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summer he keeps it exposed to the sun in the open air, and in winter he pro- 

 tects it in a greenhouse. — Idem. 



[We have sent the figures of the two nelumbiums to Sir William J. Hooker, 

 who sometimes publishes in the Botanical Magazine specimens of interesting 

 plants, though they may not have been introduced.] 



NORTH AMERICA. 



The Philade^vnn Horticidtnral Society held their fourteenth exhibition on the 

 13th instant, and it will close this evening. It is more tasteful than any 

 previous one, while the usual proportion of plants and fruits is maintained. 

 I send you two newspapers containing accounts of particulars. There are 

 upwards of 300 varieties of the genus Cactus ; of rare plants there are Ura- 

 nia speciosa from R. S. Field, Esq. of Nev/ Jersey ; palms of several kinds 

 from Mr. J. B. Smith ; the pitcher plant, and the butterfly plant, from Mr. 

 l?.Buist; Panddnus litilis and two species of Zamia from G. Pepper, Esq. 

 V. P. of the Society ; Jristolochia sipho from General R. Patterson ; mango 

 trees, croton, calabash tree, coffee tree, and indigo tree, from Mr. Peter 

 Mackenzie. The fruits were superb. Apples and peaches of great size, and 

 beautiful ; seckle pears in great perfection ; large blue and yellow plums. 

 The grapes also, foreign and domestic, were very large. I refer to the printed 

 list.— J. M. Philadelphia, Sept. 23. 1842. 



Dorydnthes excelsa. — The majestic Doryanthes excelsa has been exhibited 

 in Philadelphia for the last twelve days, by Mr. Sherwood, florist. The stem 

 began to shoot in December last, and is now (June 18. 1842) about 12 ft. 

 high. Eleven flowers have blown, and eighteen more are to come out. It 

 is at present in the beautiful greenhouse of Mr. Pepper, to which it was 

 removed after the exhibition of it ceased. I have not been able to see 

 Mr. Sherwood to know the history of this specimen of the plant. — J. M. 

 Philadelphia, June 18. 1842. 



Art. III. Domestic Notices. 

 ENGLAND. 



WORMLEYBURY, in Hertfordshire, formerly the seat of the late Sir Abraham 



Hume, Bart , and now in possession of Cust, Esq., has been till lately 



in a state of deplorable neglect ; but it is now being thoroughly renovated 

 under the care of Mr. J. Harden, an intelligent and enthusiastic gardener. 

 The noble plant of Magnolia conspicua, of which an account was given by 

 Sir Abraham in the first Volume of the Gardener's Magazine, is now upwards 

 of 20 ft. high, and covered with blossom-buds. The wall trees had run 

 quite wild, the plums and cherries having spurs a foot long ; but all is now 

 being brought into order. — D. B. Jan. 19. 1843. 



A Metropolitan Model Jnstitidion for iivjiroving the Diuellings of the in- 

 dustrious Classes is now being formed. A main object of this institution will 

 be to erect a building combining a number of habitations for workmen, having 

 every requisite accommodation for health and comfort ; and to show that such 

 buildings, when let at a reasonable rent, will afford an adequate return for the 

 money expended. Such a combination as we have shown in the Encyclojicedia 

 of Cottage Architecture, ^ 493., and in the Supplement to Collage Architecture, 

 p. 1149., under the head of" A College for single working Men," will pro- 

 bably be attempted, and we have no doubt success will be fully attained. 

 We have been trying to get such a college erected ever since 1819. — Cond. 



Araucdria Cunninghdm'i is here 10 ft. high and 8 ft. wide, with three soli- 

 tary cones on the points of three of the lateral shoots of the two uppermost 

 tiers of branches. The cones are ovate, sessile, 1 inch in width, and half an 



