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Rochester said that the specimens exhibited were not of the best, 
yet they were sent here from one of the leading dealers in this 
variety of that city at the snug price of $4 per barrel and rail road 
charges. 
The committee on green house plants and flowers reported that 
there was exhibited by James Wilson, of Albany, the following 
very beautiful Camellia and Japonicas, viz: Queen Victoria, 
Chandlerii, Doncklarii, SaccoiMagnifique, Sesanqua Rosea, Gun- 
nellii Amabilis, Candidissima, Henri Favre, Sarah Frost, Mar- 
chioness of Exeter, Double White Prattii, Carnea, Carswelliana, 
Picturata, Sherwoodii, Rose Pleno Tricolor, Imbricate, Double- 
striped, Elati and Eschyuanthus Grandiflora, Erica Bowciana, 
Erica Transparens, Honisettia Pulcherimum, twenty varieties of 
beautiful Pansies, and several choice Primroses. The committee 
awarded to Mr. Wilson the premium of $'3 for the best six varie- 
ties exhibited, viz: Fimbriata, Carswelliana, Sarah Frost, Ca- 
mellia Candidissima, and Imbricata; and they also awarded to 
Mr. Wilson the second premium of $2 for Henri Favre, old 
Double White, Amabilis, Saccoi Magnifique, William 4th, and 
Queen Victoria. They also recommend a premium of $2 for the 
beautiful pansies exhibited by him. 
SPONTANEOUS FLAX. 
A variety of flax has been discovered by travelers beyond the 
Rocky mountains near the head of the Columbia river. 
Rev. jNIr. Parker in his exploring tour says: " Flax is a spon- 
taneous production of this country. In every thing, except that 
it is perennial, it resembles the tiax which is cultivated in the 
United States; the stalk, the ball, the seed, the blue flower, closed 
in the day time and open in the evening and morning. The 
Indians use it for making fishing nets. Fields of this flax might 
be mowed like grass; for the roots are too large and run too deep 
into the earth, to be pulled like ours — and an advantage which 
this would have is, that there w^ould be a saving of plowing and 
sowing." 
Query. W^ould it not be worthy the especial attention of our 
State Agricultural Society to offer rewards for its introduction 
into this state? 
