Hedges Or Old

Homer says in his Odyssey, that when Ulyssus returned from Troy to his father Laertes, after many years absence, the good old man had sent his servants into the woods to gather young thorns for forming hedges, and while occupying himself in preparing the ground to receive them, his son asked him, " Why, being now so far advanced in years, he would put himself to the fatigue and labor of planting that which he was never likely to enjoy V9 Laertes taking him for a stranger, gently replied, " I -plant against my son Ulysses comes home!"

Heliotropes

Beauty of the Boudoir; the finest in cultivation; violet blue, with light eye, of the most exquisite perfume, fine foliage, and extra habit; now first sent out.

Gem, Grandiflora, etc. etc.

Heliotropes #1

Beauty of the Boudoir and Miss Nightingale are the best of this class for beds.

Heloniae Dioicia, (False Unicorn Root.)

This plant grows in the open fields, in cold, lean soils. Its flowers are small and white, arranged on a single tall, noodding, white or nearly transparent stem.

The Hen And Duck As Egg Producers

A paper has been received by the Paris Academy of Science, from M. Co-niaille, on the comparative value of the hen and duck as egg producers. His observations were limited to three hens and three ducks, all fine animals, hatched at the same time in the month of February. During the following autumn the ducks laid two hundred and twenty-five eggs; they re-commenced laying in February, and continued to do so until the middle of August. The hens laid no eggs during the autumn, but began in January, and left off about the middle of August. The totals of each at the end of that time were : the hens, two hundred and fifty-seven eggs; the ducks, six hundred and seventeen. M. Comaille next examined the nutritive value of each kind of egg, and found them nearly equal in that respect.

Hen Manure

(H. D., Waterville, N. Y.) This is a powerful manure, equal in its effects to guano, or nearly so. Its " actual value" will depend in a great measure on the facility or otherwise of procuring different manures, and the nature of the soil to which it is to be applied. As a general reply to your inquiry, we might say it would be worth about fifty cents per bushel to you, and would be advantageously used wherever guano has been found beneficial. In preparing it for use, mix an equal portion of dry soil and some charcoal with it, and pulverize as much as possible.

Henderson's Bouquet

We, have received two numbers of this splendid work from Mr. Geo. C. Thorburn, which we shall examine more carefully at our leisure.

It will be seen by Mr. Barker's advertisement, that be purposes visiting Europe this spring, for the purpose of making collections of plants, Ac. This presents a rare opportunity for gentlemen who wish to add to their collections, since Mr. Barker's knowledge and good judgment will enable him to select judiciously.

Henri Van Mons

Size, throe and three-eighths of an inch in length by two and one-fourth in diameter; form, oblong acute pyriform; stem, long, curved, planted in a fleshy ring at the base; calyx, closed, sunk in a narrow, small basin; color, dull bronzy green, profusely covered with coarse russet dots, and clouded with red on sunny side; flesh, half melting, juicy; texture rather coarse; flavor, sweet, vinou9, with nut-like aroma; season, October to November; quality, very good; tree, vigorous, hardy, with magnificent, large, luxuriant foliage and flowers.