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rosy-colored are the earliest, and several of the most single, especially 

 the rich crimson varieties, are the latest. 



The common rule, that single are early and double late, is a very 

 defective one; and if we wish to promote the cultivation of the finest 

 flowers of these oriental vegetable genus, it is certainly desirous that 

 every fact stated respecting them should be well established and made 

 certain. 



It must be perceived that these remarks do not concern the rapid 

 forcing of these plants. The average temperature of the front sashes 

 of common green-houses does not exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit, 

 — a temperature which cannot evolve their ftowers before a good supply 

 of fibres have been made, which latter is not the case in highly heated 

 houses, or any warm rooms. — J., March, 1837. 



Art. III. Queries, Criticisms, ^c. 



Errata. In the communication of Judge Buel, in our last, p. 89, 

 an omission occurs in the 17th line. The sentence should read thus: 

 " Winter pruning bates to the sun and winds, at the worst season of 

 the year, and long before the healing process can commence, the wounds 

 of the amputated branches ". In the heading to the article of Mr. 

 Downing, p. 90, there is a very important typographical error. It 

 should read thus : "Remarks on the Duration of the improved varieties of 

 Fruit Trees." "New York," before fruit treesjshould have been omitted. 



Dear Sir, — I observe in your Magazine, for February, a notice of the 

 native pear, raised from the seed by Mr. Isaac Locke, of West Cam- 

 bridge, which you very justly name the " Locke Pear." This is due 

 to him as a successful horticulturist, and one who has done a great deal 

 to improve the science of horticulture amongst us, as well as for the 

 fact that he has added an excellent new fruit to our catalogues. In your 

 notice of it, however, you have made one or two errors which should 

 be corrected, Mr. Locke's nairie you have given as James: it should 

 be Isaac. He has several orchards, none of them remarkable for 

 extent, as you observe, but ail of them are in a high state of cultivation; 

 and perhaps there is not another person in the State who harvests so 

 much fruit from the same number of trees. — Yours truly, J. B., Bos- 

 ton, March, 1837. 



Art, IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March AOi. — Exhibited. From E. M. Richards, Prince's 

 St. Germain and 'Echasserie (?) pears. From Mr, Breed, Charles- 

 town, Easter beurre, Chaumontel, St. Germain, and two sorts, the 

 names unknown; these were all good specimens. From J. Gardner, 

 Ortley pippin and Ribston pippin apples. From E. Vose, Easter 

 beurre jicars, and Marygold, Wales's pippin, Pomme d'Api, Hubbards- 

 ton Nonsuch, Nonsuch and Pearmain apples; Wales's pippin is a very 

 excellent fruit. From E. Bartlett, Lewis and Ambrette pears, and 

 white Calville apples. From S. Downer, Lady apples, so called, (not 

 the true,) Gardener's sweeting, Ortley pippin, old Pearmain and Minot 

 apples; also, Lewis, Passe Colmar, beurre Ranee, and beurre Diel 

 pears. 



