California, such as the P. Lambertiana have been distribut- 

 ed, and in some instances, have grown; the ericas, from the 

 Cape, have also proved good; but the greater portion of mis- 

 cellaneous seeds, collected at the various places where the 

 Expedition touched, have not vegetated even under the best 

 care; at least such has been our experience, and the ex- 

 perience of many of our friends. 



From the garden, we visited the institute, and examined 

 some of the beautiful ferns which form part of the immense 

 herbarium, collected by Messrs. Pickering, Breckenridge and 

 Rich,— but no arrangement of the collection has yet been 

 made, though Mr. Rich has long been at work, and the speci- 

 mens were piled up in the sheets just as they were dried. 

 We trust that measures will be taken by the Institute, to have 

 all the specimens properly put up in good paper, ticketed 

 and arranged according to the Jussieuian or Natural system 

 and a complete and correct list of the entire collection pub- 

 lished. 



