VI 



CONTENTS. 



Observations on the Cultivation of hardy lOn Forcing the common White Lily. By 



varieties of Ros-s Irnm seeds. By L. ' the Editor 408 



Boll. Florist, &c., iNew York . . . 330 Notices of new and beautiful Plants fifriir- 



01 s^nat ons in llie Lairf-rstranim. By K. 370 etl in the Londc n Floricuitural and Bo- 



ACaialiisu ' of Cactuses, Opuiitias, Ctreiis- tanicil Maiazines; with some Account 



as, Ecliinocactusfs, &c., in the amateur of those wliicli it would he desiiable to 



collectioiiof Mr. S. Sweetser, Cambridae- introduce into our Gardens 18.54. 101. 173 



port; with snnie observations on their cul- 210.250. 298. 332. 371. 409 



tivation. Communicated liyMr. Sweetser 401 Notes on Gardens and Nurseries 1)3. 106.135 



Observations on the iGenus i/emeroc4llis, 258.339.376.414 



or Day Lily. By Fhalantbus . . 405 



REVIEWS. 



The Boole of Fruits; being a descriptive cat- 

 alo'.Mie of tlie mi st valuable varieties of 

 the Pear, Api le, Pencil, Plum, and Cher- 

 ry, for New England culiure. By Rob- 

 ert Manning. To wlich is added the 

 Gooseberry, Currant, Raspberry, Straw- 

 berry, and the Grape, with modes of Cul- 

 ture; also. Hardy Ornamental Trees and 

 Shrubs. With Plates, tor 1838 



185l 



First Report on the Agricnlture of Massa- 

 chusetts, By Henry Colman, Commis- 

 sioner lor the Agricultural Survey of the 

 ^tite ,.-.... 223 



On Improvement in Horticulture. Read 

 bef.iie the Horticultural Association of 

 the Valley of the Hudson, by J. Buel, on 

 the 28th Sept., 1838 - , . .419^ 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Geweral Notices. — Decay of Trees, Vitality 

 of Seeds. The Felling of the Maliojany Tree, 

 67; Vict6'Jare£Alis,ImpreKnatin<; Plants with 

 strong or peculiar odors, 70; Effect of Carbon- 

 ic Acid on Vegetation. Silkworms fed on 

 Rice, Preservation of Plants, Errors of the 

 French Florists and Nuiseiymen, 145; Dis- 

 crimination of Soils, 116; Statistics of the 

 Woods anil Forests of Europe, The Surface 

 under cultivation in Britain, &c., Tempera 

 tnre of the past winter in Europe, Gr ifting 

 the Orange on the Pomegranate, 227; Emas 

 culation of the Vine, or a Method to produce 

 Grapes without Pips, New Method of apply- 

 ing Sulphur to Plants in a liquid form, 303; 

 Pubescence of the Plane Tree, A permanent 

 Tally tor Plants, .'',45; Use of Charcoal in the 

 preservation of Plants, The Poor Man's or 

 Cottager's Tree, 378; Superiority of the Ti- 

 nus Sylvestris, Masts of Ships, 379; Mode of 

 prolonging the Existence of aged Trees, 428 



Foreign Notices. 



England.— VahUn Exhibitions and Prizes, The 

 Birmingham Grand Show of Dahlias, 71; The 

 Oxford Grand Dahlia Show, New Method of 

 destroying lustctsiii Stoves and Green-hous- 



es, 72; Monstrous Pine-apple; Brugminsja 

 Whymanni;, A JMushroom, 73; Prize Dah- 

 lias, 146,452; Lynn Horticultural Society, Ash- 

 borne Floral aiid Horticultural Society; Bed- 

 ford Dalilia Show, Cambridgeshire Horticul- 

 tural Society, North London Amateur Flori- 

 cuitural Society, Oldham Dahlia E.xhibition. 

 Widnall's Princess Victoria, New Mode of 

 PropTgating Plants by cutlincs, 147; The Cac- 

 tus tribe. Royal Society and Central School of 

 Horticulture and Agriculture. 148, 192; Me- 

 tropolitan Society of Florists and Amateurs, 

 191,266; London Horticultural Society, 192, 

 265, 304, 348; Protection to Nurserymen in 

 Great Britain, Chances of ohtainina superior 

 new Dahlias, Lownde's Perfection Gerani- 

 um, Buist's and Mackenzie's Seedling Dah- 

 lias, New Seedling Dahlias, 193; 'J'lie severe 

 weather of January, 1838, Kew Gardens. Cilr- 

 ica Papdya, Cultivation of Mignonette. 228; 

 Exhibitions of the Royal Society and Central 

 School of Horticulture and Agriculture, 204; 

 Early purple Guigne Cherry, Propagating 

 'J'lees by cuttinas, 265; Hearts-case or pan- 

 sies,266; Self regulating Ventilator for hor- 

 ticultural buildings. The Slimy Grub, Blen- 

 nocarpa Selandria,2C7; iJiAc* speci6>um,2C8; 

 Value of Tulips, The White Carrot, 304^ Au- 

 tumn Gial'ting, Cultivation of the Tulip, New 



