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The process is so singular and beautiful, that its observation may be 

 recommended to those who are fond of examining the wonders of iha 

 vegetable economy by the aid of the microscope. — {lb.) 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, July 30th., 1836. — Exhibited. From T. Lee, Esq., ^s- 

 clepias tuberosa. Hibiscus vescarius, JV/alva moschata, G'eum coccine- 

 um, Lysimachia quadrifolia, i?6sa rubifolia (?), &c. From M. P. 

 Wilder, dahlias, viz: — Countess of Liverpool, British Queen, Brown's 

 Ophelia, Dennissi cocoinea, Widnall's Jason and Erecta. From S. 

 Walker, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lythrum verticillatum, Monard« didyma, 

 Campanula joersicfefolia, pleno albo. Clematis alpina, the dwarf-flow- 

 ering horse-chestnut, dahlias, pinks, double scarlet lychnis, sweet scabi- 

 ouses, Sec. Prom the Messrs. Winship, Lilium candidum, Zephryan- 

 thes rosea, iVerium splendens, Hoya carnosa. Gloxinia maculata Rud- 

 heckia lasciniata, Lathyrus grandiflorus, Gladiolus natalensis, iJemero- 

 callis cserulea, phloxes, pinks, heliotropiums, &c.; also, presented by 

 Messrs. Winship, from the garden of the lady of Major Burt, of 

 Worcester, three dahlia flowers, springing from one main stem. From 

 Hovey & Co., Phlox pyramidalis penduliflora, and p. allia fimbriata, 

 WheeleriVma, and rosea, Dracocephalum altaiense and repens. Core- 

 opsis lanceolata, tripteris, and Atkinsonzwna, Statice Gmelina, Delphin-. 

 ium maximum pleno, Campanula albo pleno, yellow sweet sultang, 

 new scarlet Zinnia, &c.; also, the following kinds of dahlias: — Spring- 

 field Rival, Countess of Liverpool, alba fimbriata, Dennisse, and 

 Widnall's Enchanter. 



Fruits: — Gooseberries of several kinds, from S. Walker, viz: — Roar- 

 ing Lion, Hopley's Globe, Crown Bob, YelloAv Viper, Lancaster Lad, 

 Golden Lion, Whitesmith, Bank of England, and a seedling green 

 gooseberry; seedling currants, very fine and large. From John Hovey, 

 gooseberries of the following kinds: Whitesmith, Princess Royal, Hop- 

 ley's Globe, and Red Lion. From S. Downer, petit Muscat pears. 

 From J. L. L. F. WaiTen, Roaring Lion gooseberries; also, two fine 

 muskmelons, and a squash. 



Read. A paper by M. Emilien de Wael, of Antwerp, on the culti- 

 vation and acclimization of the JVforus multicaulis. 



August 6th. — Exhibited. From S. Sweetser, dahlias, viz: — Duchess 

 of Bedford, Beauty of Salem, Belladonna, Cockade Yellow, King of 

 the Yellows, Emperor of the Yellows, Marchioness of Lothian, King 

 of the Whites, Widnall's Enchanter, Widnall's Othello, Negro Boy, 

 Barrett's Susanna, and crimson globe; Noisette Lamarque and Due 

 de Broglie roses; Gladiolus blandus. Coreopsis Atkins6n^^ma, pop- 

 pies, &c. From R. T. Paine, Gladiolus blandus, hirsutus, and 

 ti^er flowers. From Messrs. Winship, CEnothera glauca. Clematis 

 flamula, Lythrum salicaria (.''), Campanula azurea, Latiiyrus tuber- 

 osus (?), Veronica incarnata (.''), £ryngium planum, Hypericum 

 monogynum. Gloxinia speciosa, Melaleuca Aypericifolia, J^'nthemis 

 nobilis pleno, .^chilliB^« phoenicea pleno, pinks, &c. From Witj. Mc- 

 Culloch, Ferbena venosa and seedling calceolarias. From M. P. 

 Wilder, dahlias, viz: — Countess of Liverpool, Queen of the Dahlias, 

 Queen of the Whites, Lady Fordwich, Queen of the Yellows, and 

 Douglas's Augusta. 



From Hovey &, Co., dahlias of the following varieties: — Emperor of 

 the Yellows, Douglas's Criterion, Beauty of Salem, Julia, Widnall'g 



