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plants. He said that I was worse than a plant vender for that. He gave 

 me the wise advice, "Not to put many, nor a variety, of plants in one 

 frame or hot house, if I wished to gain premiums for plants." When 

 Mr. Knight said this, I had young beans (Flageolets), strawberries 

 and cucumbers fit to eat ; potted vines in full bloom, others in bud ; my 

 fig trees on the walls vigorous ; melons in pots blooming, and in the shade 

 of my cucumbers (on trellis) a quantity of budded plants in pots. The 

 first thing that I condemned was my fig trees, which gave me a luxuriant 

 growth of leaves and stones, but no figs, being in too much shade and too 

 much heat. By altering this state of things I had the pleasure of having 

 fine figs, grapes, peaches, &c. I have used guano water with benefit. My 

 cucumbers succeed well, especially the Kenyan and the Sion-hnuse sorts. 

 I have no doubt but that I can raise from a pot a weight of cucumbers 

 greater than that of the soil in the pot. 



[From the Gardener's Chronicle.] 



CALCEOLARIAS 

 Have gained in figure, size and colors of the flowers, much in a few years 

 past. We now have innumerable varieties, many of which, however, are 

 not worth the trouble of cultivation. The flowers are very easily obtained, 

 with proper care. The great secret of success with them, is keeping them 

 free from moisture in winter, and from frost, by as little heat as possible. 

 In summer it wants watering frequently, and some shelter from the burn- 

 ing rays of the sun. They do well in frames along walls. The tops 

 being fixed by hinges so that they are readily opened and kept open when 

 necessary. In winter give them but little water. After they have done 

 flowering, cut off" the tops, manure them, water them often, and they will 

 put out side shoots. 



Althougli our herbaceous calceolarias are pretty plants, yet, they are 

 displaced, now, almost everywhere, by the tree calceolaria, which gives 

 many more flowers and is more hardy and more easy to cultivate. Of 

 these we recommend the Boven orange, Roi des Jaunes, Roi de Sardaigne 

 (crimson), Pierre Precieuse (yellow with a touch of brown), Prince d' 

 Orange (yellow). Beauty of Montreal (light crimson). Perfection (orange), 

 Eclipse (scarlet). Falcon (orange, spotted with brown), Nain Jauue (yellow 

 dwarf), Heywood Hawkins (orange brown), Aurea floribunda (gold flower). 



The Club adjourned. 



HENRY MEIGS, Secretary. 



Tuesday, January 11, 1859. 



Present — Prof. Mapes, Prof. Nash, Dr. Crowell, Mr. Hardenbrook, of 

 Greenwich, Ct.; Bruce, Witt, Doughty, and others. 



Andrew S. Fuller, Horticulturist, of Williamsburgh, in the chair. 

 Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following translations, &c., made by him from 

 the works last received from abroad and home, viz.: 



