Domestic notices. 



talented men have been employed to become ac- 

 quaiuted with these laws, and they have left the 

 various methods of their practice and their re- 

 sults, for the benefit of those after them. To 

 purchase the various volumes necessary for the 

 acquirement of this knowledge, Avould incur a 

 greater expense than could be spared by one in- 

 dividual. This being the case, and feeling the 

 want of such assistance, I would like to see a 

 spirit roused among gardeners and nurserymen, 

 that would, at a trifling expense to each inivid- 

 ual, eflect the desired object. 



In making an appeal to the public, to meet 

 with the response wished for, it is necessary for 

 them to be convinced of the utility of the object 

 of the appeal. The persons appealed to in this 

 instance are those connected with, or interested 

 in gardening ; and I am satisfied that those who 

 are lovers of the art, will, themselves, assist and 

 use their influence in their own immediate neigh- 

 borhood, to cause others to lend a helping hand 

 also. It would seem needless to enumerate the 

 benefit that gentlemen and nurserymen would 

 derive by employing active, intelligent men. 

 To have such men, there must be facilities such 

 as those suggested here, that would give them 

 the information necessary to raise them to this 

 standard. Now who are the employers that 

 would not like to have such men, and how few 

 of them there are? 



The instances of stupidity and ignorance are 

 too well known by every employer, and the lit- 

 tle leisure of the present season could not be 

 better employed than to form a plan and com- 

 mence reading societies, before the gardening 

 season commences. Should j-oufind a place in 

 your Journal for these few remarks, it may 

 cau.se abler pens than mine to be employed in 

 soliciting means for the fulfillment of the pur- 

 pose, and the desired benefit be derived. Thom- 

 as Paxton. Staten- Island, N. Y., Jan. 16, 

 1852. 



The Yellows. — Dear Sir: I have seen in the 

 Horticulturist, many speculations and sugges- 

 tions as to the cause of the Yellows of the peach 

 tree, but none of them have been satisfactory 

 to my mind, and I wish to suggest a new theory, 

 or at least, one that I have not seen mentioned. 



This disease may be constitutional and in- 

 fectious ; but having observed the commence- 

 ment and progress of the disease, now prevail- 



ing in all the peach orchards, I believe, without 

 exception, througli the whole length and breadth 

 of the Connecticut river valley, south of Spring- 

 fi(fld, I am fully convinced that, in this in- 

 stance, it is an epidemic. 



I first observed the disease in 1840, upon a 

 few trees, by the premature ripening of the 

 fruit, and the small wiry branches growing upon 

 the main stems. This appeared simultaneously 

 in different parts of the State, upon seedlings 

 growing on poor soil, as well as upon the choi- 

 cest varieties receiving the highest culture. 

 Since that time the disease has prevailed to such 

 an extent, that a large number of trees have 

 already died, and a healthy tree can scarcely 

 be found in this section of the state. I trust 

 you Avill call out some of your Yankee corres- 

 pondents, who will give us some light on this 

 subject. Very resp't yours, C. C. S afford. 

 Cleveland, O., Jan. 10, 1852. 



New Fuchsias — F. Serratifolia. — The 

 Fuchsia is fairly in the field as one of the fash- 

 ionable and favorite flowers of the day. Hy- 

 bridization and botanical discoveries are increas- 

 ing its attractions with amazing rapidity. There 

 is probably not another of the popular genera 

 that has been so much improved within a space 

 of say ten years. Its real progress may be 

 dated from the introduction of the ful gens in 

 1837 or '38. The species and varieties that were 

 in collections previous to it, were comparatively 

 uninteresting. The distinct character, large 

 foliage, and long elegant showy flowers, of that 

 species, created a sort o^ furor among cultiva- 

 tors, and was the means of directing such at*,en- 

 tion to fuchsia culture and improvement, as has 

 brought about, in so short a period of time, its 

 present state of perfection. Hundreds of species 

 and varieties are now in existence, and indeed 

 hundreds of new ones are annually produced. 

 They now occupy a place among the most bril- 

 liant objects of floral fetes, and they have be- 

 come specialities among foreign growers, like 

 the Rose and the Dahlia. 



Amongst those of more recent introduction, 

 Serratifolia is worthy of special attention, as 

 possessing not only beauty but distinctness in its 

 ajjpearance and character. It is a species or 

 sub-species introduced from Peru, by Messrs 

 ViETCH of E.\eter, England, through the 

 cessful collector, Mr. Lobb. 



