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DOfllESTIC NOTICES. 



house ciiHiire. frnm llicir proclucine: a succession 

 of blouni, must be inosl iclioiloii by tlio exhibitor; 

 but if by a lucky cliance, a collection of moss 

 roses, or smne of the finer kinds of French anil 

 Hybrid Hourlion roses, could be enticed lo sliow 

 themselves in all their ffay attire on the day, ihey 

 would make the ffreen-house roses ' hide their 

 diminished heails.' " 



Wc commenii this "author" to the notice of 

 horticulturists •;;enerally, ami his '• little treatise" 

 asa fair specimen of his abilities to deal in exag- 

 g:era(ed statements. Pro pair ia. Acw-York, Oct. 

 •2S, lS4ti. 



Sale ok thk Magmkicknt Camellias Wildk- 

 Rii AND ISIus. AuiJY AVn.PKR. — The IJoston Tran- 

 script states that these s|)londid Skkdlixc; Ca,mi;l- 

 LIAS, g:ro\vn by INI. P. Wilder, Es(]., President of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and which 

 have elicited so much praise from amalcurs, and 

 to which that Society awariled their hig'iiest token, 

 a superb i>iece of Silver Piute, valued at P'ikty 

 Dollars, have been sold to Mr. .lames I^. L. F. 

 Warren, the jn-oprictor of Nonantum Vale Gar- 

 dens, for the handsome sum of One Thousand 

 Dollar?. 



Influence of the Scion upon the Stock. — 

 Upon removinjT the plants from a bed of seedling 

 Canada plums (the wild reil idum of our woo<ls), 

 about a hundred of which were buddeit last sum- 

 mer with the Imperial Gag-e, Red Gage, anil JeQer- 

 son i)lums, and which liad made a growth of four 

 or live feet the present season, and were quite 

 stocky, I found that the amount of roots of the 

 budded trees was less than half of those remaining 

 unbudded, and the color was a shade deeper. The 

 Canada plum is remarkable for the amount of roots 

 which it emits, compared with those of the domes- 

 ticated plum ; but in tlie case of these bud<led 

 trees, the roots seemed not to have increased from 

 what they were probably last spring, while the 

 tops were larger than those not budded. The in- 

 fluence of the stock upon the scion is a matter 

 which has been much discussed; but I do not re- 

 collect ever to have seen any thing upon the in- 

 fluence of the scion upon the stock, or at least as 

 it regards the growth of the roots. The saj'ing 

 of Lord Bacon that " the stock is passive, the scion 

 overruling it quite," seemed here true in a man- 

 ner I had before thought of. How is it to be ex- 

 plained ? Is not something similar seen in the 

 case of pears upon ijuince stocks ? Yours with 

 respect. .S. L. G. Haco, Maine, October, 1846. 



Buffalo Horticultural Society. — The last 

 exhibition of this Society, for the season, was held 

 on W^ednesday, the 3()th of September, and it is with 

 feelings of pleasure that the committee present so 

 gratifying a result. Notwithstanding there hail 

 been repeated calls upon the enthusiasm of the 

 prominent friends of Horticulture in this section, 

 since our last exhibition, in consequence of the 

 State Fair, and the Agricultural Fair in our county, 

 at both which the evidence of the influence of our 

 Society was prominent, still there w^as no diminu- 

 tion of energy or lack of spirit at our last exhibi- 

 tion, but, on the contrary, all seemed animated 



with .1 still stronger desire to j)ush forward in that 

 beautiful department of culture which is the espe- 

 cial object of the Association. 



The show of Fruits very far exooeded the expec- 

 tations of all. Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, 

 (irapes, iic, were exhibited, which, for \ariety 

 and cultivation, would compare favorably with any 

 section of the Union. Among the Apples shown, 

 were some from R. Starkweather, Ks(|., which 

 weighed, singly, twenty. five ounces. 



It is not our intention now to go into a labored 

 report, and we shall thcrofdre confine ourselves to 

 the catalogue of contributions. The show of 

 Flowers was very beautiful. Roses, Dahlias, Ver- 

 benas, and the numerous other beautiful annual and 

 peruniiiul flowers now in bloom, made up into 

 beautiful bouqueis, by the contributors or the fair 

 hands of our Ladies' committee, contributed to 

 enliven our show room. In vegetables there was 

 also a very respectable representation, among 

 which a mammoth Squash, sent as a delegate from 

 the Great West, and jiresented by Samuel T. Atwa- 

 ter, Esq., stooil very conspicuous. 



Prior to the sale of Fruits, Flowers, &c., the 

 President, Mr. L. F. Allen, delivered a very ex- 

 cellent and spirited address before the Society, and 

 a crowded and attentive audience of citizens gene- 

 rally. Mr. A. dwelt upon the importance and re- 

 sults naturally arising from a well organized society 

 of this kind, and gave some statistical account of 

 the j)rogress of Horticulture in and arounii Buffalo 

 for the past twenty years, and wound up with many 

 sound and practical suggestions for the future. 

 These are the kind of addresses for the people, and 

 of which we hope during another season to hear 

 more frequently. At the close of the address it 

 was moved and seconded that a vote of thanks be 

 tendered the President, for his very able and in- 

 structive lecture, which was unanimously respond- 

 ed to. 



[After an enumeration of the articles exhibited, 

 for which we have not room, the commitfee say:] 



The Flowers at the September show, for rarity 

 and line culture, exceeded any previous exhibition, 

 except that of June. Our professional gardeners, 

 particularly Messrs. Webb, Tyler, and Mr. B. 

 Hodge, contributed in a high degree to render this 

 feature very attractive. The contributions of ama- 

 teurs, also, evinced much good taste and careful 

 culture. 



The committee cannot but share in the general 

 feeling of gratification at the happy completion ot 

 our labors for the present year, giving presage as 

 it does of renewed vigor and emulation for another 

 year. Already has a sjiirit been excited for the 

 pursuit of this beautiful portion of labor which 

 bids fair to produce important results, materially 

 enhancing our pleasures and comforts. It is with 

 pleasure we point to the reports of our past exhi- 

 bitions, showing as they do, that we are continually 

 progressive. Many individuals, whom a year or 

 two since scarcely ihought of i)utting a seed in the 

 ground, or transplanting a single shrub, now show 

 very respectable contributions; and of this class, 

 the number is rapidly increasing. Our catalogue 

 of contributions will also show that we have those 

 in our society who are not " wear}' of well-doing," 



