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has lost none of its beauty by age ; male blossoms to fertilize 

 the flowers were brought two miles. We saw some fine 

 specimens of the Thuja plicata, a very desirable species or 

 variety, with fine foliage, and forming a handsome tree. It 

 is raised in quantities from seeds. Magnolia conspicua stands 

 fifteen feet high. There is a good stock of M. macrophylla, 

 grandiflora, and purpurea ; and fine specimens of many trees 

 and shrubs, among which we noted Virgilia lutea, Chimon4n- 

 thus virginica, &.c. 



Immense quantities of camellias are raised here, and one or 

 two houses are entirely devoted to their cultivation. A small 

 house is wholly devoted to cactuses, and we do not recollect of 

 seeing so large a collection in so good order; among the num- 

 ber were several quite new to us. Mr. Fulton informed us that 

 he had found the old heptagonus to be the very best stock for 

 all the Echinocdctuses ; its stout stem fully supports the larg- 

 est top. Cereus serpentinus is, he has also found, the best for 

 the mamillarias. One plant of Echinocactus Eyriesu was 

 more than thirty inches in circumference. Grafting the Echi- 

 nocactus is done by simply cutting off the stock to a smooth 

 surface, the globular head is also smoothed on the under side ; 

 it is then placed on the stock, and after turning it round re- 

 peatedly in one direction, to unite the sap vessels of each, it 

 is tied down by means of matting or strings ; in this way 

 it becomes firmly attached. 



The collection of miscellaneous plants is large, but we had 

 not time to take down the names of particular specimens. 

 The neat and systematic arrangement of both the houses and 

 nurseries highly pleased us. 



(T(9 be continued.^ 



Art. II. ^purrey^ (^Spergel) — an annual g}^ass, adapted to 

 light soils J with remarks 07i its mdiivation. By F. 



An annual grass, extensively cultivated in some parts of 

 Germany, Belgium and France, as a soiler to reclaim their 

 sandy, sterile lands, also as a green fodder for their dairies. 



