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added a considerable number of new and rare plants to their collec- 

 tions; — in short, we benan to h'lve a little vanity about it — so much so, 

 indeed, that we had serious thoushts of making a noise about what we 

 had: but again we thought you might come upon us in this way, and 

 use the old proverb, by saying that "shallow waters make the greatest 

 noise," and that " hens that cackle most lay the least." We therefore 

 tender you our heartfelt gratitude in curing us of our vain self-conceit, 

 and shall be still further obliged to you, if, in your next, you would give 

 us a list of sucii plants as you possess in Boston that are not to be had 

 in New York, in order that we may have an opportunity to enrich our 

 collections, such, for instance, as dahlias, geraniums, camellias, roses, 

 Cape, New Holland, South American, Mexican, perennial or annual 

 plants, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, ornamental trees, Sic. &c. 



Mr. Floy has solicited me to furnish you a list of his seedling camel- 

 lias, as follows: — 



alba, semi-double, two rows of pe- Jacksoni, fine rose, centre white 

 tals, jjure white, and very double 



— sim|)lex elegans, cupped pe- JefFersoni, carmine, white and 



tals, crimson stripe, 



— simplex grandiflora, large leucantha, deep crimson, white 



and expanding, spots, [once called Lorillardt] 



— simplifx jjunctata, white, Margaretha, 



scarlet s|)otted, novaboracensis, large scarlet and 



— simplex striata, riband stripe, white, 

 Aurora, single, beautiful r-ose scar- Ohio, 



let, light shading, Oseola, 



Black Hawk, maroon, forming a Philadelphia, glittering scarlet, reg<- 



ball, very double, ular and double, 



bostonia, beautiful light rose, very Piidi and rose warratah, fine, 



double, Pocahontas, deep crimson, white 



Chippewa, like Wurdi, scarlet and centre, 



double, Powhatfonu, deep maroon, \ery 



Cleopatra, «louble, 



Clintoiim, provincialis, fine rose, shaded, very 



coru-!cans, rich deep crimson, dou- double, 



ble, RhoiUrt, rich rose, rayed white, 



crassiflora, deep crimson, forming double, 



a ball, [very good,] Steveiin, crimson and scarlet. 



Fairy Queen, flowers small, scar- shaded, 



let and white, pretty, Tappaiui, rich crimson, thick pe- 



Floyt, flowers large, [magnificent] tals, 



Franklintj, pink, shaded rose and triangularis, single, very curious, 



white tricolor warratah, beautiful, 



fiisca, fine maroon, very double vir^inica, flowers large, light rose, 

 Hofi^manu, brilliant scarlet, Wardt, bright red, reirular, 



Hopsoni, scarlet and white centre. Washingtoni, superb rose pink, 

 Hosacku, fine scarlet [ !], centre scarlet, very double, 



Irenea Warratah Mignonne, maroon, 



small, very double. 



Yours, respectfully, 



Thomas Hogg. 

 New York, February, 1838. 



We are happy to receive the above, and always stand reafly to be 

 corrected in any of our statements. But as respects the paragraph 



