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to the fifteenth of July, about the time of Downer's Late Red. 

 The tree is of upright growth, quite thrifty, and an early 

 bearer, as the seed was sown only seven years since, and this 

 is the third time it has borne. The first year, it bore three 

 cherries ! — last year, about a dozen ! — and this year, (1847,) 

 more than a quart ! H. W. 



Academy Park^ Albany^ September, 1847. 



Art. IV. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New and 

 Beautiful Plants figured in Foreign Periodicals ; with De- 

 scriptions of those recently introduced to, or originated i?i, 

 A/iuri'- n Gardens. 



Mr. BecWs new Pelargoniums of 1847. — Last winter, (p. 

 41,) we presented our readers with an article on the Culti- 

 vation of the Pelargonium, and, at the same time, gave a full 

 description of his seedlings, of 1845 and 1846, and which 

 were the leading kinds exhibited the past season at the Lon- 

 don exhibitions. We now present a full description of his 

 newest seedlings, which have not yet been exhibited only by 

 himself, and which attracted universal admiration at the May 

 and June shows of the London Horticultural Society. They 

 are oflered for sale, young plants to be delivered in October 

 1847, at £1 I \s. 6d. sterling each : — 



Centurion. — A flower of moderate size ; deep rosy purple 

 under petals, with a blotch on each; centre white, with rich- 

 colored top petals ; prolific bloomer, and excellent habit. 



Cruenta. — A high-colored flower, with broad under petals 

 of a rich crimson salmon color ; top petals deeper in tone, 

 with a large blotch terminating abruptly in the centre, which 

 is white; particularly stout habit. 



Cavalier. — A remarkably bright flower; lower petals of a 

 delicate salmon color; a scarkt hue pervades the top petals, 

 which have a deep blotch, and are velvety in texture; a very 

 constant and prolific bloomer, very distinct, and an excellent 

 flower for exhibiting, though of feeble habit, and with parsley- 

 s. aped foliage. 



