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Ipomcea Learn. — This is running up tlic frame like JotA's icon ; this is 

 the ornament of the convolvulus, which every one should have. It grows 

 out of doors as freely as scarlet runners, and flowers in thousands, well 

 repaying early risers. — Yours, T., Neio York, June, 1846. 



The English SIct/ Lark. — Do you know that the English sky lark has 

 become acclimated to Long Island ? I am credibly informed that they have 

 been hr>ard and seen in goodly numbers, in the neighborhood of Williams- 

 burg, (L. I.,) this season, and numbers have come over from New York, in 

 the mornings, to hear their sweet song. The American Jnslilute has sent 

 word all over King's county not to shoot them through ignorance, and in 

 the neighborhood where they are, watchers are employed to protect them. 

 If all this is true, what an acquisition ! They were, it is said, introduced 

 by a cage full escaping accidentally, a year ago, from the deck of the Great 

 Western steamship — the birds betaking themselves to Long Island, as the 

 western dock is just opposite (or nearly) Williamsburg. — G. C. T., Asto- 

 ria, L. I., N. Y., June, 1846. 



The Gushing Raspberry. — At the exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society, of June 2d, Dr. W. D. Brinkle presented specimens of a 

 seedling raspberry which he has called the " Gushing." Nothing is said 

 respecting its merits. 



Hovey^s Seedling Strawberry. — We see by the reports of exhibitions, 

 which have reached us, that our seedling has, as usual, everywhere taken 

 the premium. Even in Philadelphia, Mr. Engleman carried off the prize 

 for the best strawberries, which were Hovey's Seedling. At the semi- 

 annual exhibition of Long Island Horticultural Society, on the 11th and 

 12th of June, Mr. Huntsman was awarded ihe premium for three dishes of 

 Hovey's Seedling. — Ed. 



Rochester Horticultural Society. — This new society held its first exhibition 

 last month, and the display was as good as its most sanguine friends could 

 anticipate. Messrs. Ellwanger «Si Barry exhibited upwards of 80 va- 

 rieties of roses and 70 pots of plants. The show of strawberries was not 

 large. 



Semi-annual Exhibition of the Long Island Horlicuhurnl Society. — This 

 new society held its exhibition on the 11th and 12th of June. The princi- 

 pal exhibitors were Messrs. Valk & Co., Parsons & Co., and Prince & 

 Co. Messrs. Valk were awarded the premium of $6 for the best 50 cut 

 roses, and $ 8 for the best 32 roses in pots. Messrs. Parsons & Co. $ 3, 

 for the best 12 roses in pots, and Messrs. Prince and C'o. $3, for the best 

 24 summer roses, also a premium of $ 3 for upwards of 20 varieties of 

 moss roses. Mr. Huntsman received a premium of $ 2 for Princess Alice 

 Maud strawberry, and W. R. Prince & Co. $2, for the best six varieties 

 of strawberries, which were Hovey's Seedling, Crimson cone. Prince's Early 

 Seedling, Prince's Prince Albert Seedling, Royal Scarlet and Hudson's 

 Bay. G. W. Huntsman, $3, for the best strawberries, Hovey's Seed- 

 ling. 



Stoddard^s Alpine Strawberry we perceive will turn out. as we supposed 

 it would, to be only the common Wood strawberry under high cultivation. 



