JANUARY. 7 



of its product, as well as the size and excellence of its fruit, 

 bespeak for it a place in every fruit garden. A new everbear- 

 ing raspberry, called the Cattawissa, has been described in 

 our last volume by Mr. Peirce of Washington, which prom- 

 ises to lengthen out the season of this esteemed fruit : wheth- 

 er it will sustain its everbearing qualities in a more northern 

 latitude remains to be seen ; but if it should it will be a 

 welcome addition. Other new raspberries we have noticed in 

 another page. 



FLORICULTURE. 



The introduction of so many fine plants adapted to sum- 

 mer culture in the open air, as well as numerous acces- 

 sions to the list of more tender plants suitable for decorating 

 the greenhouse at the same season, has greatly increased the 

 attractions of both, and rendered the latter almost as gay as 

 in winter. The immense variety of gloxinias, now greatly 

 improved by hybridization, — the great number of species as 

 well as varieties of the achimenes, are in themselves sufficient 

 to keep up a succession of beautiful flowers, from June to 

 October; but when we add to these the Japan lilies, the at- 

 tractions of the greenhouse are scarcely less than at any 

 other period of the year. 



The summer blooming or bedding plants are also great 

 acquisitions to the flower border ; and indispensable where a 

 continued display is to be kept up. The new and beautiful 

 lantanas, salvias, geraniums, and infinite variety of verbenas, 

 of almost every hue, keep up a show of flowers unknown to 

 our gardens a few years ago. Their beauty can scarcely be 

 overrated, and though we would never attempt to produce 

 a fine eff'ect without them we would not neglect the "an- 

 nuals," which still possess a beauty of their own ; and 

 when disposed in masses or groups, as they should be, with 

 some exceptions, the abundance of their flowers, as well as 

 their varied colors, render them attractive throughout the 

 season. 



To aid the amateur in the laying out of gardens in a style 

 best adapted to display these classes of plants in the most 



