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friends in America something very beautiful in that way. 1 

 shall then, if nothing occur to prevent, spend a great part of 

 the summer in England, Scotland, and Ireland, wherever I 

 may possibly be able to take home with me some acquisitions 

 to our stock of fine plants. 

 Cologne, A^th month, 1845. 



N. B. I found some very fine new pears and other fruits 

 in France, which I have sent home for testing, and hope they 

 will produce something really valuable. 



Art. III. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New Plants, 

 figured in foreign periodicals ; loith Remarks on those re- 

 cently introduced to, or originated in, American gardens, and 

 additional information upon plants already in cultivation. 



Edwards's Botanical Register, or Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery. 

 Each number containing from six to eight plates ; with additional miscel- 

 laneous information relative to new plants. In monthly numbers ; 35. 

 plain, 3s Qd. colored. 



Paxton^s Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants. Each 

 number containing four colored plates. Monthly, 2s. Qd. each. Edited 

 by J. Paxton, Gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. 



The Gardeners'' Chronicle, a stamped newspaper of Rural Economy and 

 General News. Edited by Prof. Lindley. Weekly. Price 6c?. each. 



Botanical and Floricidtural Intelligence. Mr. Fortune's 

 expedition to Canto7i. — Letters have been received from Mr. 

 Fortune, dated the 16th December. He was then at Hong- 

 Kong, arranging for the shipment of his collections to Europe. 

 They occupied many chests, and were about to be despatched 

 as fast as opportunity occurred. We are happy to add, that 

 the indefatigable exertions of this zealous young traveller 

 are likely to be crowned with great success. 



Mr. Fortune had met with many very beautiful shrubs, 

 and it is hoped that a large part of them will prove hardy, 

 or nearly so. Viburnums, with heads of large flowers, like 

 a hydrangea ; moutans, in great variety ; peaches, apricots, 

 roses, handsome creepers, azaleas, daphnes, both sorts of the 

 curious hexangular camellia, a great desideratum, for it must 



