8 Progress of Horticulture 



best varieties, and given some remarks upon their cultivation. 

 A capital article on the tulip has been contributed by one of 

 our most successful amateurs, and also one upon that beauti- 

 ful, but too much neglected flower, the pansy, by the same 

 writer. These have been in such detail, that we trust they 

 have been found of great value to cultivators. 



A reference to our reports of the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society will show the variety of new flowers and plants 

 which have been exhibited. Among the number, will be 

 found many of the newest fuchsias, gloxinias, gladioluses, 

 roses, achimenes, pelargoniums, &c. The fuchsia has been 

 shown in fine condition, and some of the new sorts have been 

 great improvements upon the older kinds. Some of the new 

 gladioluses have been extremely fine, particularly belviderus, 

 a fancy striped variety. Achimenes picta has been the gem 

 of pot plants, and will always be a favorite. 



Of new and rare plants which deserve particular mention, 

 we may name Veronica speciosa, a very handsome summer 

 flowering plant with spikes of violet blue flowers. Buddlea 

 Lindleyd?^a, a shrubby plant with pretty clusters of purple 

 and lilac flowers ; Gloxinia tubiflora with fragrant flowers, 

 and G. Cartoni with exquisite white and pink blossoms. 

 Some of the new pelargoniums have been exceedingly fine, 

 but we hope to see them another year better grown, and 

 brought forward with greater care ; in another page we have 

 offered some remarks upon the cultivation of this family to 

 which we refer our readers. Some fine new pseonies have 

 been exhibited, and in particular one of the shrubby kinds, 

 called Hissidna, a remarkable improvement upon the old ones. 

 In our Floricultural notices, some new plants of remarkable 

 beauty have been described, particularly the yellow tree 

 pseony; Gardenia Stanle^rdwa, and the fine things found by 

 Mr. Fortune in his China expedition, an interesting account 

 of which (p. 445) we have already given. 



The production of seedlings of all kinds is yearly increas- 

 ing, and good results must follow these numerous experi- 

 ments. Mr. Wilder has been successful with the camellia, 

 and has raised two very fine varieties, for which the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society awarded a handsome silver 

 pitcher. A great quantity of Japan lilies have been raised 



