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or feebleness of the growth of the tree, and not to be the cause of it; for in 

 situations where the soil is well adapted, and the trees are vigorous, they 

 are seldom attacked, except in the lateral branches, while in cold, clayey, 

 or even warm heavy loams, the growth is so weak and slow that the tree 

 is exposed to all the ravages of the borer. In the deep sandy loam of 

 Dutchess County, N. Y., this tree attains its utmost perfection. Speci- 

 mens of it are now growing at Cedar Grove, the beautiful residence of 

 J. P. DeWint, Esq., in that County, nearly ninety feet in height, and 

 the usual average of full grown trees (of which the lawn contains a 

 great number,) is from sixty to ninety feet. This situation is upon the 

 east margin of the Hudson River, where the soil is a deep sandy loam. 

 On the opposite shore the soil is a strong heavy loam, almost without 

 sand, and the locust scarcely rises to the height of forty feet, and is 

 much attacked by the insect. In soils where this tree thrives M'ell it is 

 the most profitable of all timber trees for cultivation. To the botanist 

 its name Robinitj gives rise to the jileasing association of Jean Robin, 

 herbarist to Henry IV, and author of Histoire des Plantes, 1660, who 

 first introduced it into Europe. We observe, in the recent French 

 journals, that the Paris perfumers, who are au fait at stealing the 

 slightest odor that floats on the summer breeze, have succeeded in ex- 

 tracting from the locust blossoms a delicious perfume, which much re- 

 sembles that of orange flowers, and is used for the same purposes. — Id. 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Aug. 2Qth, 1837. — Exhibited. Fruits: From E. Vose, 

 President of the Society, Shropshirevine, early Harvest, red Juneating, 

 high-top sweeting and Williams's Favorite apples, (the latter very 

 handsome.) From B. V. French, early Harvest apples, and handsome 

 pears, the name unknown. From R. Manning, Fondante d'Ete, (sec- 

 ond rate with Mr. Manning,) apple pear of the County of Essex, (dis- 

 tinct from the pomme poire of Europe,) Rousselette hatif Cox and 

 blanquette a longue queue pears, (sometimes called the Skinless, but 

 different;) also, early Harvest and bough apples, and black Morocco, 

 reine Claude violette, and purple gage plums, (the former variety 

 sweet, good and early.) From E. M. Richards, early red-streak, Lady 

 Haley's nonsuch, red Juneating, early bough, summer red Calville, 

 Curtis's early striped, Benoni, Williams's Favorite, and Shropshirevine 

 apples; all fine specimens. From Abiel Coolidge, West Cambridge, 

 fine gold of summer pears. From S. Pond, Royal de Tours plums, a 

 fine variety. From James Brown, Boston, American filberts. 



Sept. '2d. — Exhibited. Flowers: From S. R.Johnson, about twenty 

 specimens of dahlias, among which were Mrs. Wilkinson, Duchess of 

 Buccleugh, Angelina, Cross's yellow. Countess of Beresford, and Cri- 

 terion. From S. Sweetser, about twenty specimens of dahlias, some of 

 which were Napoleon, golden Sovei-eign, Venus, Metropolitan Calyp- 

 so, Criterion and Glory. From J. Towne, Clara, Duke of Bedford 

 and Queen Elizabeth. From J. Donald, gardener to M. P. Wilder, 

 about forty specimens of dahlias, among which were Dodds's Mary, 

 Conqueror of Europe, Gem, yellow Perfection, Queen Elizabeth, 

 King of Beauties, Criterion, Juliet, Village Maid, Sir H. Fletcher, 

 golden Soverei^, sulphurea elegans, Apollo, Exemplar, Village Maid, 

 Rosa superba. Red Rover and Contender. From Hovey & Co., up- 



