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if the soil be a hot burning gravel or sand in which your peach trees are 

 planted, you will generally find this to be the case after their roots have 

 got beyond the earth of your border, for which reason it is tnuclimore 

 advisable to dig them up and ])lant fresh ones. — {Pax. Hort. Rfg-) 



T(t])lor''s Earli/ Forty-fold Potatoes. — This most excellent variety of 

 the potatoe bids fair to come into general cultivation for an early crop. 

 It was first raised m this vicinity hist season from seed which was im- 

 ported from England. We had intended to have noticed it more par- 

 ticularly before, hut so many other things have occupied our attention, 

 that we have forgotten to do so. In the Third Report of Drummond^s 

 Agricultural Museum, a work wliich is ])uhlishe(l from time to time, as the 

 quantity of matter becomes accumulated, is an account of this variety of 

 potato. The produce from one pound, is stated at sixly-fve \youmls ; the 

 soil light and stable manure. It is, also, stated to be very mealy, of ex- 

 cellent flavor, and well adapted for the market. We have also tested the 

 quality of this kind ourselves, having eaten of some thtit nere produced 

 in our garden ; and we can truly say, without exaggeration, that it is su- 

 perior to any we have ever known. We cannot too strongly recommend 

 it to public favor. — Conds. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March 26th. — Exhibited. From R. Manning, Ribston Pippins. 

 A seedling apple from the Rev. Mr. Punchard, Plymouth. From the 

 garden of the late S. Hastings, Boston, a seedling apple. 



April 2d. This meeting was held partly to take into consideration the 

 necessity of procuring a room for the use of the society, their former 

 one having been destroyed by the late fire. The room will, however, be 

 completed in coiu'se of a week or two, into which they will probably re- 

 turn. Sojne committees were chosen to make suitable arrangements for 

 the exhibitions of fruits and flowers. 



Read. A letter from the Baron Von Ludwig, of Cape Town, at the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



Presented. A package of seeds and a large collection of bulbs from 

 the Baron Ludwig. 



April 9th. — Read. A letter from B. Maund, Esq., of Broomsgrove, 

 England. 



Presented. A copy of the Botanic Garden, a work published by B. 

 Maund, Esq., and presented to the society by him. 



April I6th. — Exhibited. From J. A.Kenrick, received from Dr. J. Burnett, 

 of Southborough, from the farm of Webster Johnson, a handsome seed- 

 ling apple. From Dr. O. Fiske, Worcester, Easter Beurr6 pears, in a 

 very fine state. From R. Manning, Pennocks red winter and Welling, 

 ton apples. From Wm. Oliver, I'Echasserie of Duhamel (Ambrette of 

 Cox) in fine eating. 



Distributed. Scions of a seedling pear, from Gen. J. Wiugate, of Port- 

 land. These were accompanied by a letter. 



