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into Europe — he has gone out of the way to discuss the question of its 

 introduction into the vicinity of Boston, which seems to him of the most 

 importance. We did not intend by our remarks to infer that the Abbe 

 received his information respecting this camellia from Mr. Wilder, 

 knowing that such an erroneous account would not have been furnished 

 by him. If, however, as he says, he had the honor to transmit an ac- 

 count of its origin and parentage, how should the Abbe Berlese have 

 passed over such authority, and have given an account altogether incor- 

 rect.' We had only one view — that of correcting the gross errors as we 

 found them. 



Since our last we have had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Floy, and are 

 thus enabled to give the entire history of the plant, which is as follows: — 



It was raised from the seed as long since as 1809, (it seems as if Mr. 

 Floy must be mistaken in this date, for according to Mr. Wilder's ac- 

 thority, (see vol. I, p. 15,) the warratah and double striped, from which 

 it is said to have been produced, were not introduced into Europe till 

 about or after that ])eriod,) but did not open a good flower until the 

 spring of 1827 or 1828, when Mr. Floy had a drawing taken of it. Since 

 that time its history is well known, from what we have already stated. 



As regards its introduction to the vicinity of Boston, we may have 

 been in error. We are not in the habit of making a memorandum of the 

 month, or the week, or the day that we visit the various gardens about 

 the city, and therefore must admit the truth of Mr. Wilder's statement. 

 We recollect so far as to add that it was on the eve of December, 1833, 

 we first visited his collection of plants; but our memory is for once so 

 treacherous, as to forget whether we saw this variety then or not. 



We did not claim the honor of introducing this camellia into the vi- 

 cinity of Boston. But we did, and do now, claim the merit of beinir the 

 first to make it known, through our Magazine. Like many other plants 

 which get into the possession of amateurs at an early day, who are eager 

 to possess what others do not, and keep the knowledge of such posses- 

 sion to themselves, it would have been less know n but for the frequent 

 notice of it in our pages. 



The challenge thrown out by Mr, Wilder we have no desire to accept, 

 but he may have "occular demonstration" of the size of our plant at 

 any time. 



We believe that what we before stated was correct in every particu- 

 lar, excepting the time of Mr. Wilder fii'st possessing this variety. — Ed. 



Art. VI. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June 9th, 1838. — Exhibited. Flowers: from Messrs. Win- 

 ship, Lonicera album, Syringa persica, Spirte^a trilobata. Clematis sp., 

 Cytisus Laburnum, Azalea nudiflora, and pontica, Veronica gen/ianoi- 

 des, eight kinds of hardy pa3onies, four of irisis, four of geraniums, and 

 specimens of Harrison's double yellow rose. Bouquets from S. Walker, 

 containing a variety of fine flowers. From T. Lee, dahlias and speci- 

 mens of annuals, native plants, roses, &c. From W. Kenrick, Pivonia 

 albiflora var. fragrans, albicans pleno, and F. Grevillw; also the tree 

 pfeony, P. Moiiian papaverkcca var. Banksice, Wistaria Conscquana 

 from the open air, Tris siberica, florentina, and Sweetii, scarlet haw- 

 thorn and laburnum. 



Vegetables: From Messrs. Winship, fine specimens of rhubarb. 

 From J. L. L. F. W^arren, fine specimens of rhubarb, and the follow- 



