364 Catalogue of Plants in the collection of Mr. Perry. 



ground, and shall try, by erecting a slight frame of boards around 

 it, together with the use of hay or straw, to protect it and keep 

 it out through the winter without injury. The Corypha umbra- 

 caulifera and Laldnia borbonica I selected from among the many 

 plants, at the sale of Mr. Pratt's collection, in Philadelphia. 

 They are two large and fine specimens of these beautiful palms, 

 and a great ornament to the hot-house. The Urena speciosa 

 made a splendid leaf the past summer; it was six and a half feet 

 in length. Cactus heptagonus, presented to Mr. Perry by Mr. 

 G. C. Thorburn, is a fine and superb plant, and measures 

 twelve feet high. It is about forty years old, and has not yet 

 bloomed. The Cereus speciosissimus is probably one of the 

 finest in the country. I purchased it from Mr. A. Dryburgh, of 

 Philadelphia. It is seven feet eight inches in height, and [all the 

 shoots] about ten inches in diameter. [When we visited Mr. 

 Dryburgh's establishment, in the spring of 1837, we noticed this 

 plant in particular. See vol. III., p. 208. — EcL] The col- 

 lection of cactuses, cereuses, &c., here, is probably one of the 

 best in the country; many of them are very large specimens. I 

 have had Crinum amabile in bloom for the last month out of 

 doors, and very beautiful. Mr. Perry is about erecting his new 



houses. -yr 



lours, 



J. W. Paulsen. 



Brooklyn, JV*. F., August 30th, 1838. 



AVe hope our correspondent, who has favored us with the 

 above interesting paper, will continue to give us the particulars 

 of the growth of the Agave americana; the exact number of 

 leaves it makes; its mode of treatment, during the coming winter; 

 and its future management until it blooms. Such a diary cannot 

 but be of great value to those who may possess plants, as furnish- 

 ing some guide to a successful mode of bringing iheni into bloom. 

 We trust, therefore, that at the end of another season, or at an 

 earlier period, Mr. Paulsen will communicate to us the weekly 

 progress of the plant under his care. We are glad to learn that 

 Mr. Perry is adding so many fine plants to his collection, as is 

 announced in the above list, and that he is about building so ex- 

 tensively for the growth of plants and fruits. We hope at a fu- 

 ture time, when our means will enable us, to procure a plan and 

 general view of Mr. Perry's place and garden structures. We 

 are confident that the neat and finished style in which they are 

 built, would be a desirable pattern to gentlemen who are about 

 entering into the culture of tender plants. — Ed. 



