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ing heat, — a cool and moist situation ; it commences blooming in Decem- 

 ber, and even to March is loaded. The flowers are very long, and of a 

 singular rich bronzy pink, — long tube, and beautiful tip of green and dark 

 pink (not crimson,) corolla, and so well displayed on the plant : but it 

 wants careful treatment to develop its beauty — it cannot be least — nor can 

 one in ten bloom it as it ought. It is, you know, a peculiar hybrid one, 

 and oddish, but then the greater the credit to bring it out; most persons 

 who purchase it complain that it does not grow, and, after a while, neglect 

 and lose it ; but it is from a want of a knowledge of its treatment. — Yours, 

 G. C. T., Auburn, N. Y., April, 1849. 



Thuja filijormts hardy. — We learn fi-om Messrs. Parsons & Co. of 

 Flushing, that a small plant of this singular pendulous Thuja stood out 

 the past winter without being in the least injured, thus proving that, at 

 least, as far north as New York, it is perfectly hardy. The scarcity and high 

 prices of the plants, has thus far prevented our hazarding our specimens 

 in the open ground ; but the coming winter we shall endeavor to try one in 

 the latitude of 42° north. — Ed. 



Swanks Orange and Ronville Pears. — Last autumn, when we had the 

 pleasure of exhibiting some remarkably fine specimens of Swan's Orange 

 Pears, which we gathered from a tree in Rochester, some of our pomologi- 

 cal friends in Salem and vicinity, hinted that it was nothing more than the 

 old Ronville of Duhamel ; specimens of which were exhibited by Mr. J. 

 F. Allen, of Salem ; and we gave specimens to several amateurs to test 

 with the Ronville. That the two varieties have a similarity of appearance, 

 we are ready to admit, but not further, than that of size and form ; in qual- 

 ity, the Ronville is only second rate, and could not, for a moment, be mista- 

 ken for the Swan's Orange ; but even if a specimen of each variety had 

 been selected, which resembled each other in quality, the character of the 

 tree and wood, at once decides the question beyond all doubt; and in this 

 case, as in many others, it shows how important in the description of a 

 pear, is a knowledge of the color of the wood, &c. Swan's Orange has 

 a very light yellow tvood, while that of the Ronville is of an olive greeyi. 

 Four years ago, we made a drawing and a description of the Ronville, from 

 some very fine specimens given us by Mr. Allen, but we never thought it 

 scarcely good enough to include in our descriptive list ; but as so much has 

 been said about it, in connection with Swan's Orange, we shall give a full 

 description and outline figure, which can be compared with those of the 

 Swan's Orange. — Ed. 



Aberdeen Beehive Strawberry. — This celebrated new variety, which was 

 first introduced last spring, has not yet fruited sufficiently to test its quali- 

 ties for general cultivation. As a forcing strawberry, it is one of the most 

 remarkable varieties, coming nearly or quite up to all the raiser of it ever 

 stated. We have now fifty pots in full bearing, having ripe and green 

 fruit and flowers, and buds. The fruit is of good size, and high flavored, 

 and each plant, though only under ordinary treatment, has from ten to twen- 

 ty clusters of fruit, bearing from ten to twenty berries each ; it is a stam- 



