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being in the possession of George Such, of South Amboy, N, J., 

 and Erastus Corning, of Albany, N. Y. Besides this species, Mr. 

 Rand has A. caiiclatam, the flowers of which are white, with green 

 sepals. 



Mr. Rand also exhibited a plant of Lmlia peduncularis (Icelia, 

 chaste, pure, delicate). The Lcelias are a large family closel}'^ 

 allied to the Cattleyas, differing only in the number of pollen 

 masses ; indeed it is not easy to say in regard to some of the 

 species to which genus they belong, on account of the difficulty of 

 distinguishing whether they have six or seven pollen masses. This 

 is one of the most desirable species, being easily grown in any 

 common hot-house. " The flowers are of a delicate rose color, and 

 the dark glossy green pseudobulbs are remarkably beautiful. 



Charles M. Hovey inquired whether the fragrance of the Augrce- 

 cmn did not attract the moths. He spoke of the many plants 

 which have been introduced by Ellis and other English mission- 

 aries, while our missionaries have introduced few or none. 



H. W. Fuller thought that Mr. Hovey, in his last remarks, had 

 touched on a very important matter, and that in the selection of 

 missionaries we should have men with eyes as well as ears. He 

 spoke of the wonders of creation as shown in the minuteness of 

 the infusoria revealed by the microscope, and at the same time of 

 the enormous masses formed by their remains, and thouglit that if 

 the missionaries were able to teach the natives these and similar 

 facts, and to show them b}' the microscope how nature has pro- 

 vided for the wants of flowers, they would see in them the evi- 

 dence of a Creator. 



Mr. Hovey, speaking of horticultural education, alluded to the 

 remarks of the "Gardeners' Chronicle" on M. Baltet's brilliant 

 essay on that subject, and said that, notwithstanding the war, the 

 French were in advance of the English in the love of horticulture. 

 He spoke of the many new roses and other flowers raised by 

 Pradel, the originator of the Marechal Neil rose, Margottin, Ver- 

 dier, and others, and said that our discussions should not be con- 

 fined so much to the methods of horticultuie, but rather to creating 

 a love for it. 



James Cruickshanks read the following paper on Forest and 

 Fruit Tree Culture : — 



The planting and care of forest trees has now become a matter 



