150 Domestic Notices. 



Smith's of Philadelphia,) a still larger number have flow- 

 ered this season, and which he considers first rate. 



Among the successful cultivators who have produced fine 

 varieties may be mentioned Mr. Floy of New York, Mr. 

 Feast of Baltimore, Messrs. Buist, Ritchie & Dick, Sher- 

 wood and others of Philadelphia. And of those already be- 

 fore the public, or soon to appear, may be named — C. j. var. 

 Landrethi/, americana, amabile, Prattii, Martha, Hemp- 

 steadii, Sherwoddw, Feasti/, Binneyu", Gen. Washington, 

 Gen. Lafayette, Caroline Smith, Brooklynia, Wilder/, and 

 others, all of the full, regular, imbricated form. 



M. P. Wilder. 



Hawthorn Grove, Dorchester, March, 1844. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Domestic JVotices. 



Raising Seedlings of Roses. — I noticed the article by Mr. Pierce upon 

 raising seedling roses from the rubifolia, and hope t may be able to get 

 a portion of the seed he promises to send the Horticultural Society. I 

 should, however, need some instruction to enable me to make them vege- 

 tate the first season, and hope he will send you an article, giving you his 

 manner of growing them. How would they do for stocks to inoculate? 

 The Boursault is excellent in some respects, but is condemned by some 

 of the best rose growers in this vicinity, on account of its disposition to 

 throw up suckers, particularly when planted in the opea ground, and it is 

 said to be liable to die down after being cut down the side opposite the 

 bud.— A". JVeivton, March, 1844. 



[We should be glad to learn what stock can be used for budding that 

 will not throw up suckers when planted in the open ground. The Bour- 

 sault is a most excellent stock. Do those who condemn the Boursault 

 know any thing about it ? and are their opinions based upon experiment ? 

 We consider it as good a stock as we have ever tried, especially for Tea, 

 Noisete, Bengal and Bourbon, roses. The Prairie rose may excel it, but 

 this remains to be seen. It will be recollected that there are several va- 

 rieties of the Boursault, and that the old blush is the best. — Ed.] 



Artificial Guano. — Dr. Jackson states tliat artificial guano may easily be 

 manufactured at a less price than the imported article can be had : though 

 there are some doubts respecting this, we annex below the list of ingredi- 

 ents which compose his artificial guano. We are assured by one who is 

 well acquainted with the price of the articles, that they are quite too low, 

 on the average, of at least 30 per cent. We, however, give the statement 

 entire. 



According to the analysis of Voelckl, published in the Bidletin Uni- 

 verselle de Geneve, Nov. 17th, 1841, natural guano consists of— 



