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taste of the purchaser. The pots g g are merely placed to show that they rest on the 

 leaves fixoil at tlie ciuls of the brackets.' 



" Fio". 17 is anuthcr specimen of a flower-basket upon a stand, with basketwork of 

 brass enclosing a shallow vessel for the reception of water. The form is elliptical, 

 aiul, as an economical arrangement, the top may be removed, and replaced with the 

 top of a circular or elliptical table. 



"The amateur propagating-box is exemplified by the annexed diagram, fig. 18. 

 They are much used in Denmark by those who have no regular greenhouse, jjit, or 



frame, and are both ornamental and useful, and seem 

 to attract the same attention the Wardian cases do in 

 the drawing-room in this country. The case here rep- 

 resented is three feet long, fifteen inches wide, one foot 

 high in front, and eighteen inches high at the back. 

 The sides are formed of boards, and painted. The top 

 is covered with glass, and the whole elevated to a con- 

 venient height upon a stand. The bottom is covered 

 with drainage, over which is a stratum of moss, one of 

 sand, and a third of mold. The cuttings are made and 

 Fig- 18- planted in the usual manner, for it is for the propaga- 



tion of cuttings that these cases are intended. The whole is well watered and the 

 glass shut down, and afterwards managed exactly as Wardian cases are with us. 

 "With us a species of cultivation of the already formed plant afibrds the gratification, 

 but the Danish ladies take the subject up a step earlier, and produce the perfect plant 

 from the cutting or slip — each in their way equally gratified with their success, and 

 of course equally annoyed should failure ensue. The form of this kind of propagating- 

 box may be varied, and elegant and ornamental forms may be indulged in." 



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The Hosexschenk Peau. — Messrs. Tiiorp, Smith, IIanchett, & Co., of Syracuse, 

 were kind enough to send us specimens of this fruit, but they were received in our 

 absence, and the drawing and description preserved for us were too imperfect to 

 enable us to describe it fully and accurately. The specimens, too, were imperfect, 

 having broken stalks, and the flavor was impaired by carriage. We are very favor- 

 ably impressed with this pear ; but from what we have learned of it from Mr. Chas. 

 Downing, and others who have fruited it, we do not believe it will rank with our 

 very best summer fruits. It is, however, well worthy of extensive trial. 



We subjoin the communication of Messrs. Thokp, Smith, IIanchett, & Co., written 

 by Mr. Fahnestock of that firm : 



The EosenschenTc Pear is known by many names ; in Pennsylvania, such as Butter 

 Sraolehouse, SchenFs Fear, Watermelon, &g. Sclienlc's August is a different pear, 



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