enjovin"' the same sinnmer toj^ctlier. Parent aiul cliiKl are one glory." An example 

 exists in this neighborliood, wliieli 1 shall more jiartieularly describe hereafter, with an 

 account of the treatment of the young Ilejnlocks, where every kind of use has be«ii 

 made of this most beautiful American tree, from the magnificent single specimen, the 

 voung tree in groups and nurseries, to the unsurpassed and grateful-hued licdge. The 

 Hemlock is most patient of the shears, and may thus be kept to any size. AVith sub- 

 mission, therefore, to the able and practical communications of your correspondents, 1 

 fearlessly pronounce the Ilemlock the very best evergreen nhrub we yet possess for orna- 

 mental planting. It is, moreover, native, and free from the objections so many others 

 are liable to — it is iwrfvctly hanhj. Disappointed phxnters know the full value of this 

 important quality. 



One must read the valuable communications of practical gardeners witli attention. 

 As an instance, Mr. Saunders accidentally accounts for my frequent failures in trying 

 tlie Cotonoastei's, by saying "they are adniiral)ly adapted for covering rockeries, or 

 planting on the north sides of walls." Had 1 known sooner that a northern aspect 

 was essential, I might have saved some valuable lives, years back, which were sacrificed 

 by ignorance. And herein lies the value of the Horticulturist, which is not to be read 

 carelessly once by the learner, but should be frequently referred to. Every scrap of 

 real knowledge in horticulture is valuable; and so numerous are the facts to be 

 acquired, that the man who would despise a single one which might become available, 

 is no true lover of his art. Aspect, shade, sun, wind, rain, water, soil, manure, <fec., 

 every one is taken into consideration by the true horticulturist, whether he plants a 

 tree, a Rose-bush, or a Lily. Hence the worth of experience, and hence the value of 

 facts, communicated by those who know. 



I trust the subject of evergreen shrubs will not be lost sight of by the Horticulturist, 

 and that every one that can be enumerated will be brought out, and its habits and 

 qualities treated of in this journal of art. 



THE CINERARIA — ITS TROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION. 



BY E. DECREE, G.vnDENEIl TO J. Q. JONES, ESQ., NEW BEIGIITON, STATEN ISLAND. 



Of all the Avinter and spring-flowering plants, the Cineraria deserves to be placed in 

 the foremost rank, whether we consider it as the adopted inhabitant of the conserva- 

 tory of the Avealthy citizen, or the more humble companion of the Scarlet Geranium, 

 which is so often to be seen in the cottage window of the hard-working artizan. For 

 bouquets it is unrivalled, the colors being so varied, which, when nicely arranged, make 

 such handsome ornaments for the parlor table or boudoir that they suit all tastes, that 

 even the most fastidious of Eve's fair daughters can scarce fail to recognize in them a 

 "hobby" far superior to pet cats and poodle dogs, and certaiidy requiring less care and 

 giving less trouble. We have them in every shade of color from white to dark blue 

 and from white to crimson. Then there are white with crimson, and others with blue 

 in every shade. And when we take into consideration the showy character 

 ell-grown })lants, with the little room they take, and the simplicity of 



