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Culture of North American Plants. 



The finest show of the American orchideae that I have 

 seen in this country was in the Botanic Garden, Glasgow ; 

 where Mr. Murray had last season a collection of them, along 

 with many of the rarer British ones, planted in a bed prepared 

 with proper soil, and covered with a large frame. By this 

 means they were protected from the severity and the sudden 

 changes of the winter ; and during summer they enjoyed as 

 high a temperature as if they had been flourishing in their 

 native forests in America. 



Along with the greater part of the plants mentioned in this 

 list, I cultivate the following American Ferns, which are par- 

 ticular favourites of mine. I need not particularise the soil to 

 each, as they all do exceedingly well in vegetable mould, kept 

 moist and shady. 



Botrychium virginicum, {fig. 55. a.) 

 ■ obliquum, 



Aspidium acrostichoides, 



— noveboracense, 



cristatum, 



— — — — marginale, 

 ' Goldianum, 



■ bulbiferum, 



Onoclea sensibilis, 

 Struthiopteris Pennsylvanica, 

 Osmunda cinnamomea, 



■ ■ interrupta, (fig. 55. b.) 



spectabilis, 



Polypodium hexagenopterum, 

 Woodsia ilvensis, 



Aspleniura rhizophyllum, 



■ angustifolium, 

 ebenum, 



1 melanocaulon, 



■ thelypteroides, 



Pteris atropurpurea, (.fig. 



gracilis, 



Adiantum pedatum, 

 Dicksonia pilosiuscula. 



55. c.) 



Our correspondent, Mr. Bowie, having greatly simplified 

 the culture of heaths (Vol. I. p. 363.), Mr. Goldie's communi- 

 cation may be considered as having the same object in view with 

 respect to American plants. Their peculiar character, and the 

 interest they excite in Europe, from their novelty as well as 

 beauty, render them most desirable objects of culture ; and as 

 they are all hardy, they are within the reach of every one. 

 Where no other vegetable matter can be got to mix with 

 earth, rotten dung or rotten tan will do very well, if accom- 

 panied with plenty of sand, and the situation admit of the 

 requisite shade and moisture. We shall be happy to hear that 

 Mr. Bowie and Mr. Goldie have been the means of extending 

 the culture of heaths and American plants. We have figured 



