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politics; and the concluding song is by our correspondent, Mr. 

 G. T, Fessenden, the pervading sentiment of which is, that 

 " Culture makes the man." A list of the members is given, 

 which is very numerous. Among the honorary members there 

 is one British peer (the Earl of Roseberry, president of the 

 Caledonian Horticultural Society). 



The third address remarks on the utility of horticulture, and 

 the natural love of the country and of plants common to civilised 

 man. The period for the study of picturesque or landscape- 

 gardening is said to be now dawning on America. Among the 

 toasts is, " The Garden of Eden — lost to mankind by the 

 curiosity of woman ; regained for womankind by horticultural 

 societies." A better toast is, " Culiivation — the only process 

 for obtaining good fruit, whether from men or trees.'' The 

 song is by Fessenden, and is in praise of industry. We have 

 received three other addresses, which we shall notice in a future 

 Number. 



Art. IV. Report on Laivsons Agricultural Museum. From the 

 Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, vol. v. 



The interest, we are informed, excited " by the exhibition of 

 agricultural seeds, roots, and plants, at the annual shows of the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, together with 

 the beneficial results of the establishment of the Messrs. Drum- 

 mond at Stirling, suggested to Mr. Lawson the propriety of 

 exhibiting^ a collection of a similar nature in Edinburgh. 



" He accordingly fitted up apartments adjoining to his premises in Hunter's 

 Square, and, having stocked them with suitable materials, procured by himself, 

 or supplied by the liberality of his friends, and of persons interested in agri- 

 cultural pursuits, opened them to the public in November, 1833. In the 

 course of the season the collection was inspected by upwards of 2000 indi- 

 viduals, who thus had an opportunity of seeing the various productions of the 

 country brought together. This year the museum exhibits a tasteful and 

 beautiful appearance, much superior to the last. 



" It is obvious that an agricultural museum, open to all who may be de- 

 sirous of visiting it, must prove of considerable advantage to cultivators. An 

 opportunity is thus afforded of bringing into notice new and interesting articles ; 

 the various objects which interest the agriculturist, whether the produce of 

 the soil, or the implements by means of which it is cultivated, may be seen 

 and compared; the value of different sorts of grain, roots, and herbage deter- 

 mined ; and improvements of various kinds suggested. The beneficial effects 

 of such exhibitions have been exemplified in Edinburgh, by the interest pro- 

 duced by the collection made bj' Professor Low for his class in the University; 

 and it is only until his museum shall be placed in a condition for public 

 inspection that the collection in Hunter's Square will likely continue to be 

 exhibited." 



The first division is cereal grasses ; and the wheats include a 

 great many sorts, among which are eight French varieties, from 



