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where thorn is considerable bloom. Flesh dull 

 yellow, juicy, nitlicr linn, very sweet, and of lus- 

 cious lliivor. [It adheres to the stone, which is 

 roumlish in fipure. — Ed.] Surpassing: all varieties 

 that have yet fruited here. Itipcns last of August. 



The rcnob^cul Plum was also raised by .lanirs 

 Mcl^aujfhlin, l"s(|., and thoun:h inferior to that 

 bearintf his name, is esteemed worthy of a place 

 among- -rood iihitns. 



Like the McLaujjhlin, itsoripfinal tree has borne 

 but three or four years, is a good bearer, and was 

 planted in same light soil. Itsp:rowtli is also simi- 

 lar, thouiih less inclined to branch horizontally. 



J'ruit larprc, oval, with distinct suture. Stalk 

 thrcc-fourlhs of an inch Ions,', small and clean, in- 

 serteil in a small cavity. Skin yellow, tinged with 

 green, and when ripe slightly with red on the 

 cheek, little bloom. Flesh yellow, sweet and rich, 

 with i)leasant flavor. [Stone long, and pointed at 

 both ends; llesh adheres i — Ed.] Ripens about 

 5th to lOtli of Sejitcmberat Jlangor. Very respect- 

 fully. B. F. Nourse- Bangor, Sept. 4, 1846. 



The Ly.man- Donatio.v. — The Hon. THEoDonE 

 Ly.MA.v, of lioston, has just made the handsome 

 donation of cine ihottsand (JoUars to the funils of 

 the JNIassachusctts Horticultural Society. 



This is the third gift of the like amount, which 

 the Societj- has received during the present year. 

 The income of these ilonations ]>reviously received, 

 it has been decided, shall be distributed annually 

 in the form of medals, as prizes — the Apit.eton 

 and Lowell medals; and we jiresume, we may 

 now add the Ly.man medals. 



There is probably no society devoted to the art 

 of culture in the Union, whose inthicnce is so 

 usefully and widely felt as that of Massachusetts. 

 The great anil praiseworthy interest which is felt 

 in its pros])erity by every one in Boston, from the 

 humblest grower of salads to those occupying 

 the highest position in society, explains very rea- 

 dily the cause of its large activity, and the zeal 

 with which its alfairs are conducteil. 



Cloth of Gold Rose. — To the defective charac- 

 ter of this rose, as given in the September number 

 of the Horticulturist, there must be some excep- 

 tions. I ha\'e just seen several specimens in the 

 nursery of IMr. James Wilson of this city, in full 

 bloom. The flowers were very full, of a rather 

 deep creamy jellow, yellowest in the centre, and 

 of a handsome cup shape. When compared with 

 its twin sister, the Solfaterre, which was growing 

 close by, the Cloth of Gold was seen to be mucli 

 superior in size and shape. I compareil it with the 

 Ophirie also, and it proved much superior in size, 

 and more double. Mr. \V. informed me the j)lants 

 which I saw were budded last summer, potted in 

 a dormant state last fall, kept in the greenhouse all 

 winter, and set out in the open ground about .Tune, 

 after having made some growth in the pot. These 

 plants had made gooil sized shoots, say from 18 to 

 30 inches, each shoot having quite a number of 

 buds on it; thus showing that ([uite a long succes- 

 sion of flowers might be cx|)ected. Mr. Wilson 

 thinks, that as far as his experience goes, and it is 

 now three or four years since he imjiorted it from 



the estal)lishment of IMr. Ui\ors, at Sawbridgc- 

 worlh, England, that if ((uite answers the <lescrip- 

 tion of it as given by Rivers himself. 



I also saw, when tliere, some magrtificent speci- 

 mens of that finest of the Convolvulus family, the 

 I/ioiiKva Icarii. It had grown on strings attached 

 to an out-building, nearly twenty feet high, anil 

 was perfectly covered with its veiy large, trumpet 

 shaped purpliiih-azurc blossoms, beautiful as 



" thai blue flower which brahmins say, 



Blooms nowhere bin in Paradise." 



I think it the finest climber I ever saw. Sanford 

 Howard. Albany, Sept. 2, 1846. 



The remarks of your Pliila<lelphia correspondent 

 on the habits of this rose, correspond with my own 

 experience here. I have cultivated this new va- 

 riety for two seasons, and have not j'ct had a single 

 blossom. C. W. Elliot. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sep- 

 tember 1st, 1846. 



This rose, I agree with you in opinion, is a ra- 

 ther shy bloomer. When budded on a free-grow- 

 ing stock, it gi\e:^ a i>retty gooil bloom once, but 

 afterwards blooms but seldom. The color is a pale 

 yellow, and not a gooil deep yellow (like Harri- 

 son's,) as I had sujiposed. So much for aitditional 

 testimony for this region. Near Natchez, I have 

 seen it really blooming well, but never at the 

 north. Yours. James Wardrop. Piltsbrirs^h. 



[It is no doubt true that this new yellow rose 

 only blooms freely in strung, damp soils, and in a 

 cool situation. Wherever we hear of it grown on 

 dry soils, it would appear to be rather an indilTe- 

 rent bloomer. — Ec] 



The two Hardiest and most Profitable 

 Apples. — What are the two hardiest and most pro- 

 fitable apples ? I am about to jjlant an orchard on 

 soil which is not very favorable, and not in the 

 best exposure. I would be much obliged, if you 

 would give me the names of two or three sorts 

 best suited to such a situation. Yours sincerely. 

 J. H- B. New-Jersey. 



Answer. — Baldwin and Rhode-Island Greening. 

 No two varieties of apjiles — fruits of the highest 

 excellence, too — are so hardy, uniformly luoduc- 

 tivc, and profitable in all soils and situations, a» 

 these. We have noticed both of them this season, 

 in orchards in various ])arts of the country, where 

 other sorts, often productive, have almost entirely 

 failed, and yet these are giving abundant croi)s of 

 large, fair fruit. We doubt if any better market 

 sorts, all points considered, can be found for soils 

 of medium quality. — Ed. 



The Gravenstein and the Porter Apples. — 

 For the month of September, I esteem these the 

 two best apples. Both of them bear as finely as I 

 could wish. The Gravenstein is a large, admira- 

 bly formed fruit, of just that mixture of sweet and 

 acid that is most agreeable. The Porter Apple is 

 as hanilsome as an orange, though its color, when 

 quite matured, is more like that of a lemon. Like 

 almost all our best native fruits, it is fair and 

 smooth, and its jiroducts heavy. In market it 

 commands the best price. Yours. .A. S. New- 

 York, Sept. \Oth, 1846. 



