Foreign jyotices. 191 



We commend the work to all who wish to make selections 

 of fruits. It is neatly got up, and is embellished with four very 

 excellent lithographs of the following fruits: — Williams's Bon 

 Chretien, and Easter beurre pears; Coe's Golden Drop plum, and 

 black Tartarian cherry. A continuation of the work will appear 

 every autumn, enumerating and describing only such fruits as have 

 passed under the inspection of Mr. IManning. Preceding the de- 

 scriptive lists, are a few general remarks, containing the substance 

 of the practice of various cultivators, in regard to the cultiva- 

 tion of the different fruits, contributed by Mr. J. M. Ives. Ap- 

 pended to the whole, is a list of ornamental trees and shrubs. 



Mr. Manning has been at great expense in getting up his col- 

 lection of fruits, and we hope the sale of this work will in a de- 

 gree remunerate him for his trouble. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art, I. Foreign Notices. 

 ENGLAND. 



Metropolitan Society of Florists and Amateurs. — The anniversary 

 meeting of this society was held the latter part of February; officers 

 were chosen for the ensuing year, and a statement of the financial affairs 

 of the society read before the members. From this, we learn that the 

 amount of money expended for prize.^ the past year was £346 (upwards 

 of fifteen hundred dollars.) It was given at the different shows, as fol- 

 lows: — Hanover Square Rooms, £55, 2s; at the Hampton show, £27, 

 15s; Beulah Spa, £69, 16s; Carnation show, £6: Beulah Spa, second 

 exhibition, £70, 15s; Salt-hill anniversaiy, £110, 7s; Evening shows, £5, 



The society may be considered as one of the most flourishing in Eng- 

 land, and as exerting a most powerful influence upon the spreading of a 

 good taste for the more choice fJoral productions. The labors of the Lou- 

 den Horticultural Society are known to all who have taken any inter- 

 est in gardening, and it has been the means of diffusing a great quantity 

 of information upon horticulture. But the objects for which such a so- 

 ciety labors are so many and diversified that it is impossible to devote 

 that attention to each which would be bestowed upon them by societies 

 instituted for that purpose. The Metropolitan Society was estab- 

 lished for the express purposQ of bringing forward the most ciioice 

 specimens of flowers alone; and by continuing to adhere to this, it has 

 acquired a high reputation. Its decision in all matters connected with 

 floriculture is considered as the best authority. The high state of per- 

 fection to which the dahlia has attained, has in a great degree arisen 

 from its liberal award of premiums. We hope something of the same 

 kind will be got up both in I3oston, New York and Philadelphia. We are 



