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Idrias in the seed pans, from crosses of the 

 splendid varieties exhibited by Mr. Wild- 

 er at the horticultural rooms the last sea- 

 son, and great numbers of vigorous plants 

 were potted, many of them decidedly of a 

 shrubby character, a desideratum for this 

 plant, and we anticipate a grand display of 

 beautiful novelties from this great number 

 of seedlings. 



There was also a great quantity of seed- 

 ling Cinerarias, distributed in various parts 

 of the different houses, just coming into 

 bloom, of every tint and hue, some of them 

 very fine. Not to be overlooked, were also 

 seedling Japan Lilies in any quantity, a 

 great proportion of which will show bloom 

 the coming season. These are from cross- 

 es of Lilium speciosum with other varieties. 

 Should these lilies prove hardy, they will 

 be a great acquisition to the borders. To 

 test their hardiness, Mr. W. has planted out 

 a bed on trial ; the probability is, that they 

 will endure the winter with slight protec- 

 tion. 



Among the new Fuchsias, the following 

 were named, viz : the Queen of the Virgins, 

 Sir Henry Pottingcr, Miss Milbank, Acan- 

 tka, Miss Prettyman, Empress, Serratifo- 

 lia, Lady of the Lake, ^c. Among othernew 

 plants just received, were 25 varieties of 

 Phlox, and a dozen or more of Geraniums, 

 most of them in a hopeful state. Among other 

 new things, we saw a large plant of Abuti- 



lon venosum, more robust than A. striatum, 

 flowers much larger, of a deep orange and 

 carmine colour. A plant of Veronica specio- 

 sum, just out of bloom, and a plant of V. 

 Lindleyi, a new white variety, were also 

 noticed. "VVe were shown a new Clematis, 

 C. ttibulosa mongolica, from Caucasus, 

 said to surpass all others of the tribe. Al- 

 so, another plant, Pitcairnii altenstenii, a 

 new plant, said to be very beautiful, of the 

 Bromeliaceous family. Various new sorts of 

 Epaeris were shown us, among them E. 

 pulchella, a great beauty, the branches 

 densely clothed with minute umbelliferous 

 white flowers ; E. impressa alba, with its 

 tube-shaped flowers, spotted with red, and 

 many others. Mr. Wilder has a great 

 quantity of Seedli7ig Azaleas in another 

 house, at a little distance from the main 

 house, which we have been describing. 

 Part of these seedlings have already flow- 

 ered, and some are of the character of Va- 

 riegata, and other well known sorts. Ma- 

 ny of them are in bud for the first time, and 

 out of the lot some valuable varieties may be 

 expected. Time would fail us to enumerate 

 half the new and rare plants embraced in 

 this collection. We must leave for further 

 consideration, many things in the green- 

 house, but more particularly the plants and 

 trees in the open ground, which will be de- 

 ferred until the proper season. 



Joseph Breck. 



Boston, March 13, 1847. 



AUTUMN GRAFTING AND SPRING BUDDING. 



BY ROBERT NELSON, NEWBURYPORT, MASS. 



[The following interesting article is well 

 worthy of the attention of our readers. Mr. 

 Nelson is a practical Danish horticulturist, 

 and the climate of Denmark is so much like 

 that of New-England, and the northern part 



of our Union, that his experience in some 

 points is more valuable in this country than 

 that of European gardeners from warmer 

 parallels of latitude. 



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