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which we call Humanity, and which, with all its imagined wisdom, is not 

 able to alter the slightest working of the laws which the tyrant giantess, 

 Nature, has prescribed to her slaves. — Schleiden, 



We have been trying the patience of our subscribers rather severely in 

 the last few months ; but we cannot blame ourselves for the delay which 

 has taken place. The neglect of the majority of our subscribers to perform 

 their honest duty by us was the first cause of delay ; and lately, the impos- 

 sibility of getting paper made in time for us, has kept us back a month. 

 We are now well supplied, and shall issue number after number, until 

 we are in advance of time, instead of being behind. If our dear friends, 

 who don't think it worth while to pay until near the end of the year, will 

 please send us their subscriptions at the time they contracted to when they 

 sent their names, we will be much obliged to them. We know that there 

 are many persons who are not in the habit of paying for magazines or 

 papers ; but, as far as possible, we wish to get rid of such. There is no 

 doubt that, in the majority of cases, it is the result of carelessness, but it 

 is a carelessness very troublesome to publishers. 



Our subscription list is a very satisfactory one, though we would not 

 object to having it larger. 



Our friends would greatly facilitate the speedy getting out of the suc- 

 ceeding numbers, if they would send us contributions on such subjects as 

 they may have experience in. Any one can write his experience on such 

 matters, and he will generally know or observe something which will prove 

 instructive to others. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting of this Association was held Friday evening, July 

 18th, in the Sansom street Hall, the Museum Building having been recently 

 destroyed by fire. The President in the chair. The display exceeded an- 

 ticipations for midsummer, where little from conservatories could h$ ex- 

 pected. There were six large collections of greenhouse plants, among 

 which were many of much beauty and interest. The new plants from Mr. 

 Cope'3 were objects of attraction, especially so the Nepenthes laevis, a new 

 specie3 of the pitcher plant in bloom. The finely flowering plants from Mr. 

 Fahnestock's were admired ; the choice varieties of Mr. Knorr commanded 



