Queries, Replies, 4*c. — Mass. Hort. Soc. 315 



In a public periodical of such extensive circulation as yours, the subject 

 shouhi have been boldly and fearlcssl}' treated, or entirely suppressed. 

 Mr. G. will confer a particular favor on me by publishing, through the 

 medium of your Magazine, the manner in which he supposes, or rather 

 affirms, I obtained a plant in Philadelphia. If he does not, neither 

 withdraw his insinuation, I will use the freedom of your Magazine to 

 treat Mr. G. in the manner I think most proper. The aspersion he 

 throws on the character of Mr. Skirving, of Liverpool, (in the same 

 page,) is very unbecoming, especially in a situation where Mr. S. is not 

 likely to see it. Mr. Skirving is a nurseryman of great integrity, and 

 well known as such by the trade of the United States. — lam, sir, yours, 

 trultj, R. Buist, Philadelphia, July 15, 1837. 



Art. V. Queries, Replies, 8,-c. 



I think Mr. Russell and Mr. Boll are both right — the former treating 

 of raising what are termed "hardy garden roses" from seeds, and the 

 latter those of Chinese, Bengal and Noisette roses. It is well known 

 that many of the Chinese rose seeds will come up in a few weeks, on 

 bottom heat, and tlower the same season; and it is as well known that 

 all the art that has been tried cannot cause the varieties of i?6sa dama- 

 cena and provincialis to bloom, the tirst season, from seed: a conmiuni- 

 cation to the contrary would be invaluable to your readers, and parti- 

 cularly to — Rosa, Philadelphia, July 17, 1837. 



Art. VI. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June '24th, 1837. — Exhibited. From J. D. W. Williams, 

 a flowering plant of jErica ventricosa superba. From J. A. Kenrick, 

 cut flow^ers of the Irene rose. From M. P. Wilder, cut flowers of 

 Pieonia albiflora Richardsoni (?) AlstroemertV? psittacina, Salpiglossis 

 picta, and other varieties, Grand Sultan calceolaria, rose Mabach, and a 

 great variety of seedling pansies. From S. Walker, seedling pinks, 

 and fine seedling pansies of the following kinds: Village Maid, Othello, 

 Clio, Hecate, &,c. From Wm. Kenrick, cut flowers of i>elphinium 

 elegans pleno, several varieties of pteonies, branches of the j)ur])le 

 beach, &c. &c. 



July 1st. — Exhibited, From T. Lee, Esq., cut flowers of i?hodo- 

 dendron maximum, Kk\mia latifolia, Menziesm globularis, MagnohVi 

 glaiica, Ferbascum compacta, Leptosiphon ondrosaceus, Lastlienia cal- 

 ifornica, Lupinus poly})hyllus, Stenactis speciosa, and Cleome spinosa. 

 From S. Walker, cut flowers of Ferbena chanuedrifolia. Campanula 

 ^ersicsefolia, and p. alba pleno; a great number of seedling pinks and 

 pansies, ranunculuses, pa'onies, larkspurs, &.c. From M. P. Wilder, 

 cut flowers of Gladiolus pudibiindus, a variety of seedling pinks and 

 pansies; and numerous specimens of roses, end)racJng the Snowball, 

 York and Lancaster, Mexicaine, provins, mosses, &c. From W. Mil- 

 ler, cut flowers of Piconm albiflora var. fragrans, and WhitleJ?; also, 

 roses, and fine seedling pinks. From Dr. J. C. Howard, a variety of 

 dahlias. From Wm. Kenrick, cut flowers of Pvcouia albiflora var. 



