Progress of Horticulture.- 7 



hot-house, the ease with which it is cuUivated, and the rich- 

 ness of its fruit, have rendered it a most valuable plant in 

 England. 



Jn the early part of the season, some mention was made of 

 the receipt of the seeds of a new tomato, found by the botan- 

 ists attached to the United States' Exploring Exj edition, but 

 we have not yet heard o^- its having ripened any of its fruit: 

 we saw plants of it in August, in Philadelphia and Baltimore. 

 For notices of new or recently introduced vegetables the 

 reader is referred to our articles in the past volume, (pp. 92 

 and 134.) 



Floriculture. 



No one feature in the progress of floriculture is more ap- 

 parent than that of the increase of seedling productions. The 

 new varieties of the camellia, verbena, azalea, roses, and 

 cacti, are evidences of the zeal and skill of our amateur and 

 practical gardeners, in attempting the growth of new plants 

 by means of the process of hybridization. It is but a short 

 period since these experimenis were tried, except by a (ew 

 individuals: it is now no uncommon thing to find amateur col- 

 lections slocked with seedling plants of all kinds: the result 

 must be, in the course of a few years, a race of new and 

 beautiful plants, equalling, if not surpassing, the varieties 

 which are introduced from abroad. 



From time to time, under our Floricultural Notices, we 

 have mentioned many new seedling plants. Among the ca- 

 mellias, we may note here C. var. Wilderi, Binneyi, and 

 Hempsteadii', as superior flowers, and fully equal to any of 

 the varieties which have ever been raised in England. The 

 number of seedling verbenas has been greatly increased, and 

 many improved and beautiful varieties have been obtained. 

 The brilliant tribe of azaleas has received some fine addiiions 

 in several seedlings raised in Philadelphia, and described in 

 our last volume, (p. 223.) And, lastly, the rose and the cac- 

 tus have had some superior additions by seedlings, which have 

 been produced in Baltimore, particulars of which will be found 

 when our notes appear on the gardens of that city. 



Some of the more recent and important additions to our 

 gardens, are the seedling chrysanthemums which have been 

 raised in England by INlessrs. Chandler and others: this neg- 

 lected flower, from the perfect character of the new varieties, 



