PREFACE.. 



The following Tabic of Contents Avill show the variety of 

 intelligence contained in the Eighteenth Volume of the Mag- 

 azine. 



Boston, Nov. 26, 1852. 



CONTENTS, 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



A Retrospective View of the Pi'ogress of 

 Horticulture in the United States, during 

 the year 1851. By the Editor, . . 1 



Description and Plans of the Fruit Room 

 of Joseph Moorman, Esq., London. By 

 Robert Thompson, . . . .15 



The Importance of Cleanliness to Plants. 

 By the Editor, 49 



Apparent spontaniety of a growth of White 

 Birch, (Betula populifolia,)with Remarks 

 on the Adaptedness of certain Trees to 

 our poorer Soils. By John L. Russell, 

 Professor of Botany and Vegetable Phy- 

 siology to the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, 97 



Gathering and Preserving Fruit ; with En- 

 gravings of a Fruit Room. By the Ed- 

 itor, 116 



Mountain and Forest Rambles. By John 

 Lewis Russell, A. M., . . . . 193 



Design for a Flower Garden, with a selec- 

 tion of Plants adapted to the same ; with 

 remarks on the Design. By the Editor, 206 



The power of Soils to absorb and retain 

 Ammonia. By Dr. Lindley. With re- 

 marks on the use of Guano. By the 

 Editor, 241 



The Spring of 1852, in Illinois ; with a List 

 of the Earliest Flowering Plants, and 

 their period of Blooming, from 1847 to 

 1851. By E. S. L. Richardson, Kendall, 

 Illinois, 248 



Mineral Manures, and the value of Guano 

 as compared with Manure. Bv the Ed- 

 itor, " . .337 



Notice of a Visit to the Syracuse Nurse- 

 ries of Messrs. Thorp, Smith, Hanchett 

 & Co. By G. Bailey Mcintosh, . . 350 



The Transformation of Plants and the im- 

 portance of its results. By the Editor,. 385 



Notes of a Visit to Oakley Park, England ; 

 with some Remarks on Draining and the 

 Use of Drain Tile. By R. S. F., . . 394 



The eflfects of Light on the Germination 

 of Seeds, &c., when passed tlirough me- 

 dia of various colors. By R. B. L., 396. 443 



Some of the Rarer Plants of Vermont. 

 By R.. 481 



Design lor a Flower Garden, with a Selec- 

 tion of Plants adapted for the same. By 

 the Editor, 495 



Transplanting Large Trees. By the Edi- 

 tor, 529 



Some Plants seen about the region of the 

 Notch, Sept., 1852. By John Lewis 

 Russell, 531 



HORTICULTURE. 



On the Cultivation of the Strawberry in 

 Pots. By H. Bock, . '. . .59 



On the Cultivation of Herbs and Salads. 

 By J. Cuthill. From the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, ' 105. 154 



Notes on some of the new or recently in- 

 troduced varieties of Fruits, which have 

 been exhibited during the year 1851. By 

 Hon. J. S. Cabot, President of the Mass. 

 Hort. Society, 145 



Descriptions and Engravings of Select Va- 

 rieties of Pears. By the Editor, 



1. Dunmore, Jersey Gratioli, Beurr6 

 Ranee, Vesouziere, Beurre Millet, Doy- 

 enne du Cornice, 1.58 



2. Beurre Giffart, Belle Julie, Ronde- 

 let, Emerald, Princess Royal, Calebasse 

 d'Ete, ....... 433 



