desirable. Besides it has the advantage of being entirely hardy.

Rosa Rugosa

For many years Rosa Kamt-chatica has been growing in old Germantown gardens. The newly introduced Rosa rugosa seems to be the same thing, and as far as we can judge from Lindley's monograph of roses, the described differences have little specific value.

Plants For Names

A box by mail, marked from H.Webber, Cumberland, Maryland, came to hand, and contained specimens of two native plants, Castilleja coccinea and Cypripedium acaule. No letter has been received referring to them, but we suppose them sent for names.