figured in the London Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 177 



years ago, and is supposed, by Mr. Paxton, lo be the B. crenu- 

 Kita !Smitk, as described by that author in the . Transactions of 

 the Linnman Society. It is yet a rare plant, being only in the 

 possession of Messrs. Loddiges. In cuhivation it requires near- 

 ly the same treatment as all the delicate New Holland plants, viz. 

 a soil composed of "nice fine sandy peat, [heath-mould,] not 

 over full of fibres," well drained and not over watered. The 

 plants should not be encroached upon by others, in whatever sit- 

 uation they may be placed. (Pax. Mag. Bot., Jan.) 



Geranidccce. 



Before this article appears in print, the first geranium show 

 will have taken place at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's 

 room. From this time we may date the spread of a greater taste 

 for this beautiful tribe, and it would not astonish us much if a few 

 years should find our collections abounding with seedlings, the 

 production of our amateurs and nurserymen, equalling those now 

 imported from England and the Continent. A liberal award of 

 premiums, by our horticultural societies, for specimen plants, 

 will tend to hasten the diffusion of a taste for the family which 

 will lead to their very general cultivation; and the result will be 

 a desire to possess only the more beautiful and choice varieties, 

 while, at the present period, there appears to be but little desire, 

 except among a few amateurs, to grow only the more common 

 sorts: this, however, arises, in a degree, from the newer kinds 

 not being sufficiently known. But, by annually bringing before 

 the public fifty or a hundred of the very rarest kinds, an oppor- 

 tunity will be offered for all to view them and judge of their ex- 

 cellence. We shall notice the kinds exhibited, and give the 

 names of those considered the most beautiful. 



Mr. Haggerston, in his late tour to the South, procured seve- 

 ral of the finest kinds in the collections of Mr. Hogg and others, 

 which are now coming into bloom, and promise highly: we have 

 not learnt the names, but shall endeavor to procure a list of them 

 from Mr. Haggerston, for insertion in a future number. Mr. 

 Wilder possesses a fine collection, and his gardener, jMr. Don- 

 ald, has raised a quantity of seedlings, which will bloom the 

 present spring, and from which some superb sorts are expected. 

 Others have added to their stock, and preparations will undoubt- 

 edly be made for a splendid display another season. 



In the collection of Hovey & Co., Boll's General Washing- 

 ton is in flower: this is a superb variety, raised by our corres- 

 pondent, Mr. Boll, florist, of New York. It is pronounced, by 

 good judges, to be superior to Dennis's Perfection, which was, 

 last season, styled the "Prince of Geraniums," and we believe 

 Mr. Hogg, who is allowed to be a good judge, stated to us, last 

 spring, that he thought it a more excellent flower. It is in 



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