128 THE FLORIST AND 



The American Polytechnic Journal, published at Washington, is edited 

 by Prof. C. G. Page, Messrs. Greenough, Fleischmann, and Stetson. It 

 contains in addition to the description and figures of patents, many interest^ 

 ing and well written articles on Agriculture, Grape culture, &c. The sub- 

 scription is three dollars a year in advance. 



We have pleasure in informing our friends in Baltimore, that Mr. James 

 Pentland, has kindly consented to act as our agent in Baltimore. He will 

 receive all outstanding subscriptions in that city. To Mr. Wm. Saunders, 

 late Cor. Secretary of the Maryland Horticultural Society, we are indebted 

 for the large circulation we have in that city : which we hope will go on in- 

 creasing in the same ratio. 



We owe an apology to our subscribers for delaying the issue of our April 

 number until this time ; but the press of business to which we were subject- 

 ed in the early part of the month, entirely prevented our attention to it. 

 By publishing the May number immediately we hope to gain time to be 

 ahead in future. We have been working very hard to please our subscribers, 

 and with the exception of the irregularity of which we plead guilty, we think 

 that we have succeeded. All we ask at present is for the large majority of 

 our readers to do that duty by us which they have thus far omitted, namely ? 

 to pay their subscriptions. Gentle reader^ think of these things. 



We have ready and in preparation for future issues of the Florist, sever- 

 al very beautiful illustrations ; among which are Aralia papyrifera, the rice 

 paper plant of China, a new Petunia, raised in New York, a handsome cok 

 oured figure of the Darlingtonia calif ornica, a new Aphelandra, one of Mr* 

 Croft's Verbenas, &c, — some will be executed in Europe, others here. In 

 this department we have not yet been equalled in this country. 



We have received a large descriptive catalogue of Green and Hot-house 

 Plants, Fruit and ornamental trees, Strawberry, &c, from Messrs Kennedy 

 & Negley, Baywood Nurseries, near Pittsburg, Pa. 



We received from Messrs T. F. Croft & Co., several specimens of their 

 seedling Verbenas, which were remarkable for beautiful colour and markings. 



