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discovered in Washington Territory, not known in any other part 

 of the habitable globe. It is destined to make some noise in the 

 world. It has great beauty of fragrance. It is from one foot to 

 seven feet high. The leaf resembles that of the pear, the trunk 

 and branches like the orange tree. The upper side of the leaves 

 are coated with a gum, which, as well as the bark and the leaves, 

 are highly odorous, and, like the bergamot, some thought the per-^ 

 fume was like ripe pears, others like ripe apples. The flowers 

 are like jessamine. It is an evergreen. 



In the Horticultural Eeview of Cincinnati, conducted by Dr. 

 Warder and James W. Ward, Esq., for April, 1854, we find seve- 

 ral interesting articles, and we recommend it to our friends. An 

 article on the pear blight by our amiable and intelligent friend, 

 A. H. Ernst, of Spring Garden, Cincinnati, deserves a reading. 

 One on the fig by Warder, another on the banana by the same. 



Christon Coleman — Mr. Chairman, before the club shall have' 

 entered upon the subject of discussion for the day, I shall be glad 

 (by the indulgence of the club) to advert for a few minutes to 

 the matter last under consideration, viz., that of fencing, for the 

 purpose of showing the adaptedness of the machinery (used in the 

 manufacture of fencing, models of which were exhibited at the 

 last meeting of the club) to many other purposes, among which 

 might be named that of making ladders of every size and length 

 used on a farm for gathering fruit, &c., but more particularly that 

 of making fodder racks for all kinds of stock feeding. But before 

 I proceed to Illustrate the construction of these hay and fodder 

 racks, I will exhibit a figure of the kind of cattle shedding to 

 which they seem peculiarly and advantageously adapted, not only 

 as regards the protection of cattle from the influence of the wea- 

 ther during all seasons of the year, but particularly in the accu- 

 mulation of barn-yard manure, and in securing it from waste. 

 Here is a figure of a Pennsylvania and Maryland Switzer barn^ 

 and here is another of a New England barn, which I presume will 

 be recognized by any one who has seen either or both — to bothot 

 ■which, however, the shedding to which I allude is alike applica- 

 ble — the roofing ot which should be sufiiciently extensive to cover 



