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hundred square feet of glass. Masses of the same flowers are prefera- 

 ble; they are f;xr more splendid. — Yours, respectfully, J. Lowell, Bos- 

 ton, Feb. 10th, 1837. 



[It gives us great pleasure to receive correction from such a source; 

 and although our remark was intended to apply to the comparative 

 beauty of green-houses before any of the splendid varieties of camellias 

 were introduced, and at the present moment, now that hundreds of kinds 

 expand their blossoms, we might be understood, by some of our readers, 

 as meaning that there are but few flowers in bloom of any kind in mid- 

 winter. This, however, is not the case, as will be seen by Mr. Lowell's 

 remarks above, and as in any good collection there is always something 

 in flower. But camellias have made the display at this season doubly 

 grand, and when the fine kinds of heaths are introduced and cultivated, 

 (and we are glad to perceive thit much interest is taken in this 

 family by amateurs,) we may anticipate a greater succession of ele- 

 gant flower's. In additioir to camellias and heaths, a great portiorr of 

 the New Holland shrubs are in bloom: few, however, of the latter are 

 yet introduced to our gardens. Our thanks are due to Mr. Lowell for 

 his remarks. — C'onfZ.] 



Grafting Camellias d, la Blaikie. — I have had ten years' experience 

 of the graft a la Blaikie, that is, with the end of the scion in a bottle of 

 ■water, for camellias, and never succeeded but once. I will give any man 

 one dollar a graft for every one he will raise for me, and will furnish 

 the stock and the scion for the experiment. — Yours, respectfully, 

 J. Lowell, Boston, Feb., 1837, 



Poinsettia. pulcherrima. — Are j^ou not mistaken in saying, that Poin- 

 settia pulcherrima was in flower at Mr. Wilder*'s? I did not see it 

 ther-e. I believe I have the largest, and it has not shown signs of flow- 

 ering. It is a bad plant to carry through the winter. — Id. [Our cor- 

 r'espondent has proliably, from hasty reading, confounded the Poin- 

 settia pulcherriiria Graham, the Euphorbia Poinsettm of our gardens, 

 with the Poinci««« pulcherrima, a ver-y different and widely distinct 

 plant, and of which we are not awar-e that Mr. Wilder has a specimen; 

 certainly not of any size. The plant in the rare collection of our cor- 

 respondent is the largest we have ever seen. — Cond.] 



Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, January '21st, 1837. — Exhibited. From M. J. Loring, 

 sweet apples, the name unknown. Fronr the Hon. E. Vose, Easter 

 beurre and Lewis pear-s; also, Hubbardston Nonsuch and Marygold 

 apples, all fine specimens. From Messrs. Winships, the She])herdzo 

 argentea, or Buft'alo berry; the fruit of this has an agreeable and pleas- 

 ant taste. 



January '28th. — Exhibited. Branches of the Shepherdia argentea, of 

 Buffalo berry of the Rocky Mountains. 



February 4th. — Exhibited. From S. Downer, beurr^ Diel, Passe 

 Colmar, and beurre Ranee pears; also, Or-tley pippins and Pomme 

 d'Api apples. From E. Bartlctt, a very excellent specimen of the 

 Chauraontel pear. From Win. Marsh, Quincy, Lewis pears- 



