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and thrown out an abundant bloom. Some of the spotted 

 and tinted varieties were truly superb. Those who have 

 seen the bed, will need no urging from us to cultivate a 

 small collection ; but to those who have not, and are fond 

 of perfect flowers, we would say, try a small bed and see 

 if they will not repay all the care, expense and trouble. 



Hawthorn Grove, Col Wilder, Jmie 8th — The green- 

 house had been shorn of its beauty, and nearly all the 

 plants removed to their summer quarters. The camellias 

 looked unusually strong and vigorous, with a deep green 

 and healthy foliage ; this, we presume, has been occasion- 

 ed by frequent waterings with guano, which is a valuable 

 manure for this tribe. We have already given Mr. Tesche- 

 macher's experiments on camellias, with charcoal and gu- 

 ano, and we are satisfied from our own practice, that it 

 gives great vigor to the plants. Many new kinds have 

 flowered the past winter, some of which have been de- 

 scribed in Mr. Wilder's communication at p. 145 ; many 

 others which have also blossomed, will be described here- 

 after. 



In the greenhouse, we found several new fuchsias in 

 flower, viz : — elegans superb, Money pen ni/, formosa ele- 

 gans, hybrida coccinea, conspicua arborea, and several 

 others under numbers : formosa elegans has crimson se- 

 pals, and almost blue petals; elegans superb, has pale red or 

 rosy sepals, and rich purplish violet petals, very beauti- 

 ful ; Moneypennii is a strong and vigorous variety, with 

 large and handsome flowers : Mr. Wilder has nearly twen- 

 ty kinds in his collection. We saw here, a very large and 

 fine petunia, the flower of which, we should judge, would 

 measure three or four inches in diameter ; this class of 

 plants is now attracting great attention among English cul- 

 tivators, and some very unique and handsome varieties 

 have been produced. They are all so desirable for turning 

 out in the summer, that they will always be sought after 

 by amateur cultivators. Of verbenas, Mr. Wilder has a 

 number of English varieties, but they were not yet in bloom ; 

 such as we have seen, however, do not excel our Amer- 

 ican varieties. 



Mr. "Wilder has several new things underway; among 

 others, a number of seedlings of the Japan lilies, which 

 we have before noticed, and which are now five or six 

 inches high ; he has also the new gladioluses, of which 



