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bottom, over whicli I place some broken moss. I find it beneficial in the 

 growing of other plants, the roots seem to work pleasantly in it, and it pre- 

 vents the earth from filtering through the drainage. The plants are in a 

 nice greenhouse, shaded by a light awning from the direct rays of the sun. 

 Your opinion shall be looked for, after which I expect to see Cyrtocerus 

 very soon flourish, or he will find his way out doors. — Yours, fyc, C. A 

 Subscriber. JV. Y., June, 1853. 



The treatment of Cyrtocerus, by " A Subscriber," has been all right, with 

 one exception : he has cultivated it in the greenhouse, when it should have 

 been in the hothouse. It is a perfect salamander ; and unless in a damp hot 

 temperature of 60 to 70° during winter, it will get so chilled it will scarcely 

 recover all summer. We have it now in fine bloom in the hothouse, where 

 the temperature is 90 to 95° in the day time. Let our correspondent give 

 it heat enough, and with the same treatment he has detailed it will flower 

 abundantlv. — Ed. 



Art. II. Societies. 



NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL. 



The Committee of Arrangements for the next x\nnual Exhibition have 

 made a strong appeal to all who are interested in Horticulture to assist 

 them in getting up a display worthy of the country and of New York. We 

 copy the concluding paragraph of their circular : — 



" This is a subject which eminently concerns the public taste and the 

 public good, and all should feel some interest in it, no matter where their 

 home, or what their pursuits in life may be. It is thus that we appeal to 

 you for your active aid and cooperation. If you have no fruits, plants, or 

 flowers to send yourself, perhaps your neighbor has, and a word from you 

 may induce him to send. It is conceived that our List of Awards is very 

 liberal, and worthy of attention; but in order to afford every reasonable in- 

 ducement to exhibitors, the undersigned will pay freight on all articles sent 

 from a distance, when requested to do so. Communications should be ad- 

 dressed to the Chairman of the Committee, Bible House, Astor Place. New 

 York. — Peter B. Mead, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements.^'' 



ALBANY AND RENSSELAER HORTICULTURAL. 



The first exhibition of this society for the season was held June 22d. 

 The show of fruit was not so large as on several former occasions, as 

 strawberries were nearly gone ; but the flowers and plants were very 

 superior. 



Fruit : Strawberries — Joel Rathbone, of Kenwood, exhibited specimens 

 of Hovey's Seedling, Boston Pine, Iowa, Crimson Cone, Black Hautbois, 

 Burr's New Pine, and Ross Phcenix. C. P. Williams exhibited Hovey's 

 Seedling, Virginia Scarlet, and Burr's Pine. James Wilson exhibited a 

 new seedling strawberry. E. Buttercase, Hovey's Seedling. Mrs. J. T. 

 Van Namee, Iowa. E. Corning, Jr., Crimson Cone. 



Cherries — There were shown by Joel Rathbone, Black Tartarian, White 

 Heart, White Bigarreau, Black Heart, Early Duke, Griotte, and White 



