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Excellent Mode of Setting Grafts. — Last 

 spring, in a nursery in our vicinity, 110,000 apple 

 grafts were made in the ordinary way, and wound 

 with tow. Owing to a severe drouth, however, at 

 the time of planting out, to subsequent heavy rains, 

 or to some other cause, only 30,000 have succeeded. 

 Simultaneously, my very tirst practical attempt at 

 llie interesting work was made, and with such com- 

 paratively brilliant results, that I am induced to 

 whisper my triumph in your pomological ear. 



Of apple grafts, I made 1 10 precisely, 96 are do- 

 ing well. Of 400 pears, 3tiO are likewise thriving; 



; but in lieu of toio as binders, I applied strips— re- 

 quired breadth three-quarters of an inch generally 

 — torn from sixpenny factory cotton cloth, which 

 was brushed over on one side with grafting wax. 

 Three yards of cloth, with four ounces of wax per 

 yard, will suiUce for 1000 two j^ear oUl trees. If 

 this is a slower process, it is the surest and best, I 

 am convinced, take one season with another. And 

 with the above result in view, do you not deem it 

 the most economical ? I attribute my failures more 

 to poor roots than to poor workmanship, or to the 

 inelficiency of these ligatures. Sciolist. Syracuse. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society Hall, i 



Saturday, June '21th, 1846. 



Adjourned Meeting — The President in tlie chair. 



Mr. Breck, editor of the N. E. Fanner, announced to the 

 Society that he was about to discontinue the paper, and to be- 

 come niterested in a new periodical, to be issued on the 1st of 

 July, called "The Horticulturist," and as the N. E. Farmer 

 had published gratuitously the reports of the Society from its 

 commencemeiit, he asked the favor that the official reports 

 and doings of the Society might be furnished for publication in 

 " The Horticulturist." 



Mr. Samuel AValker replied to the above in the following 

 appropriate remarks : 



jilr. President — In rising to respond to the request just made 

 by my friend Breck, I feel somewhat embarrassed, lest the re- 

 marks I shall make may be misunderstood. I like old land- 

 marks, old friends, the good old way, and the long published 

 periodicals, which I have for many years received ; they be- 

 come a part of our existence, and when they are discontinued, 

 it reminds of the parting forever with some esteeiued and belo- 

 ved friend. It was thus when the last number of Loudon's 

 Gardener's Magazine was received — it is so with a notice of the 

 discontinuance of the N. E. Fariuer; but, sir, waving all un- 

 necessary indulgence of personal feeling, I can but say I am 

 glad to perceive in the death of the Farmer, the birth of a Hor- 

 ticulturist. Sir, we have need of such a paper, indeed for ma- 

 ny such publications, and if they are conducted on a liberal 

 and genp.roux principle, they will, they must, succeed. The 

 advertising sheet of such a paper, ought and indeed must be 

 open to all cultivators ; it has been and ever wll be fatal to 

 any publication which shall adopt a different course. 



Mr. W. then offered the following votes : 



Voted, That we hail with pleasure the publication of the 

 " Horticulturist," under the editorial care and direction of our 

 able and distinguished member, A. J. Downing, Esq. The 

 well known talents, perseverance and respectability of the 

 publisher, Mr. Luther Tucker, and the entire confidence 

 which we have in our long tried and faithful friend and fellow 

 laborer, Mr. Joseph Breck, all combine to insure its usefulness 

 and success, and enables us in advance to give it our unquali- 

 fied approbation. 



Voted, That the request of Mr. Breck be complied with, and 

 that he be regularly furnished with the official reports and do- 

 'ngs of this Society for publication in the " Horticulturist." 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to Jos. 

 Breck, Esci., editor of the N. E. Farmer, for the liberal and 

 iinparlial maimer with which he has for many years published 

 the reports and doings of the Society, free of charge, and in 

 particular for the disinterested and high minded course he has 

 ever evinced, both in his editorial and private capacity, to ad- 

 vance the interests of our Institution. 



The Society held an adjourned meeting July 11th, President 

 Wilder in the chair. 



Pamphlets on the " Cultivation of the Grape," and al.»o on 

 the " Character of the Strawberry plant," by Nicholas Long- 

 worth, Cincinnati, were received by the hand of Mr. Ernst, 

 and a vole of thanks passed for the same. 



The following per-sons were elected members : 



Benjamin S. Loring, Kimball Gibson, Harvey D. Parker, 



Henry Robbins, Theodore N- Hall, James M. Blainey, Cyrus 

 W. Jones, B. C. Whhe, Samuel A. Elliot and Geo. H. Gray, 

 all of Boston. 



Thomas Groom, D. S. Greenough and Franklin King, of 

 Dorchester. 



Stephen H. Cleveland, Freeman Fisher and Lews BuUard, 

 of Dedham. 



J. W. Mandall, Henry S. Waldo, John Fassell and William 

 Seaver, of Roxbury. 



licwis Davenport, Henry Liversage and Dorrance Davis, of 

 Milton. 



D. C. Baker, Lynn. 



Jay Ambrose Wight, Chicago, Illinois, and Louis Van 

 Houtte, Ghent, were elected corresponding members. 



Attest, EBEN. WIGHT, Rec. Secretary. 



Exhibition of Saturday, June 27, 1846. 



In consequence of the extreme wet weather and unplea- 

 sant morning, the show of flowers was rather meagre coin- 

 pared with last Saturday's exhibition. A few of our florists, 

 however, were on hand, with their usual complement of 

 flowers. 



From Messrs. Winship, Prairie and other Roses in great 

 variety, Lychnis chalcedonica-plena. Clematis alpina. Cam- 

 panulas, Veronicas, Deutzia scabra, Aconitums, Spireas, 

 together with a great variety of other cut flowers. 



From Parker Barnes, six pot plants, Delphiniums, Campa- 

 nulas, Cinerarias, Roses, fine Pansies, and other cut flowers. 



From William Quant, Stephanotus floribuiidus, a very 

 splendid and highly fragrant stove creeper, with pure white 

 flowers in large clusters, with foliage similar to the Camellia, 

 but larger. Also beautiful specimens of Mandevilla suaveo- 

 leiis and Tecoma jasminoides, greenhouse creepers, and a 

 plant of seedling Cactus from C. ackermannii (beautiful). 



From Joseph Breck & Co., fitly Anemones (many of them 

 fine) of various colours, Paisley Pinks. Roses, Kalmias (from 

 the interior), Martagon and other Lilies, Campanulas, Cle- 

 matis alpina, and cut flowers in great variety. 



From J. L. Gardiner, by Daniel Crowley, a great variety 

 of fine Roses, Sweet Peas, &e. 



From Hovey & Co., a great variety of fine Roses, includ- 

 ing eight varieties of Prairie and twelve varieties of Moss ; 

 also one very large and fine bouquet. 



From J. L. L. t* . Warren, a large fancy design, fifteen 

 .small bouquets, White Water Lilies, Gladiolus colvillii, two 

 varieties of Digitalis, three varieties of Campanula media, 

 Dianlhus barbatus. Clematis alpina, Delphiniunis. Roses, and 

 other cut flowers in abundance, making a fine display. 



From Walker & Co., a magnificent fancy bouquet or de- 

 sign, of large dimensions, three bouquets, Roses in variety. 

 Dahlias and cut flowers. 



From \Vm. Kenrick, by Miss Russcl, one large circular 

 bouqui't. three small boiiijuets, and cut flowers. 



I'rom John .\. Kenrick, a Cue bloom each of Magnolia ma- 

 cropliylla and longil'olia. 



From Will. Meller, a fine seedling and other Geraniums, 

 Paisley Pinks, two bouquets and cut flowers. 



From R. West, Salem, a fine fancy bouquet, large size, 

 seedling Geranium (fine flower) and Roses. 



For the Coininitlec, Joseph Breck. 



