CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



Notices on the State and Progress of Horti- 

 culture in the United States. By A. J. 

 Downins, Botanic Garden and iN'urseries, 

 Newburgh, N. Y 



Descri|)lion of a iN'ew Method of heating 

 Pits for forcing, or for Pits in Stoves, for 

 tropical plants, with Hot Water; first 

 erected in the garden of JJr. S. Svveetser, 

 Cambridge|iort. By the Conductor . 23 



Microscopic Observations. JMo. I. By a 

 Correspondent 41 



Forest and Timber Trees, the Osage Or- 

 ange. &;c. By William Kenriek, author 

 of the New Anierican Orchardist . 81 



Notes on some of the Nurseries and Pri- 

 vate Gardens in the neighlinrhood of New 

 York and Philadelphia, visited in the 

 earl V part of the month of March. By 

 the Conductor . . . J21. lfil.201 



Some Account of Bartram's Botanic Gar- 

 den. By Alexander Gordon, Botanical 

 Collector 248 



Protection against Hail Storms. Notice 

 and Description of the Paragrtile, or Hail 

 Rod. By A. J, Downing, Botanic Gar- 

 den and Nurseries, Newburgh, N. V, 281 



Notes and Observations on Gardens and 

 Nurseries in the vicinity of Newark, N. 

 J., New York, Hartford and Boston, 

 made during a visit between the 5th and 

 20th of July, 1837; with some Remarks 

 on the state of Horticulture and Agricul- 

 ture. By E. Sayers, Landscape Gar- 

 dener 321 



Ringing Fruit Trees; with a notice of some 

 Results following its application to the 

 Pear Tree, discovered by Af. Van Mons, 

 of Brussels. By A. J. Downitig, Botan- 

 ic Garden and Nurseries, Newburyh, 

 N. Y 361 



Establissement Geographiqne de Bruxelles, 

 londe en 1836, Par J. F. Vandermaelen. 

 ByX 401 



HORTICULTURE. 



Pomnlogical Notices : Notices of one hun- 

 dred and twenty-six varieties of Pears 

 which have ripened their Fruit during 

 the season of 1836, in the Pomological 

 Garden, Salem, Mass. By R, Manning, 

 Esq. . . , . . . 10. 44 



Notices of Culinary Vegetables, new or 

 recently introduced, worthy of General 

 Cultivation in private gardens or for the 

 market. By the Conductor . . 18, 54 



On the Cultivation and Management of the 

 Raspberry. By J. W. Russell, Superin- 

 tendent at Mount Auburn ... 21 



Some Account, together with a Description, 

 of a new native Seedling Pear. By the 

 Conductor. Notice of the ftlabille Pear. 

 By .Messrs. C. & .A. J. Downing . 44 



On the Nature of the varieties of En- 

 grafted Fruit Trees. By the late Mr. 

 Bucknal 57 



The Garden. By the Hon. J. Buel, Alba- 

 ny, Conductor of the Cultivator . 84 



Remarks on the Duration of the improved 

 Varieties of Fruit Trees. HyA.J. Down- 

 ing, Botanic Garden and Nurseries, New- 

 burgh, New York .... 90 



Notes on the Cultivation of Vineyards in 

 the United Slates. By A. J. Downing, 

 Botanic Garden and Nurseries, New- 

 burgh, New York .... 214 



Some Remarks upon the Production of 

 new varieties of Strawberries, from 

 Seeds. By the Conductor . . 241 



On Forcing Asparagus. By E. Sayers 364. 444 



FLORICULTURE. 



63 



On the Cultivation of the Hydrangea, (H. 

 hortensis. ) By the Conductor 



Notices of new and beautiful Plants fig- 

 ured in the London Floricultural and 

 Botanical Magazines; with some account 

 of those which it would be desirable to 

 introduce into our Gardens 66. 138. 169. 217 

 250. 296. 339. 369. 413 



On the Cultivation of Geraniums, (or Pe- 

 largoniums.) By J. W. Russell, Super- 

 intendent of Mount Aubiirn 



On the Production of new varieties of 

 Flowers, from Seed, by Cross Fertiliza- 

 tion. By the Conductor 



Remarks on the Production of new varie- 

 ties of difl^erent Flowers from Seed. By 

 an Amateur 



Observations on the Management of the 

 Auricula and Polyanthus during the 

 Spring Months. By J. Clark 



Observations on the Camellia and its Va- 

 rieties, with siune Account of its Intro- 

 duction into Great Britain and this coun- 

 try. By M. P. Wilder 



On the Production of Roses from Seed, and 

 some Remarks respecting the treatment 

 of the Yellow Noisette Rose. By J. W. 

 Russell, Superintendent at Mount Au- 

 burn 



On the Cultivation of the Tree Mignonette, 

 and some Remarks on raising Roses 

 from Seeds. By L. Boll, Florist, New 

 York 



Roses — new V.trieties. By An Amateur 



Some Remarks on the herbaceous Piponies, 

 together with a description of most of 

 the Species and Varieties, and a few ob- 



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