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date, entire, reticulate, hirsute leaves on short petioles ; flowers white, in thyrsoid 

 panicles, which are sometimes leafy at base. Near to C. hirsutus of Nuttall. 



C. A'cvadensis (K.)- Stem bright green, warted ; leaves ovate, sub-acute, en- 

 tire, sub-coriaceous ; petules very slender ; flowers on elongated panicles five to 

 six inches in length, white, small. Found in the Yo-Semite Valley. 



These two interesting species are additions to at least a dozen North-western 

 and CaUfornian ones noticed by Torrey and Gray. They can be understood in 

 their general characteristics by our native and rather common species in dry 

 soils, called New-Jersey Tea. 



Trixis (P., Br.). Nat. ord., Compositae ; sub-order, Labiatiflorae (Endlicher). 

 Stem shrubby, with spreading branches and purplish branchlets ; the bark of 

 a light-ashy hue ; leaves sessile, lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, mu- 

 cronate ; heads few, small, campanulate, in loose, paniculoid corymbs ; flowers 

 yellow ; outer florets expanded ; external ligulas three-toothed ; central florets 

 erect, often unexpanded ; pistil purplish ; anthers yellow. 



CEnothera arborea (K.), Onagraceae. This is a singular and beautiful shrub, 

 found growing on open, sterile rocks and clayey soils, from six hundred to two 

 thousand feet above sea-level. Its stem is woody, erect, six to eight feet high, 

 about three inches diameter ; the branches short ; the twigs scarlet or madder- 

 color ; the leaves linear-lanceolate, entire, undulate, sessile, villous, alternate, 

 small ; the apex glandular, tipped with scarlet ; flowers in dense spikes, with 

 roundish, obovate petals, shorter than the stamens ; diurnal, purplish. 



Alton (III.) Horticultural Society. — We have received several reports 

 of the meetings of this flourishing society, all showing that our Western friends 

 are wide awake in horticultural matters. We give brief extracts from the re- 

 ports of some of the special committees of this society, appointed to investigate 

 the subjects reported upon by them. 



The Special Committee on Protection of Vines, (See, presented the following 

 report : — 



Your committee, to whom was assigned the duty of examining the vineyards 

 in this vicinity, with the special view to observe the effects of cold, and the con- 

 sequent want of winter-protection, beg leave to report that they have visited 

 several vineyards, and given the subject such attention as was in their power. 



We do not feel authorized, from what we saw and heard, to say, that, in this 

 latitude, such protection is generally needed. We have seen excellent growth, foli- 

 age, and fruit, both upon protected and unprotected vines ; and do not think, that 

 in a season like this, following such a winter as last winter, any perceptible differ- 

 ence is shown. We are aware, that, since 1854, there have been two seasons when 

 it would have pioved highly beneficial to have had our vines laid down and cov- 

 ered, and especially to those who send their grapes to market ; for they would 

 then have had grapes when they were scarce, and the crop would equal in value,, 

 perhaps, two ordinary crops. Still further : it is found, that, after such a severe 

 winter as that of 1864, the growth of the vine is generally injured, and it thus 

 entails a loss even to the second year. Whether it will pay our vine-growers tO' 

 lay down their vines and cover in winter, rather than risk the consequences of 



