FRUIT CULTURE, and the Laying Out and Management of a Country Home.--By W. C. STRONG, Ex-President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and Vice-President of the American Pomological Society. Illustrated. New revised edition, with many additions, making it the latest and freshest book on the subject. CONTENTS: Rural Homes--Choice of Locality--Treatment--A Good Lawn--The Approach. Fruits--Location of the Fruit Garden--Success in Fruit-Culture--Profit in Fruit-Culture. How to Procure Trees--Quality--How to Plant--Time to Plant--Preparing the Land--Fertilizers--Cutting Back--Distances for Planting. Care of the Fruit-Garden--Irrigation--Application of Fertilizers--Thinning the Fruit--Labels. The Apple--Insects Injurious to the Apple. The Pear--Dwarf Pears--Situation and Soil--Pruning--Ripening the Fruit--Insects Injurious to the Pear--Diseases. The Peach--Injurious Insects and Diseases of the Peach--Nectarines. The Plum--Insects and Diseases of the Plum--Apricots. The Cherry--Insects Injurious to the Cherry. The Quince--Insects Injurious to the Quince. The Grape--Grape-Houses--Varieties--Insects Injurious to the Grape--Mildew. The Currant--Insects Attacking the Currant--The Gooseberry. The Raspberry--The Blackberry. The Strawberry. The Mulberry--The Fig--Rhubarb--Asparagus. Propagating Fruit-Trees--From the Seed--By Division--By Cuttings--By Layers--By Budding--By Grafting. Insecticides--Fungicides--Recipes. Price, in one volume, 16mo., cloth, $1. CHRYSANTHEMUM CULTURE FOR AMERICA.--By JAMES MORTON. An excellent and thorough book; especially adapted to the culture of Chrysanthemums in America. The contents include Propagation by Grafting. Inarching and Seed. American History. Propagation by Cuttings. Exhibition Plants. Classification. Exhibition Blooms. Soil for Potting. Watering and Liquid Manure. Selection of Plants. Top-Dressing. Hints on Exhibitions. List of Synonyms. Staking and Tying. General Culture. Insects and Diseases. Standard Chrysanthemums. Sports and Variations. Disbudding and Thinning. Oriental and European History. Calendar of Monthly Operations. Chrysanthemum Shows and Organizations. National Chrysanthemum Society. Early and Late-Flowering Varieties. Chrysanthemums as House-Plants--Varieties for Various Purposes. Price, cloth, $1; paper, 60 cents.