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was a very beautiful production, containins^ — thonjrh very small — more 

 than forty varieties of Mowers. The cut camellias for tiie Queen \vere 

 very fine, comprising C. j. Donkclaerj, Kew Bhish, Cardinal, fimbriata, 

 Chandleri, elegans, punctata, Colvilln, coroniita, myrtifolia, Lady 

 Hume's blush and Welbanki. Numerous prizes were awarded for ca- 

 mellias, green-house, hot-house, orchidaceous and other ])lants. 



The seventh monthly meeting was held on Saturday, April 21, when 

 another splendid display was made, and numerous prizes awarded. 



Early Purple Guigne Cherry. — Grafts of this variety were distribut- 

 ed at tlie March meeting of the London Horticultural Society. This 

 variety is figured in a late volume of the Transactions of the Society. 

 It is stated to be "one of the very earliest of all known early cherries, 

 coming into perfection as soon as the early May. It is of very good 

 quality, and equal to the best known cherries, for all purposes." {Hort. 

 Jour.) 



We hope ere Ion? to present our readers with an article on the cul- 

 tivation of the cherry. It is a fruit not duly ajipreciated by our horti- 

 culturists, anil but little effort is made to introduce into our gardens the 

 best kinds. We shall then offer such observations as we hope will in- 

 duce cultivators to give them more attention. — Ed. 



Propagalinic trees by cuttings. — At a late meeting of the London Hor- 

 ticultural Society, a cijmmunication Avas read from Mr. Knight, the 

 venerable president, u]jon the propajration of trees from cuttings in the 

 summer. It was usually done with deciduous trees in the autunni, win- 

 ter, or spring; whilst in the suimner, when the cuttings were in foliage, 

 they would rarely mature, and soon die. At this time two different op- 

 erations were going on, the mature leaves absorbing carbon, and the 

 young throwing it off; this was ascertained iiy the earlier laborers in 

 pneumatic chemistry, who ascertained that in spring the germinating 

 leaves vitiate the atmosphere. The experiments which he had per- 

 formed with the elm, were with the slender shoots of the stem in Jul}', 

 reduced to one inch and put in pots, in [on] the flue of a hot-house, at 

 a temperature of about 80^. Water was given, but so that the lower 

 leaves were not wetted; and the experiment had also succeeded with 

 the mulberry, and appeared suitable for almost every tree, with the ex- 

 ception of the fir. The cuttings presented a seedling-like appearance, 

 the bud appearing like a plumale and the leaf as the cotyledon. He al- 

 so considered that this plan would do for the camellia. — Id. 



London Horticultural Society. — This society held one of its regular 

 exhibitions on the 6th of March, when a variety of beautiful produc- 

 tions were exhibited. The following are some of the more interesting. 

 The most remarkable plants were the epacrises, which, though once 

 very difficult of cultivation, are now brought to high perfection. Of 

 these, Mr. Pratt exhibited two specimens of E'pacris impressa, E. piin- 

 gens, and E. nivalis. From Mr. Chandler, a new variety, a seedling of 

 E. impressa, the color of which, some of the petals being of a bright 

 pink, others paler, and some almost white, produced a very beautit'ul 

 effect in flower. Mrs. Lawrence exhibited E'pacris campannlata var. 

 rikbra and alba; two specimens of E. variabilis, nivalis and im))ressa. 

 From the garden of Lady Antrobus, were E'|)acris piingens, E. ])ungpns 

 var. rosea, impressa and nivalis. [This must have been a most beautiful 

 display of this most lovely plant. — Ed.] 



Mr. Chandler exhibited a collection of camellias, of which were the 

 following: — Camellm japonica var. Colvillu' [probably the Colvillu' ru- 

 bra of some catalogues, Ed.] prconijldra elegans, Colvillii striata, papa- 

 veracea, anemoneflora alba, epsoniensis, and that remarkable Chinese 

 variety, Donkelaeri. 

 Many other fine plants were exhibited from amateurs, and from the 

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