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Nothing is worse in all plant culture than allowing a house to be closed un- 

 til it becomes hot, and admitting at once a great quantity of cold air. In 

 grape growing it leads to the most baneful results." 



After a careful reading of this work, we can recommend it to all as a most 

 useful and reliable one, and its author is entitled to the thanks of all ama- 

 teurs. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting of this society was held on Tuesday evening, in the 

 Chinese Saloon, Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Vice President, in the chair. The 

 display was unusually rich, and the Hall crowded with gratified visitors. 

 The extensive tables of the society were completely covered with the many 

 beautiful objects of exhibition. The imposing show of blooming plants was 

 contributed from more than a dozen green-houses, and presented one of the 

 finest ever seen at a monthly meeting. Robert Buist's foreman brought a 

 great number of interesting and rare specimens, several of which were new 

 and shown for the first time. Rhododendron javnicum, a beautiful species, 

 with flowers of an orange hue; G-astrolobium Drummondii, Dendrobium 

 Blandfordianum, Zieria trifoliata, Tetranthera Hugelii, and Ceanothus 

 rigidus. Of standard plants, were a splendid specimen of Pimelia specta- 

 bilis, displaying innumerable trusses of flowers, a large and graceful Acacia 

 pubescens, a very fine Cuphea platycentra, a handsome Spircea Reevesii, 

 and a dozen of the choicest Cinerarias of merit; also a collection of indi- 

 genous plants in flower, very interesting. J. F. Knorr's gardener exhibited 

 choice plants, which were not offered in competition. Of those shown for 

 the first time, and new, were JEschynanthus albidus, Azalea Heine den 

 Beiges and Delphinium Beaty of Charonne, and fine Cinerarias, Azaleas 9 

 Templetonia, glauca, Sfc. 



Caleb Cope's gardener presented new plants for the first time, shown in 

 bloom — Rhododendron Gibsonii, Pimelia Verschaffeltii, Lantana lilavina 

 Mimulus species raised from seed presented to the Society, from California, 

 by Capt. W. McMichaels ; and Cineraria seedlings ; Azalea Smithii, a 

 beautiful plant, with many more of the choicest specimens; Camellia, A. J, 

 Downing, a seedling raised by N. J. Becar, Esq., of New York. From 

 Thomas Richardson of New York, were beautiful plants — Tropceolum tri- 

 colorurn, gracefully trained over wire in a globular form, in full bloom, a 

 pretty object ; Pimelia, spectabilis, and twelve select Cinerarias. W. W. 

 Keen's gardener of West Philadelphia, brought twelve handsome plants — 

 Euphorbia praeclara, Erica, etc. Robert Scott exhibited a large collection 

 not in competition, in which were some of the choicest Roses. Adam Uber, 

 a table of very fine Pelargoniums. Benj. Gulliss, a large collection of seed- 



