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little sand, and should be trained upon a trellis. The above named plants 

 will all succeed well under tlie same treatment. They delight in sandy peat, 

 and should have plenty of air and water at all times. They should be fre- 

 quently stopped to keep them close and dwarf, except the Kennedya mono- 

 phylia. I will also add to this list the Genista rhodophaena; this is a 

 splendid plant, with its bright yellow blossoms, and requires to be grown in 

 rich loam and leaf mould. It requires very little pruning, as it is naturally 

 a dwarf-growing plant. A greenhouse containing the above named plants 

 in flower, with the assistance of a few azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons, 

 I think, would be all that could be desired. [Perhaps it is necessary to 

 caution some of our readers, as we think our correspondent has expressed 

 himself somewhat unguardedly with respect to watering. Plenty of air is, 

 doubtless, very good advice ; but plenty of water would imply, that the plants 

 in question had little to fear but the want of water. In summer, this advice 

 may be liable to but little objection, but not so in winter. We believe most 

 persons find it, of all things, the most important to be careful of winter 

 watering.— fGarrf. Chron., 1850., p. 117.) 



Art. II. Domestic JVotices. 



Second Annual Fair of the Michigan State Agricultural So- 

 ciety. — The second annual show of this society Avill be held at Ann 

 Arbor, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 25th, 26th, and 27th of 

 September next. A list of the premiums offered, with the rules and regu- 

 lations has been forwarded to us by our correspondent, Dr. J. C. Holmes, 

 corresponding secretary of the society. The amount of premiums in books, 

 money, &c., amounts to upwards of #2,000, and among them very liberal 

 prizes are offered for horticultural, floricultural, and agricultural productions, 

 A copy of our Fruits of Ameiica is offered for the greatest and best variety 

 of winter apples ; and also copies of the Magazine of Horticulture. We hope 

 tlie dissemination of these works among our western friends will aid in ex- 

 tending the taste for fruits and flowers. 



With a view to the establishment of a central office, which shall contain 

 an agricultural library, museum, &c., for the benefit of the members of the 

 society, all persons who feel interested in the establishing of such an 

 office, and are willing to assist, are invited to send specimens of wheat, 

 wool, improved agricultural implements, machinery, seedling, or engrafted 

 fruits, &c., &c., directed to J. C. Holmes, Secretary of the Michigan State 

 Agricultural Society, 108, Jefferson Avenue, Detroit. 



Cincinnati Horticultural Society. — The next annual exhibition of 

 this Society will be held in Cincinnati, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Sep- 

 tember next. 



We arc gratified to learn, from the prize-list which has been published, 



