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and frequently watered. As the flowers expand, M. Pelissier removes what- 

 ever is not conformable to the type he has chosen, or is not of a marked 

 color, and like a perfect Anemone. It is by douig this every year that he 

 has obtained 20 remarkable varieties, the names and characteristics of which 

 have been kindly ftirnished by him, and are given below. 1. Souvenir de 

 Malmaison, delicate rose, flower very full ; perfection. 2. Geant de 

 Batailles, red, flower very full. 3. Vestale, fine pure white, flower very full. 

 4. Anais, rose, flower very full ; perfection. 5. Chromatella, dark yellow, 

 flower very full. 6. Jeune Euph^mie, clear red, flower beautiful, full ; per- 

 fection. 7. Reine Victoria, cinnamon colored, shaded, flower very full. 8. 

 Grand Peking, nankeen-colored, flower very full. 9. Amarante, dark red, 

 flower very full. 10. Isabelle, dark red, flower very full. 11. Grand Col- 

 bert, dark rose, streaked, flower full, very perfect 12. Marie Gabrielle, 

 fleshy white, flower full ; beautiful. 13. Matilde, clear cherry, flower very 

 full. 14. Solfaterre, very clear yellow, flower very full. 15. Boule de 

 Neige, beautiful white, flower well rounded, full. 16. Ophirie, yellow with 

 a tint of pink, flower very full. 17. Arlequin, clear, approaching to dark 

 violet, spotted with white. 18. Desprez, white, middle yellow. 19, Proser- 

 pine, very dark red, flower very full. 20. Pluton, black, flower very full. — 

 {Gard. Chron., 1850, p. 551.) 



Art. II. Domestic JVotices. 



PoMOLOGicAL CONVENTION AT St. Albans, Vt. — At the close of the 

 Annual Fair of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, Vt., October 4, 

 an informal meeting of gentlemen residing in the county was held for the 

 examination and discussion of fruits suitable for cultivation in Lake Cham- 

 plain. Quite a number of fruits were exhibited, and Mr. J. Battey, of 

 Keeseville, N. Y., contributed a great variety of apples and pears, A report 

 of the Convention, which was published in the St. Albans papers, has been 

 sent to us ; but we have no room now only to notice the meeting, and its 

 good results. After the fruits had been fully discussed, it was voted tliat a 

 Horticultural Association be formed for the Valley of Lake Cham- 

 plain, and a committee was chosen to carry the same into efl^ect. The fol- 

 lowing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : — 



Whereas, in the opinion of tliis Convention, the Horticultural interests of 

 the Valley of Lake Champlain might be greatly promoted by the aid of a 

 Horticultural Association ; 



^nd whereas, the admirable adaptation of our soil and climate to the 

 varied pursuits of horticulture — the enterprise and intelligence of our culti- 

 vators — tlie proximity of most of our large villages to the Lake, and the con- 

 sequent facility of communication between them — and tlie growing taste for 

 horticultural pursuits amongst us, — conspire to urge, not only the utility of 

 such an institution, when once properly organized and in successful opera- 

 tion, but also the practicabUity of accomplishing that object: therefore, 



Resolved, That a Committee, consisting of nine gentlemen from the differ- 



