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row of this, with its linndreds of enormous white blooms, edged with blush, is 

 something to gaze at and admire. 



Alongside, in another row, we see Iliimei, with its large and showy purplish 

 rose flowers. Such a profusion of beauty; it seems too bad that it must fade 

 and pass away. Now we come to Jules Lebon, with its brilliant and dis- 

 tinct carmine-red flowers. 



Louis Van Houtte — Is one of the dark crimson sorts, which produce a 

 marked contrast among the fancy-colored varieties. 



And another, the Louis Van Houtte (Calot's introduction), — bright pur- 

 jolish cherry color, — is a charming sort. 



Here we see in quick succession Marechal Vaillant, a new kind, of a dazzling 

 purplish-violet color, Mad. Victor Verdier, crimson rose, with light violet, very 

 large and full. 



Mofisietir Bouchai'lat. — A superb variety, of a bright rosy lilac color, large 

 and full; flowers imbricated like a rose. 



rienissima Rosea Superha. — Very large, globular, and full ; deep rose color, 

 slightly tinged with salmon, and what a relief to meet a dark sort again ! — the 

 Avell-known Pottsii, dark purplish-crimson, — but now superseded by finer sorts 

 of similar color. 



We have now reached the tallest grower and most showy variety in the col- 

 lection, called Purpurea Superba, producing very large purplish-crimson 

 flowers. 



Queen Victoria — With its immense blooms, outside petals rose, inside flesh- 

 colored, — is another sort, which might be justly styled gem of the collection. 



But we have seen enough. We must leave the examination of many other 

 varieties for another visit. 



Mr. Crane of Lockport stated that the chairman of the committee on gar- 

 den vegetables was absent. He had, during the season, be-en paying more at- 

 tention to the cultivation of tomatoes. He had been pleased with the Hatha- 

 way variety, and was disappointed in Gen. Grant. On good soil it was rough 

 and poor. 



Mr. Crane saw an experiment by a woman in treating the cabbage worm 

 with a strong solution of soft soap. It destroyed the worms without injuring 

 the cabbage. 



REPOET ON ORNITHOLOGY. 



George T. Fish of Rochester, chairman of committee on ornithology, read 

 the following : 



Your committee on ornithology have nothing that will be particularly new 

 to report at this time, but we regard the subject sufficiently important to de- 

 mand "Line upon line and precept upon precept." A report was prepared for 

 the last annual meeting, but none of the committee being present when reports 

 were read it was not submitted, but after some changes was published in one 

 of our daily papers. While it is pretty generally admitted that birds as a 

 class are benefactors, there are nevertheless those, and among them some intel- 

 ligent horticulturists, who wage war upon certain species because of their 

 fondness for fruit. It is thought by some that as the birds have not entirely 

 exterminated our insect enemies, their assistance is of little consequence. A 

 French naturalist ascertained by careful investigation that a single insect 

 might, in five generations, become the progenitor of five thousand millions of 

 descendants. With these appalling figures before us we are forced to the con- 



