It is not unusual to receive numerous compliments from subscribers when renewing their subscriptions, but this year they seem more numerous and cordial than usual. Many thanks to all for their good will. As a specimen J. D. Y., Clinton, Iowa, writes:

" Please continue the Gardeners' Monthly. I cannot get along without it. It has so many good things in it. Strong's article on side graftings alone, in one of the numbers, is worth the price of it to me this year. I tried it on some grape vines in August, also on cherries and plums, as well as roses, and they all lived and are to-day looking fresh and plump."