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able. Another is labelled, Lucombe's Nonsuch, shoots downy ; in Ken- 

 rick, and the L. H. S. C, this has smooth shoots. Here is something about 

 which there is no uncertainty, and need be no ^'■guessing.'''' A tree, 

 labelled Yellow Gage, has downy shoots. The Yellow Gage of the L. H. 

 S. C. has smooth shoots, and the Yellow Gage of Prince's last Cat. agrees 

 with that one in the description of the fruit ; and yet, it is possible, that in 

 the multitude of Gages, there should be more than one Yellow Gage, and 

 that this is another and genuine variety. I observe, also, that the Yellow Gages 

 of other catalogues of the best nurseries, agree very nearly with that of the 

 L. H. S. C. ; so that it seems this cannot be the Yellow Gage, of the best 

 authorities. I have a number of other varieties, the correctness of which I 

 have at present no means of ascertaining, the shoots not being designated in 

 any of my horticultural works — which are as follows : Hanford's Orleans, 

 doM'ny ; Elfrey, d. ; Downing's Emerald Drop, s. ; Scarlet Gage, d. So 

 much for the facts of the case, which I willingly submit to the decision of 

 competent judges. I can assure the gentleman, that he need be under no 

 apprehension of my propagating his errors, when I discover them, nor should 

 I have troubled his trees, had I known (as I might) they were incorrect. 

 If I am right in my guess at the author, his sensitiveness is not so strange 

 as it might have been under other circumstances. Besides, I purchased of 

 more than one, which I believe he knew, and why should he think I re- 

 ferred especially to him, as it would seem he did, from his and the Editor's 

 remarks. I never supposed the errors intentional ; nor, with other fruit 

 trees, whose characteristics are not so strongly marked as are plum trees, 

 would mistakes be so strange or reprehensible. But, enough of this ; the 

 trees were fine, and are undoubtedly a good variety, and may be genuine ; 

 but how they can be so, is more than I know. — Respectfully, F. K. Phoenix, 

 Delevan, W. T., April 3, 1845. 



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Saturday, March 29, 1845. — [In our last, want of room compelled us to 

 omit the exhibition of flowers.] 



Exhibited. — Flowers : from the President, two large and finely grown 

 plants of Azalea, variegata and lateritia, about eighteen inches high, and 

 clothed with foliage and flowers from the edge of the pot : also, a plant of Tea- 

 rose Lyonnais. From W. Meller, a seedling white azalea, similar to the old 

 white : also, mimuluses, verbenas. Polyanthuses, &c. From W. E. Carter, 

 a plant of Schizanthus Hook^ri and Sutherland^ frut^scens ; also, plants of 

 Azalea indica Smithw, Camellia heeana superba, and cut flowers of Azalea 

 phoenicea, &c. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a collection of fine roses and large specimens, 

 viz: — Tea Bougere, Pharoon, Gama, Caroline, Hypolite, and others; Noi- 



