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Art. II. Queries, Criticisms, ^~c. 



Errata.— In our last, at p. 15, bottom line, for '*■ East Cambridge," 

 read West Cambridge; p. 28, line 20 from the top, for " gloria belgi- 

 ca," read gloria miindi. In this number, p. 41, line 12, from the top, 

 for "O'xalis," read O'xalis; p. 57, for "Dr. Isaac Mease," read Dr. 

 James Mease. 



Rbsaferox and the Kamtschatka rose identical. — A remark will be 

 noticed in the " List of Plants" attached to the December number of 

 the second volume of this Magazine, page 470, respecting the specific 

 of a large single red rose, commonly known in the few gardens in which 

 it is cultivated, as J?6sa ferox. By that remark it would appear that 

 this commonly received name Avas not correct. With this opinion I 

 entirely disagree, and for the following reasons, viz. 



I. Bosa Biebersteinn Lindl., or J?osa ferox Bieb, which is supposed 

 to be the genuine species,, having white Jiowers, will be found to belong 

 to that group of roses, whose stems are covered with very minute 

 prickles, and which have small delicate leaves, which, from their strik- 

 ing likeness, are termed Pimpinellifolise. To this group belong the 

 beautiful Scotch rose and its numerous varieties, which may be consid- 

 ered as its type. 



II. The Kamtschatka rose has neither pimpernel leaves nor minute 

 prickles; on the contrary, its foliage is very large and of a vivid green, 

 and its prickles stotit, rigid and long, and of uniform size. 



III. This rose will also be found to be of Caucasian origin, the i?6sa 

 ferox of Lawrence and the J?6sa kamchatica of Redoute. 



For these reasons I am still inclined to maintain the common appel- 

 lation of the plant in question, unless other and moi'e decisive authority 

 is adduced to invalidate its prior claims. — ^4n admirer of Rosa ferox. 



Sago Palm (Ci/cas revolhta.) — A plant in full bloom was presented 

 at the New York Horticultural Society's exhibition, in October last. 

 Can any of our friends inform us whether it was a male or female? — 

 ■Cond. 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday^ December 31st. — Exhibited. From J. Heard, Esq., Bur- 

 germeester pears, (see Mr. Manning's account of this fruit, p. 48.) 

 From B. Weld, Roxbury, Passe Colmar pears. From P. C. Brooks, 

 Esq., Burgermeester pears. From B. V. French, Bellflower and Dan- 

 vers sweet apples. From James Eustis, Baldwin apples. 



January 1th. — Exhihited. From the Hon. E. Vose, Lewis, Wilkin- 

 son and Passe Colmar pears, all fine s])ecimens: also Marygold and 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch apples. From L. P. Grosvenor, Chandler ap- 

 ples, and a kind called the Queening, but not the true variety known by 

 this name; the Chandler apples we have before stated to be an excellent 

 fruit. From James Eustis, apples, very handsome, the name imknown. 



January l-lth. — Exhibited. From J. M. Ives, Salem, Carhousc, 

 Fama Gnsta, and Michtel Henry pippin apples: also a kiud, the name 



