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Show UULBOlfe PLANTS. tlsir anl ITben la rlnol llirilr llulbi for 1 stlj flrhifr I Inner. Many of our most attrtctlre Montr are roluced from bulbs and bultiuu roots Tho hard portion of this rlasi of lants, designed for outdoor culture is planted during the autumn All harelv bulb) tray !s planted as late In the fal as tho groun 1 Is open an I tho bull re main sound. October ami .Sorembei nre, bowel er, the monthi I referred foi this work. The moat cHectlio dlspla made with bulbous plants nre produced by massing like or contrasting colors In varieties blooming about tho simo time With hyacinths nnd tnllps ewcUlly, beautiful effects may bo produieI by the selection of contracting colors and hip inoulous arrangement, nrauM fern tomp on itiAtisnt ru, J. M. Therhuni, of cw York, ti whom thankinroilne for tho deilrm for tnlip or h) acltith lieds prcsentol In the cut, advices In his catalogue of bullrt that care be taken not to press the earth too firmly nronnd and urer hyacinth bulbs, li hlch should bo planted evenly about six laches desp and from lha to six Inches up.irt. Borne gardeners follow the plan of setting lach bulb In n hand ful of dean sand, which Insurts propel draluae After tho pround has f roten tolerably hard In eirly winter the lied may bo covered with n few inches of isry litter or coarse manure. Tulips rpilroi,ultural treatment similar simi-lar to hyacinths, exicpt that thu bulbs, being smaller, must not be rlanted quite so deep. Horticulture l ll. Marl I's fair. These rules hne lucn announced fo tho department of horticulture lit the Columblin fair at Chicago! I, Trulls, flowers and legetnbles of ferod for romiietltlon must lmo lien grow n by tho Individuals olTerlng them S. Ilxblblts made by ttato or other horticultural horti-cultural societies must be collected lu tho territory embraced In their Jurisdiction, i! A complete Hit of varieties of fruits, plants and (lowers Intituled for entry must lie furnished the lnnnugimeiit, Ho exhibitor will Ih) allowed to make more than one intryfor thosamonwird. , 4. All fruits, plants and llomrs must lie correctly nutned and labeled, S. Aft-er Aft-er exhibits aro arranged nnd nwanllng committees nottlied they will be under tho oxcluslve control of tho mnniigemint until awards nre made, and the nnnio of tho owner must h unknown to such rommUtces. 0. Artistlo nrratigoim nt nnd superior quality, nnd notquautit), will 1 consldorod In making uwards. Unn orthy articles will In eiclud.il. T. An award having been given to any article, arti-cle, It will bo de lmrred f rout future en trie s. 6 All plants, fruits or flowers, when they show signs of decay suftl-clentlyto suftl-clentlyto become, unattmcthe, will lie romoicd, and oihiblton should lio prepared pre-pared to replace them with fresh spiel-mens, Tlie lleure. lint. IVir, Is this iear known to all who grow pears? If not, hero is Iturul New York, er's opinion of iti "It is as distinct in form as it is delicious In quality, Thu trco is healthy, and uu early und regular itcaror. Tho fruit is nlwoys largo of te n lery large, mid nour falls to duttlop Its distinctly characteristic long, narrow neck, it grows, too, singly nnd not in clutters. 1 lie flesh Is nlw n s Julc) , rich, buttery, molting aud iKiifuimiL Perhaps Per-haps it Is a trllle aw eit to suit nil tastes, but lis sw ectnrss, llko that of tho Sicke I, Is most ngrieuble. It rijs ua from late bcpteinber through October. It docs not thrh e on qulurii stock, but tho tree s benr so carl thnt elw arllng Is not ncided to hasten the bearing period." l'r..pzllnr irillo. rrmu ruttlej.. At a meeting of the Minnesota Htuta Horticultural society u inimlur snldt 1 have cntwlllows nearlyevery month of the ) ear, but I prefer cutting nnd plnutlug through the month of May. In seloctlng tuttln i chooso t li in two year-old year-old wood or strong, well ripened onel yeir. Cut fromelghttateninclKslong, and as near oni half Inch In illami tir as economical cutting will allow. Larger cuttings w 111 root nnd do nearly as well, but aro inoro oxpenslvp to transport nnd handle. Kei er cut them when frozen. If cut In autumn or during warm da) a In winter, pick In elnnip straw or sawdust saw-dust until wanted. Tlmo will bear transportation long distances, even with careless packln.;. |