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CONTENTS. 



On gathering Asparagus. By O. . 198 

 Pomolosicul Notices; or Notices re- 

 specting new and superior varieties 

 of Fruits, wortliy of general cultiva- 

 _ tion 284 



FLORICULTURE. 



On the Cultivation of the Dahlia. By 

 'J'. Dnnlap Harlem, N. Y. . . 18 



Pillars i.f Koseti. Dy tlie Editor . , 20 



Successful 'J reatment of Strumaria fil- 

 i)(ilia. By J. L. R 139 



Some Remarks on the Cultivation of 

 the Tulip. By S. Walker, Koxbiiry 186 



The Pliliixes, as Garden and Parlor 

 Phnts. By J. L. R 212 



On th-; I'uliivation of the Camellia in 

 the Parlor or Driwins-romn. Bv Dr. 

 J. S. Cunneil, VVashinston, D. C. . 214 



Descriptive Account of four new seed- 

 ling Verbenas. By VVil iam Howell, 

 Giiidiner to O. F. Rockwell, Esq., 

 Norwich, Conn. . . . ,217 



Observations on the Camellia, with a 

 descriptive account of all the finest 

 varieties which have beeu introduced 



or raised from seed, in this country. 

 By M. P. Wilder, President of the 

 Miissaciiusetts Horticultural Society 219 



Notices of several new seedling Aza- 

 leas, grown by Heter ftlackenzie, Phil- 

 adilpli'a. By Henry B. Hirsi. . . 223 



Some further Remarks on the Cultiva- 

 liiin of the Tulip, and an Errata in 

 the coniinunicaliun on the same sub- 

 ject, in the last number, (p. 18b,) 

 By S. Walker 226 



Phlox IJrunirnondii as a Green-house 

 Plant. By the Editor . . .289 



Some Remarks upon tlie Cultivation 

 of Camellia jap6nica var. Harrison;. 

 By Dr. J. S. Gunnell, Washington, 

 D. C. . • 336 



On the growth of Bruginansia suav6- 

 olen-^. By R. . . . • . 426 



Floiirnltural and Botanical Notices of 

 New Plants, figured in foreign pe-riod- 

 icals; with Remarks en ihose recently 

 introduced to,orori2i!!ated in, Amer- 

 ican gardens, and ad'liiinnal informa- 

 tion UDon plants already in cultiva- 

 tion ' . . 24. 99. 140. 256. ii91. 337 



Notes on Gardens and Nurseries . . 262 



REVIEWS. 



Agricultural Addresses delivered at 

 New Haven, Norwich, and Hartfcrd, 

 Conn., at the County Cattle .Shows, 

 in the year IH40. By Henry C^linnn, 

 Commissioner of the Agricultural 

 Survey of IMassachusetts . . . 103 



The Boston Journal of Niiturnl History; 

 containing p:ipers and communica- 

 tions read bs^fore the Boston Society 

 of Natural History . . . .108 



An Address dlivcred before the Berk- 

 shire Agricultnral Society, at Pitts- 

 field, October, 18!0. By Gen. H. A. 

 S. Dearborn 109 



The American Journal of Science and 

 Arts. Conducted by Prof. Silliman 

 and B. Silliman, Jr 142 



The Herbaceous Plants of Massachu- 

 setts, &c. &c. Being a Report pub- 

 lished agreeably to an order of the 

 liegislMtnre. By the Commissioners 

 of the Zoological and Botanical Sur- 

 vey of the State 227 



Torrey &. Gray's Flora of North Amer- 

 ica. Vol. II., No. I . . . . 264 



A Treatise on tlie Theory and Practice 

 of Landscapr^ Gardening, adapted to 

 North America; with a view to the 

 improvement ot country residences; 

 Comprising Horticnliutai Notices and 

 general pnncii les of the art,dirertions 

 for laying out grounds and arranging 

 plantations, the description and cul- 

 tivation of hardy trees, decorative 

 accompaniments to the house and 

 grounds, the formation of pieces of 

 artificial water, flower gardens, &c , 



with remarks on rural nrchitectnre; 

 illustrated by engravings. By A.J. 

 Dovviiing 265 



Address delivered at the Annual Meet- 

 ing of the Boston Natural History 

 Societv, Wednesday, May 5, 1841. 

 ByJ. E. Teschemaclier . . .269 



Organic Cliemisiry, in its application to 

 Aiiiicnllure and Pbysioloay . By Jus- 

 tus Liebig, M. D., <Scc., Prof, of Che- 

 mistry in the University of Giissen. 

 Edited from the manuscript of the 

 author, by Lyon Playfair, Ph. D. 

 First American ediiion, with an In- 

 troduction, Notes, and Appendix, by 

 John W. Webster, M. D., Prof, of 

 Chemistry in Harvard University . 296 



Agriculiure of the United Slates. An 

 Address delivered April 14, 1841, be- 

 fore the American Institute in New 

 York. By Henry Colman, Commis- 

 sioner of the Agricultural Suivey of 

 Massachusetts 297 



Bee-breeding in the West. By Tho- 

 mas Affleck .... .297 



Organic Chemistry, in its application 

 to Agriculture and Plivsiologv. By 

 Justus Liebig. M. D., F. R. s"., &c. 

 &c., Prof, of Chemistry in the Uni- 

 versity of Geissen. Edited from the 

 manuscript ol the author, by Lyon 

 Playfair, M. D. First American edi- 

 tion, with an Introduction, Notes, 

 and Appendix, by John W. Webster, 

 M. D., Prof, of" Chemistry in Har- 

 vard University 344 



Literary Notices 354 



