194 Domestic J^olices. 



*5qiiif51funi, Qukdria heterophylla, Stadmftniu'o niistrklis, Dacrydiurn 

 elatiJin, Sk]^\un^ berberidii'oWutn, Lomatia ilicifolia, Ddmmara austr^- 

 lis, iVepenthes distillatoria, Grevillea rolnista, Araucaria, &c.; and 

 the innumerable specimeas of these show that success is not acciden- 

 tal. There are whole beds of Pontic rhododendrons, ericas, camellias, 

 Indian and Pontic azaleas, pfeonies, &,c., all of which have been 

 propagated by the above method. The construction of the houses 

 already mentioned, fourteen in number, is Ukewise adapted for the 

 propagation of plants, and does great credit to the skill and know- 

 ledge of M. Hooibrenk. The apparatus for heating those houses 

 for propagation, and for the growth of young and tender plants, is 

 usually flues. The baron, after a complete examination of ail kinds 

 of heating, has been fully convinced that a system of smoke flues at 

 a moderate depth in the soil is the best method of heating; but these 

 must have all the joints or seams stopped up by means of a very 

 eff'ective cement, consisting of a proportionate mixture of finely sift- 

 ed or beaten clay, ashes, and stone in a powdered state, mixed with 

 salt water; and the covering should be plates of cast iron, a few lines 

 in thickness. When the cold is very severe, a basin of water should 

 be placed over the place where the fire is, and thus a medium of 

 moisture produced m the air, without which the great dryness would 

 be very injurious. 



In conclusion, allow me to add, that, l)y the kindness of the pro- 

 prietor, every respectable person is adn)itted to visit the garden, 

 which no doubt contributes greatly to increase the love for one of the 

 noblest pleasures. (Gard.Mag.forMareh.) 



Art. III. Domestic Notices. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — Our second meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society took place in the Museum, and, notwithstand- 

 ing the disagreeable wet night, the room was filled with the beauty 

 and fashion of our city, as well as with a fine collection of ])lants. 

 The room was tastefully laid out, and had a beautiful eflTect. The 

 specimens were very fine, es[»ecially the azaleas of George Pepper, 

 Es(|., which were large and in full flower. We noticed a new hy- 

 brid Epiphyllum, called the Mayflower, {Mayflyl) the finest of all 

 that have been produced; from its ap])earance, it seems to be from 

 the E. Ackermaniu't and speciosissima, the flower large, of bright 

 red, and tinged with purple inside; it is well worth adding to the 

 collection of every amateur. Mr. Buist's table was filled with some 

 choice Australian specimens in fine bloom. We saw a large branch 

 of the Clianthus puniceus in fine flower. Robert Kilvington con- 

 tributed largely that evening, as the whole of the plants were to be 

 sold the next day: they were in fine flower, and in good order. Mr. 



