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ingly pleasant and aromatic; quality ^^ very good,'''' if not 

 " hesty The Jenkins is one of those delicious little apples 

 peculiarly fitted for the table, at evening entertainments. 

 And, in conjunction with the evening party, will probably 

 supplant the Pomme d'Api, on those festive occasions. — Re- 

 ceived from P. R. Freas, of Germantown. 



Art. V. The Cultivation of the Camellia. From the Gar- 

 deners' and Farmers' Journal. 



Besides our own views upon the cultivation of this superb 

 flower, which will be found in a previous volume, we have 

 given the opinions of some of the best practical gardeners in 

 England, upon its proper treatment and cultivation ; but as 

 scarcely too much can be said in reference to a plant so in- 

 dispensable to every fine collection, we present our readers 

 with another article upon their growth, which we find in 

 the Gardeners^ Journal. It is plain, practical, and to the 

 point, and cannot fail to add to the knowledge we already 

 possess in regard to the cultivation of this fine plant. 



The natural order Camelliae comprises only two genera, the 

 Camellia and Thea — the one as celebrated for the excelling 

 elegance of its foliage and habit of growth, as well as for the 

 exquisite beauty of the shape and coloring of its flowers, as the 

 other is for its commercial importance, and the all but univer- 

 sal adoption by civilized nations of a decoction from its dried 

 leaves as a favorite and exhilarating beverage. My object 

 on the present occasion, is to offer a few remarks on the cul- 

 ture of the camellia, that may at least be useful to the tyro. 

 In most gardens of any pretensions, camellias are more or less 

 extensively cultivated ; yet how few collections can one 

 point to as at all approaching to that condition of health and 

 beauty to which this noble plant easily attains with proper 

 management ! I have seen many plant establishments in 

 my time, yet I can only call to mind two where camellias 

 >vere at all made to display their real beauty — the one coUecr 



