MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. Ill 



subscribers; if the interest can be kept up, I doubt not of its abiding and 

 increasing popularity. 



'J'he article on the Dahlia in No. 1, is of the true sort, and followed by 

 another on the same subject by A'ertumnvs, in No. 2, still keep up the inte- 

 rest, and at the right period of time too. That on the Ranunculus in No. 2, 

 is of the same cast, though rather late in time; these are the kind of articles 

 for the growers of Florists' flowers, and if you can manasje to obtain a store 

 oi good practical articles of the same description, on the ditlerent Stasje flowers, 

 and spin them out regularly as the work goes along, say one in each number, 

 or more if your stock will afford it, it will form the grand incitement to pur- 

 chasers; no matter if the same tlower is treated upon by ditiereut hands, and 

 of course on difl'erent systems, if but like something on true principles, and 

 the nearer these can be given to the time of operation, the mure acceptable; 

 this department must be the key-stone of the fabric. Not less interesting to 

 another class of readers, (and in most instances they are dislincl,) are, the 

 articles on the Fuchsias, Azaleas, Salvia Africanus, Lupinusmutabilis, Camel- 

 lias, Coxcomb, Verbena Melindris, &c. &c. ; the article on the use of Liquid 

 Manure is also a truly practical one. Pray ask next Christmas 12 months 

 how many copies each work of the Jlagaziues above cited publishes ; your's is 

 the Penny Magazine of its class, and must run the race of popularitj^ 



In many respects I agree with your correspondent Snowdrop, page 69. 

 The title would be better simply "The Florist's Magazine;" it is more ex- 

 pressive. Your Reviews are useful, so are catalogues of Plants, &c. lieturus 

 of Florist's Meetings, and remarks upon them, arc an indispeusible feature. 



But as to the cutting down the articles of your correspondents, as he recom- 

 mends on the article Dahlia, No. 2, it is rather a ticklish atl'air, and liable to 

 give offence; unlets they are very prolix, they should be borne with ; or, if 

 possible, be revised by the writer; we are all tender of our own progeny; like 

 myself, he thinks the Florist Flowers should be the key-stone. 



AMijdela-Zotich, May 13, 1833. J. D. H. 



Having read some remarks on your Work by Snowdrop, I could 

 not pass over it in silence, and if you will insert these few lines in this 

 month's number of your valuable work, you will much oblige me. In the first 

 place I should like to know why SNO-nDROp does not like your first title, " Flo- 

 ricuUural Cabinet." 1 will ask Snowdrop what a Cabinet is, I always under- 

 stood it meant a repository, and is very appropriate. " 'I'he second title is very 

 preferable, I hope you will confine it to the latter." I will ask Snowdrop 

 what difterence it makes as to what title it is knowu by, for if it is changed for 

 every like and dislike, it will want a new title every uionth. " If your corres- 

 pondence is too luxuriant, you can easily apply the pruning knife." The 

 pruning knife would have been very appropriate ou the remarks of Snowdrop. 



" I hope you will confine the Magazine to its particular object, and not 

 overwhelm us with plans of hot-houses, greenhouses, &c. &i;." The above 

 remark is very good, after Snowdrop (in a former number) has cried out for 

 a moveable awning for a tulip bed. 1 would .ask Snowdrop if he would grow 

 »tove plants in the open air, which would make him appear a much cleverer 

 man than he now wislics to appear. I think it cpiite right to let us know of 

 the most approved principles of erecting those .structures before we begin to 

 build. With respect to the plates I think it the most ridiculous remark 1 ever 

 lu-ard, for if Snowdrop w.as to publish a woi k and insert plates value one 

 shilling, and sell it at sixpence, he would luU increase his income by it. I 

 think the plates and work altogether much better than ci.uld have been expected. 



I have one reipiost to make of Snowdrop, that for the future he will .sign 

 his proper name, as I may perhaps have an oi)portuuity of inserting something 

 for his gralifiratiiin. •[•_ ^ Shout 



Marlin Hall, May Alh, 1833. 



AI1<jw me (o observe that I consider llie remarks of your correspondent 

 Knowduup to lie rather liy]M'i(;ritical, for althougli you have very liberally in- 

 vited the opinions of your huhserihrrs and well-wishers, I do not'consider that 

 ••very one han a right to dirlaii- liitur riMii i-lliu- tl. • iJUc or general iilaii of 



