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strong growing stocks; all the tea roses, particularly the yellow, 

 the noisettes, and many others, produce much finer specimens 

 of flowers. The Lady Banks rose, both the white and yellow, 

 are shy in producing flowers on small plants, but when budded 

 they bloom the first season. 



But the finest display which will be made here will be the 

 Wistaria Consequana, which is trained to the trellis on the back 

 wall: it has now upwards of thirty large clusters of buds upon 

 it, and it is probable it will be the first plant which has flowered 

 in the vicinity of Boston, except the premature blossoms of one 

 or two plants in small pots. It is one of the finest green-house 

 climbers known, and no one should be without a plant. We 

 have no doubt that all who see this plant when in full beauty will 

 be anxious to possess it. We have before alluded to the fact 

 that it has stood out in New York for several years, and flower- 

 ed well every season: it will undoubtedly, with slight protection, 

 succeed as well, and flower equally abundantly, planted on a South 

 border, where it could be trained to a wall or fence. It is of 

 slow progress until it attains a little size, when it is one of the 

 most rapid growers. 



The camellias have flowered well, but were now done. Po- 

 jygala grandiflora was opening. Mr. McLennan has raised some 

 seedling heaths, which look exceedingly well: we hope there 

 will be some new kinds; it is desirable that seeds of all the more 

 choice should be procured from abroad, as it is next to impossi- 

 ble to import a plant alive. We predict a pretty general cultiva- 

 tion of the heaths when they are known, and we are anxious 

 that many of the best should be introduced by the means of seeds. 

 An abundance of stocks, roses, geraniums, &c. were blooming 

 finely. The grape vines on the rafters were breaking well, 

 and denoted a good crop. Every thing is kept in the nicest 

 order by Mr. McLennan. 



In the forcing-ground Mr. McLennan showed us cucumber 

 plants in pots, which were throwing out their second rough 

 leaves. The beds were ready for hilling out: a warm day was 

 all that was wanting to perform the operation of transplanting. 

 Mr. McLennan always produces cucumbers in good season, and 

 raises very beautiful specimens. 



Messrs. Hovcy^s^ Cambridgeport. — The largest sale collection 

 of heaths in the vicinity of Boston is to be found here, embracing 

 several of the most beautiful kinds. E. tubiflora, pubescens, pu- 

 bescens major, cafl'ra.'', herbacea, arborea and bdccans, are now 

 in bloom. The plants of the latter are large and well formed, 

 and are entirely covered with its charmingly beautiful, globular, 

 rosy corols: though less brilliant than the E. concolor, which 

 we have before mentioned, it is not less attractive: there is a 

 grace in the formation and disposition of the flowers, and a live- 



