minute and particular manner — not only for my benefit, but the public benefit — especially those who are afraid of tan- 

 baric as a niulch »r Strawberries ? 



It is more convenient to procure tai>bark that has been used at a white lead manufactory Is therj any oljject".in 

 to this ? 



I propose tryinfj the experiment recommended '/ly Dr. Hull, Mr Paraee, &^., on a fejc riws— p^tasj, amnjor.ia 

 &c. >Iay this stimulant be applied directly over the plants and leaves, or carefully poured around them ? They do 

 not state. 



Is there any objection to spading tan into the soil, after having been used as a mulch, for three or four years? T. 



We regret being unable to enlighten our correspondent on the subject of tan, as we have not 

 used it as a mulching for Strawberries, ami are not chemist enough to answer from theory. Will 

 some of our readers do us the favor to reply ? Many statements concerning it have appeared, but 

 generally given so vaguely as not to be reliable or satisfactory. "T." alludes to this, and net 

 without reason. As to "spading down the tan," we should say, with reference merely to its 

 mechanical effect, that on heavy soil it might be good, but on light porous soils, injurious, except 

 in cases where tan remained so long on the surface as to have been converted into mold. 



The New Willow. — In answer to your correspondent, " C. W. P.," Xewton, Mass., in the May 

 number of the Horticulturist, respecting the new Willow, all I can say of it is, that it came orig- 

 inally from Gloucestershire, (England), without a name, and as far as I can ascertain has no 

 name there, and is not described in any book on the subject, and our correspondent in Entjland 

 says, give it a name, for it is more valuable for all purposes, than any Willow with which he is 

 acquainted. 



It will be for sale in the fall by Dr. C. W. Grant, Newburgh, N. Y. lie has called it the 

 Beve.ridge Willow, Salix Beverid^ei. Charles Downing. 



Jllorti'cultural anlr gljgruultural ^otiftt'tjs. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society — Saturday, April 1st, 1854. — The President (Hon. J. S. 

 Cabott, of Salem), called the meeting to order. The minutes of the last meeting were read by 

 the Secretary, (Mr. W. C. Strong). 



The President presented a communication from Mr. Parker, proposing to purchase the estate 

 in School street, owned by the Society. Referred to Executive Committee. 



On motion of R. M. Copeland, of Roxbury, a committee of three was appointed to report upon 

 the practice of scraping ornamental trees. Mr. Copeland exposed the folly of this practice, now 

 60 common, and explained why it was injurious to the tree. He thought that the Society would 

 confer no small benefit on the community, by a warning report. 



The motion was opposed by Mr. C. M. Hovey, and carried. Tlie Chair appointed Messrs. 

 Copeland, W. S. King, and A. Bowditcii to constitute the committee. 



W. S, King called the attention of the Society to a report, widely circulated and generally 

 credited ; which, he said, was calculated to injure the character of the Society, if true, and which, 

 if unfounded, should be at once publicly denied. The report was, in effect, that the Fruit com- 

 mittee had, upon at least one occasion, been called together by a person other than the Chair- 

 man of the Committee, and without the knowledge of the Chairmin ; and that at such meeting 

 " a Gold Medal worth $ 10," had been awarded for a seedling Cherry, to the person who had 

 called the meeting; and that the claims of another seedling, confessedly supeiior (Mr. Walsh's 

 Seedling) had been ignored ; that the award was made by a minority of the Fruit Committre, 

 and that the Chairman was not present at such meeting, nor, until some time subsequent, aware 



such award. 



King stated that he did not vouch for the exact truth of the report, in all its details, but 



