328 THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST [No 1 1 



e^show that this is a free country, would pull it down. It certainly i s 

 q° one of the evidences of our entire liberty, that a person cannot keep 

 / an orchard or a fruit tree in any accessible place, on account of the 

 depredations committed upon them. We saw two magnificent 

 chestnut trees cut down this summer, at a gentleman's suburban resi- 

 dence to save his vinery from destruction by clubs and stones ; 

 another family in the same neighbourhood lose a large part of their 

 garden when these nuts are ripe, because they dare not go near the trees 

 for the same reason ; and we heard of a gentleman's being obliged to cut 

 down a fine pear orchard, because he could not protect it. But we are 

 wandering from the windows. It is not likely that persons who have 

 no other facilities than windows and yards will grow heaths, neither do 

 we suppose that Stenocarpus will become a window plant ; at least it 

 would require a church window to flower it in. Bulbs and succulents 

 are perhaps the best for room culture as they are most easily managed 

 and as you remarked before, are cleanest. 



Native Plants Your correspondent should receive the help of 

 some of the many plant collectors whom we have in Philadelphia 

 and its vicinity ; but there seem to be very few who think indigenous 

 plants worthy of cultivation ; we hope to see that mended ; if they 

 could go to England or to Scotland and see our weeds in cultivation, 

 they would come back perhaps with a better opinion of them. 



Mildew on Grapes. "Quot homines tot sentential," the east wind 

 may be more hurtful to the vine than any other, but we would say 

 that it was not because it was the east wind, but because in this 

 neighbourhood it frequently brings a cold rain with it. Leaving an 

 open space between the laps of the glass would be rather apt to cause 



a great deal of d 



rip. 



The Chrysanthemum. We certainly had a good show of these 

 beautiful flowers at the November exhibition of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, although the exhibitors seemed to be labouring 

 under the disadvantage of mixing pompones with large sorts. We 

 venture to suggest that the number of plants in a pot should be de- 

 fined ; and a premium given for the best plant on a single stem ; also 

 that the large sorts and pompones should be separated. We will add 

 to the list given by your correspondent, the following as fine, 

 Augustinus, Bergeronette, Veleda, Marie Vouzel, Hendersonii, Sol- 

 faterre, Asmodee, and La Fiancee, pompones ; and Osiris, Rossini, 



Queen of England, among the large sorts. 



Model Farms. 'What a vast amount has been written" about 

 model farms and yet we have but two in this country. There seem 

 to be some things, to learn which, people imagine it is unnecessary to A 

 go to school. To tell a countryman that in town we go to school to(V 



